The new approach to library services in the two-year college, called the "learning resource program," focuses on the improvement and self-discovery of the individual student. Learning resource programs must be selective and discretionary about the type and amount of hardware and software available for learning activities. The learning…

To determine the status of the Teacher Aide Program in the public community colleges in Florida, the current catalogs of 28 colleges were examined. In addition, the academic dean of each college not showing such a program was interviewed. A total of 12 programs were being offered in the community colleges. Results of the study showed that although…

To understand student attrition, Mercer County Community College has developed a complementary information system based on: (1) a computerized tracking system following enrollment patterns by semester of entering class; (2) surveys of the nonreturning student populations each semester; and (3) retrieval of demographic and biographic…

To determine whether changes in the type of research conducted by community colleges had taken place since 1968 and to ascertain the current research interests of these colleges, a national survey of community colleges was conducted. Questionnaires were sent to 1,150 public and private community and junior colleges, of which 40 percent responded.…

Enrollment data for technical colleges in Nebraska for the year 1972 are provided. Following a summary that discusses the technical college system, total enrollment, enrollment by academic level, freshmen enrollment, and solutions in reporting, 12 exhibits provide the detailed data. These exhibits are: Nebraska Technical Community Colleges,…

The views of 30 members of the Montana Commission on Post-Secondary Education and of a large sector of the Montana population as to the most important "issues and questions facing Montana postsecondary education" were solicited. The replies were categorized into the following subject areas: Goals, objectives and Priorities; Governance,…

This report is a case study of Northampton County Area Community College (NCACC) for the period 1972-74, as it attempted to cope with problems posed by the interruption of its growth while remaining a strong and viable college. The report contains five chapters. The first chapter, in addition to describing the nature of the problem, provides a…

This paper is a discussion of the emerging model of student development programming for the 1970's. After an historical sketch of Student Personnel Service, the affective domain of student development is detailed with regard to theory, instruction, counseling, and administration. (Author/DB)

A recommended State plan for the establishment and operation of a comprehensive community college program as part of the higher educational system of West Virginia is presented. The chapters of the report, which follow a Foreword and a Summary of Recommendations, are: 1. Comprehensive Community College Education, II. Present Status of Community…

Major factors that have led to the recent concern and heavy involvement in educational research and planning are: (1) society's resources are being used to finance educational activities; (2) the role of education in the economic growth; and (3) the increased recognition that the quantity of education influences the individual's level of income…

The focus of this paper is on innovative evaluation, evaluation methodologies, and the development of evaluative instruments. Innovative evaluation is discussed as related to comprehensive evaluation, general evaluation with special emphasis, problems in comprehensive and general evaluations, and five components of an assessment model…

This memorandum reports results of an analysis designed to obtain answers to the following questions: (1) How does the Overall High School Average compare with Converted Rank in Class as a predictor of Freshman Year Grades in college? and (2) Will more detailed information provided by analysis of high school records by subject help to improve…

This volume consists of a series of technical reports on each of the individual test measures administered in both Years 1 and 2 of the Longitudinal Study of Disadvantaged Children and Their First School Experiences. Each report includes: (1) relevant background information concerning the task's purpose and related research findings; (2) general…

Two sets of multiple criterion dimensions were identified for use with disadvantaged adolescents who participated in youth-work training programs. One set was composed of five factors applicable to short-term "success" at program completion (e.g., "Training Program Adjustment"; "Social-Community Adjustment"). Six factors extracted from a matrix of…

The general purpose of this study was to determine the effects of similarities between stems and keyed choices on test difficulty. Unlike previous investigations of this undesirable characteristic of some multiple-choice items, the present study employed items that were unintentionally faulty and samples of examinees who were highly experienced…