This report provides information on programs and developments during the 1980-81 academic year in the Institute of Study for Older Adults (ISOA) Liberal Arts program which provided more than 158 courses to over 3,600 disadvantaged elderly residents of New York City. The first section concentrates on progress towards continuing objectives--in…

A study was conducted to assess the impact of Indochinese refugees on the California community colleges through the identification of the number of refugees, a description of their needs, and an analysis of the resulting implications for college programs and budgets. Findings, based on existing data from the colleges and state and federal…

This guide provides information for community colleges on the recruitment, retention, and job placement of women and men in occupations nontraditional for their sex, based on two programs offered at the College of Marin, machine metal work for women and secretarial/office work for men. Part I discusses barriers confronting men in…

In fall 1980, a pilot study was conducted to determine the characteristics and perceptions of transfer students in the Los Angeles Community College District. Survey instruments, soliciting information on plans and preparation for college, satisfaction with instruction, on-campus activities, desire for expanded services, and personal and academic…

This report presents the results of a detailed unit cost study of Alaska's ten community colleges for fiscal year (FY) 1981. After introductory material, the summary results of the study are presented under eight categories: (1) full-time equivalent (FTE) teacher compensation per fiscal-year equated (FYE) student (i.e., a hypothetical student…

This report provides an in-depth profile of the students enrolled in the 57 community colleges and technical institutes of the North Carolina Community College System during the spring of 1979. After an introductory section identifying key issues and describing the research problem and objectives, the study methodology is described. Next, student…

Drawing from a variety of reports and studies, this paper underscores the need for cooperative efforts among high schools, community colleges, and universities to assure the academic success of the growing number of underprepared, non-traditional students. The paper first cites the findings of a Carnegie Commission report calling for changes in…

A survey of instructors and students in a cross section of classes at a large, urban, multi-campus community college district was conducted in Fall 1980 to determine: (1) instructors' perceptions of their students' ability or inability to perform or difficulty in performing a series of 14 skills; (2) students' ratings of their confidence in these…

As the fourth in a series of reports on a longitudinal study of over 7,000 students who entered 15 California community colleges in Fall 1978, this eight-chapter report profiles the students as of Spring 1980 in terms of: (1) demography, academic progress, and employment status; and (2) their distribution among 18 "prototypes," defined…

Text and accompanying exercises are provided in this two-part learning module that was designed to assist instructors in providing high-risk, non-traditional students with a sense of self-direction and control over their academic progress. Part I discusses the concepts of internal and external locus of control and describes how they correspond to…

Patterns in student progression from application to acceptance and registration were analyzed for the fall semesters from 1975 to 1979 at six Hawaii community colleges. The data, compiled from the Coordinated Admissions Program Information System and from the Student Information System, indicate, with regard to applications, that: (1) a total of…

A study was conducted at Reedley College to determine whether there were any significant differences between first-time students who applied for admission on time and those who applied late, i.e., from the week prior to the beginning of instruction through the third week of the semester. Involved in the study were the 200 late applicants for the…

As part of a series dealing with national trends in women's education, this monograph examines the development of women's studies programs at the community college level and provides suggestions to increase their impact. The monograph first discusses the changes in the community college population, for example, in the male/female ratio and in…

As a contribution to the statewide Mississippi Student Information System (MisSIS), Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College (MGCJC) conducted two surveys to determine: (1) the reasons students cited for withdrawing from courses during Fall 1979, and (2) the reasons students cited for withdrawing from college during that semester. Survey participants…

As second in a series of monographs on competency-based education, this paper provides suggestions for the classroom application of performance objectives in vocational education programs. The characteristics of performance objectives are discussed prior to the presentation of definitions for "performance…