Over the past 20 years, the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) has undergone a substantial shift in the number of credit hours for which its students enroll. In 1969, the percentage of students who enrolled for three credit hours or less was 20%, and they generated 6% of the full-time student equivalent (FTSE) enrollment. At that…

The purpose of this hearing was to review the current sources of funding for child care and to consider how best to meet the child care needs of poor working families. Twelve legislators and expert witnesses presented oral testimony and four others submitted written testimony. Most witnesses stated their position on the following proposed…

This bulletin is the sixth in a series that provides information on a collaborative project known as MainFrame to develop youth training programs in Great Britain. It describes the assessment procedures used in the youth training programs and examines project progress toward its main objective--the development of a unit credit transfer system--and…

This short course is designed to provide the student with specific techniques for developing a personal financial plan. The course outlines five 40-minute sessions, each including objectives, appropriate exercises, student worksheets, and transparency masters. Unit titles are: Getting Organized--What Records Are Needed; Setting Goals--From Dreams…

A committee reviewed existing certification requirements for vocational education teacher coordinators in Maryland and proposed a set of changes in the current certification system. The recommendations were developed after a review of the related literature, a 50-state survey to identify current certification practices, solicitation of expert…

The Regents External Degrees program to earn a degree without attending college, and the College Proficiency Examinations to validate knowledge gained outside of the formal college classroom are described. The programs are administered by the University of the State of New York, which has no campus or courses, but accepts credits from accredited…

Nevada's policies on student transfer from the community colleges to the universities in the University of Nevada System (UNS) are codified in this statement. After section 1 outlines the assumptions underlying the state policy, section 2 presents the UNS Articulation Board's role with respect to policy recommendations, the establishment of task…

As required by Title 5 of the Administrative Code, this report provides information on approvals of community college courses and programs by the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. First, background is provided, outlining the provisions of Title 5 with regard to the standards and criteria for credit, non-credit, and community service…

Designed to enable Queensborough Community College to predict with greater accuracy the impact of changing enrollments on the number of credits generated in particular departments, this report provides data tables showing the relationships between curriculum and department in terms of credits and/or remedial hours generated. Tables 1 through 18…

This guide is designed to help the counselor work with adult students who cannot attend the 45-hour course on portfolio development and must prepare a portfolio within a program of independent studies. Chapter I gives an overview of the place that andragogical counselors occupy within the academic structure, their educational background, and some…

This guide provides the adult student with information on developing a portfolio. Chapter I is designed to give the student an idea of what is involved when one participates in a program for the recognition of prior learning. Chapter II covers the various steps that the student will have to undertake to review his/her life and work experience,…

Millsaps College inaugurated an Adult Degree Program to compensate for the predicted diminishing number of traditional age students and to establish a degree program incorporating a number of innovations of value to working adults. Issues considered before implementing the program included the impact of such a degree offering on existing programs,…

This paper reports and interprets the major findings of a study of 54 inner city private elementary schools in eight cities. The study, conducted during the 1978-79 school year by the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, explores the schools' academic achievements; their growing appeal to low-income, minority families; the racial,…

The series of essays contained in this monograph are designed to probe analytically some of the major concerns associated with internships. Discussed in section one are the components of the internship triangle: colleges and universities, sponsoring agencies, and students. Five additional essays follow in section two dealing with problems in…

Cooperative education blends theory and practice, and is explicitly concerned with the development of competencies as well as knowledge. Evidence is presented to show that cooperative education in education and the practice of combining working experience with formal study has been in use for some time. The value of such programs has been…