This collective bargaining agreement between the County of Sullivan and Sullivan County Community College and the Professional Staff Association of Sullivan County Community College establishes conditions of employment for academic teaching, non-teaching, and support staff. The articles in the agreement set forth provisions related to: (1)…

This collective bargaining agreement between the Riverside Community College District and the Riverside Community College Chapter of the California Teachers Association/National Education Association establishes conditions of employment for full-time and some part-time instructors, counselors, librarians, school nurses, child care assistants, and…

This collective bargaining agreement between the San Bernardino Community College District and the San Bernardino Community College District Chapter of the California Teachers Association/National Education Association establishes conditions of employment for all certificated regular, contract, and hourly instructors; counselors; librarians;…

This collective bargaining agreement between the Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint Community College District and the Shasta College Faculty Association establishes conditions of employment for all full- and part-time regular or contracted certificated employees of the district. The articles of the agreement set forth provisions related to: (1)…

Findings from a study of the viability of a sample of 51 institutions that received substantial federal funding are summarized. The institutions received funding through Title III of the Higher Education Act during the 1981-1982 academic year and the 5 prior academic years. Study objectives included the following: to determine general factors…

This report addresses specific problems that urban-oriented colleges and universities face in meeting the educational needs of the urban poor and disadvantaged, and explores what is being and can be done about these problems. Six programs funded by the Ford Foundation are described. Four of these deal with basic skills and related services. They…

A self actualization and career education project was conducted by Cedar Valley College, one of the colleges in the Dallas County Community College District (Texas), for residents of the Dallas County Boys' Home. An instructor from the college's counseling center conducted programs on both campuses, and in addition to this linkage, the project…

The distribution and impact of student financial aid at public two-year and four-year colleges and universities in 1981-1982 were investigated. A total of 226 institutions and about 12,000 student aid recipient records were evaluated. Findings include the following: in 1981-1982 about $6.6 billion in student aid was distributed to about three…

This curriculum guide describes in detail the Typing I and II curriculum at Fitch Senior High School, Groton, Connecticut, that can be taken for six hours of credit at Mohegan Community College. The articulated course was developed by a committee of teachers from both schools. For each typing course, the following information is provided: course…

Seven papers from the 1988 CAUSE conference's Track IV, Organization and Personnel Issues, are presented. They include: "Positive Management: Techniques and Retreats" (Janet Wixson); "Data Administration: What Is It, Where Is It, How Is It Done?" (Karen L. Miselis, Lawrence A. Jordan, and Ronald Hoover); "The Departmental…

Intended to help educators develop a philosophy and understanding for working with learning disabled adults, this document consists of an introduction, 11 chapters, a 76-item bibliography, materials and resource suggestions, and three appendices. The introduction provides an overview of learning disabled adults. The chapters include (1)…

Data are presented on faculty and administrator salaries in the California community colleges, with comparative figures for the University of California (UC) and the California State University (CSU). Section 1 presents UC and CSU comparison group average salaries for 1982-83 and 1987-88, including information on compound rates of interest,…

This affirmative action and staff diversity plan was developed to specify strategies and assign responsibility for increasing the number of qualified minorities, women, disabled, and members of other underrepresented groups who staff California's community colleges. Introductory comments explain the rationale behind the plan, indicating that…

The Single Parent/Displaced Homemaker Program at Gulf Coast Community College (Panama City, Florida) targeted a population of women who generally had a high school diploma and needed moral support, direction, and financial assistance in returning to college to pursue higher-level vocational programs. (Because citizens in the rural panhandle area…

The report describes accomplishments of a project for training personnel involved in occupational education for handicapped students in 2-year colleges. The inservice training was intended for vocational educators, career/academic/personal counselors, job placement officers, and coordinators for special services for disabled students. Training…