Two studies were conducted at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) to assess the academic performance of students who entered the college with low skill levels or test scores. The first study sought to assess the proportion of associate of arts (AA) graduates passing at least three of four of the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) subtests…

Four new experimental scales of motivation were constructed by applying a modified iterative factor analytic method to item responses of 346 subjects. The scales-tentatively identified as intrinsic motivation, self-enhancement, person orientation, and goal deficiency-should have special relevance to the educational and counseling objectives of the…

This collection of newspaper articles illustrates the range of activities and programs at Illinois' 39 public community colleges. Each of the articles was written by a newspaper employee and appeared in an Illinois weekly or daily newspaper during 1981. Arranged alphabetically by the college being focused upon, these articles highlight programs…

During the spring semester 1976, 521 day students at Bakersfield College responded to a 12-item questionnaire designed to (1) determine general student feelings toward present scheduling patterns for three unit lecture courses, (2) determine if students were confused by either irregular patterns of days in scheduling (i.e., TWF, MTTh, TThF) or by…

Cuyahoga Community College collects student ethnic information as part of its regular Fall Quarter registration process by distributing a computer card to in-person registrants. The student is asked to indicate his or her ethnic group from among those groups listed on the card (American Indian, Black, Caucasian, Cuban-American, Puerto Rican,…

This study compared the responses of 100 randomly selected students from a rural and an urban Missouri community-junior college campus. A stressful situation was defined as any one that causes the student to be concerned, anxious, or uncomfortable. Respondents were to indicate for each of 25 items whether certain situations caused them great,…

Differences between 20 transfer program persisters (p) and 23 non-persisters (np) on five measures were investigated to identify elements that might characterize persistence. The subjects consisted of freshmen enrolled in the transfer program at Crowder College (Missouri) during the fall of 1967. A comparison of each group's composite School and…

Persisting and non-persisting students at Anoka-Ramsey State Junior College (Minnesota) were compared using non-intellective measures. The purpose of this comparison was to differentiate between the two groups through questionnaire responses indicating general characteristics, reasons for attending the junior college, appraisal of services offered…

A questionnaire designed to assess reaction to possible enlistment incentives was administered to 100 junior college students. A factor-analysis of the measure indicated the importance both of traditional tangible incentives and of the "newer" incentives of control over one's work life. The data also indicated that: a) individuals term low…

Tested the hypothesis that an abbreviated Self-Directed Search (SDS) would increase self-estimated career knowledge and decision making of students (N=173). Completing an abbreviated SDS decreased self-estimated career management competencies, but it did not affect tested career management competencies nor differentially affect men and women nor…

Reports on a study of honors program students' salient characteristics, educational background, personal demographics, and perceptions of honors program experiences. Recommends flexible course content and curricula, integrated intellectual elements, and special scholarships in honors programs. Also recommends that community colleges seek out and…

It is the purpose of this study to explore several differences and similarities between students at two mid-western institutions of higher learning, one a community college and the other a large university. (Author/RK)

An Elizabethan scholar, exiled to academic Siberia, ruminates on the sociology of the community college. (Editors)

A description of a program at Queensborough Community College which insures that the student, the consumer of educational programing, is also an active participant in the development of the material to be consumed. (Author)

Author describes his impressions of the learning environment and fellow students in journalism at Northern Oklahoma Community College. (GB)