(1986). The Challenge of Change: A Reassessment of the California Community Colleges. Background Papers. These background papers were developed for the use of the California Commission for the Review of the Master Plan for Higher Education in preparing its report, "The Challenge of Change: A Reassessment of the California Community Colleges." Section 1 provides an introduction to the role of California's community colleges in its postsecondary education system and the legislative support for that system. Section 2 offers information on California's current socioeconomic and demographic composition, including data on the socioeconomic characteristics of the community college student population. Section 3 considers factors related to access and success, such as the changing definition of access, tensions created by demands for "competitive excellence" and "egalitarianism," recent legislation, and a proposed new strategy. Section 4 focuses on the mission and functions of California's community colleges, while section 5 looks at the community college faculty…
(1986). Community College Reform. Draft Outline. This report from the California State Legislature's Joint Committee for Review of the Master Plan for Higher Education presents proposals and recommendations regarding the future of the state's community colleges. Section I introduces the major demographic, social, and economic challenges facing the California community colleges over the next two decades, and states the intention of subsequent proposals with respect to strengthening the colleges' capacities to meet the emerging needs of the state. Section II offers recommendations to ensure that students have opportunities for access and success at the community college through adequate assessment, counseling, and placement. Section III reviews the primary goals of the community college, including recommendations for strengthening transfer education, vocational education, and transitional education (i.e., remedial education, English as a second language instruction, and noncredit adult education). Section IV focuses on faculty,…
(1988). Apprenticeship Related and Supplemental Instruction. An overview is provided of apprenticeship programs offered by the California community colleges. First, the report describes apprenticeships, indicating that modern programs include school-based supplemental instruction to ensure that apprentices possess skills and knowledge beyond just the manual tasks related to the occupation that are learned on the job. The next sections of the report explore: (1) the benefits of apprenticeship to employers and employees; (2) California laws regulating apprenticeships; (3) the cooperative nature of the partnership among program sponsors, the State Department of Education, the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges, the California Apprenticeship Council (CAC), and the Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS); and (4) the roles played by the DAS, state and local education agencies, employers, the CAC, and program sponsors or joint apprenticeship committees. Next, the report describes the scope of community college…
(1988). Building Communities: A Vision for a New Century. AACJC National Teleconference Live via Satellite (Washington, DC, November 22, 1988). The American Seminar V Teleconference Workbook. In November 1988, the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC) conducted an interactive video teleconference via satellite from Washington, D.C., to encourage community college practitioners from across the country to examine the recommendations in the report of the Commission on the Future of Community Colleges, "Building Communities: A Vision for a New Century." This workbook was designed to accompany the teleconference. It includes a conference program, Ernest L. Boyer's overview of the Futures Commission's report, and a checklist that encourages participants to rate their institutions in terms of the Commission's recommendations concerning students, faculty, curriculum, instruction, college campus, community partnerships, leadership, and assessment. In addition, the workbook contains results from a survey of 150 prominent community college leaders who were asked to assign priority to the 63 recommendations made by the Commission. This section lists… [PDF]
(1987). The Heart of Excellence: Equal Opportunities and Educational Reform. PEER Report Number 6. The demographics of American schools are changing. While the actual number of school children has declined, the proportion of minority students, poor students, and students from one parent families has grown steadily. Education must be reformed to address these populations with equity. Strategies which have been adopted, such as more student testing and more teacher evaluation, are not solutions which will help low-achieving students. Concern for female students has waned since the passage of Title IX, but girls and young women are still victims of sex stereotyping, which negatively affects their academic achievement. Recommendations for equity reforms are the following; (1) pass state laws which protect the rights of minorities and guarantee equal opportunities in education; (2) bring community social service agencies, health centers, and recreational programs into the schools; (3) provide on-site day care for parenting students; (4) develop a school-to-work transition for low… [PDF]
(1987). The U.S. Constitution. A Teacher's Guide. Six 30-Minute Video Programs for Junior High and High School Students. This teacher's guide was designed to accompany six 30-minute video programs on the fundamental constitutional principles that form this nation's foundation. Each lesson in the guide contains an introduction to the main ideas of the program, a program summary, and suggested activities to carry out before and after the program. The topics emphasized in the series are: (1) limited government and the rule of law; (2) federalism; (3) separation of powers with checks and balances; (4) freedom of expression; (5) equal protection of the laws; and (6) the U.S. Constitution and the economy. Under the principles of limited government and rule of law, government officials cannot behave arbitrarily when enforcing law nor are they above the law. The national and state governments exercise powers separately and within constitutional limits under the principle of federalism. The system of checks and balances ensures a government with powers sufficient to act effectively and limitations sufficient… [PDF]
(1986). Program Review Report on the College of Dentistry, University of Florida. The programs offered by the College of Dentistry at the University of Florida (UF) were reviewed by an outside consultant in order to provide information on the State University System's vision of the college and its mission for Florida, the support base for the program, and current directions and anticipated fiscal and human forces that help shape this health-care delivery system. A 2-day site visit to the Gainsville campus was supplemented by numerous reports submitted for the consultant's assessment. After an introductory review of the state of dental and oral health both nationally and in Florida, the history of the UF program is examined. The review focuses on the following areas: student pool and selection; program considerations (structure, research, clinical care, continuing education, faculty issues, equipment, etc.); oral health needs of the people of Florida; and distribution of the providers. General suggestions are offered regarding such areas as recruitment of minority…
(1982). Women and Minorities. Leaders in Transition: A National Study of Higher Education Administrators. Career issues, educational concerns, and the professional, educational, and personal backgrounds of 2,896 senior college administrators were studied, with focus on the status of women and minorities. Women represented 20 percent of the sample; minorities, 8 percent. Women and minorities were largely registrars, librarians, and financial aid directors; men were largely presidents, chief business officers, and registrars. Of the 653 deans, 90 (13.8 percent) were women, and over half of the women deans were in the fields of nursing, home economics, arts and sciences, and continuing education. In addition, 5.5 percent of the deans were minorities. Men were more likely to hold new positions than women, and higher percentages of men held academic rank compared to women; 87.8 percent of male administrators were currently married, and 43.7 percent of the women were. Career mobility issues did not differ significantly for men and women, but slightly higher percentages of minorities and women… [PDF]
(1976). National Apprenticeship and Training Standards for Sign, Display, and Allied Workers Industry. Revised. Intended to provide a uniform pattern for use by employers and labor representatives in setting up and operating effective apprenticeship programs for sign, display, and allied workers, guidelines are listed under the following headings: Definitions, qualifications for apprenticeship, selection of apprentices, term of apprenticeship, related instruction, ratio of apprentices to journeymen, apprentice agreement, probationary period, apprentice wages, veterans allowance, credit for previous experience, basic hours of work for apprentices, supervision of apprentices, consultants, accident prevention, adjusting differences, work experience, and certificate of completion. Guidelines are also provided for adapting the national standards to local use. These include suggestions on formation of a local joint apprenticeship committee, duties of local committees, responsibilities of apprentices, modification of standards, and assistance from cooperating agencies. Federal laws and regulations… [PDF]
(1981). Federal Employment Process. The Career Life Assessment Skills Series, Booklet Four. A Program to Meet Adult Developmental Needs. The search for a job with the federal government can be a confusing and frustrating experience. The purpose of this booklet is to explain the federal employment system; to simplify the search for a federal job; to assist in the completion of the basic government employment application form, the Personal Qualifications Statement, Standard Form 171 (SF-171); and to offer additional resources for the job search. First, the function of the Office of Personnel Management–the starting point for a federal job search–is explained. Eligibility criteria are then detailed for three of the most common tests used in the federal hiring system: the Clerk Typist Examination; the Junior Federal Assistant Examination; and the Professional and Administrative Career Examination (PACE). After delineating pay scales for federal employees as of October, 1980, the booklet outlines helpful shortcuts for the job applicant. These shortcuts include informational interviewing, keeping abreast of new job…
(1980). Teaching–How to Get a Job. The need for including job entry application skills training in vocational curricula is pointed to by occasions when \A-students\ fail to compete successfully in the job market and survey results that reveal that 50% of the reasons why employers reject applicants are related to the job application process. These skills, taught by the vocational instructor or by someone with more expertise in personnel management, can be covered in any one of five modes: in a separate class to be conducted in the last half of the spring semester before graduation; in a section or component within an advanced class; in seminars conducted by the college's community services section; as a component of the college's cooperative education, work experience, or placement services; or as a service of the college's career counseling center. Instructional content will depend upon the mode that is used, but should include a hierarchy of skills, including: (1) those which must be stressed, such as tips for… [PDF]
(1979). Higher Education and the Law. The proliferation of laws, regulations, and judicial opinions affecting higher education and the nature of the impact of these laws on the academic community are examined. Designed for use by both students and practitioners, the book employs the "case method" design based on the belief that law cases furnish the best sources for study and review of legal developments. Part One, "The College or University As a Legal Entity," discusses the college or university as a legal entity, legal attributes of private universities, the constitutionally autonomous university, and public universities without constitutional status. Part Two, "Faculty Rights," examines academic freedom and related substantive constitutional rights, faculty tenure, and unionization and collective bargaining. Part Three, "Student Rights," examines substantive constitutional rights of students, procedural due process, the contract theory, the student as consumer, and…
(1978). The Role of the Cooperative Education Director in the Two-Year College. In order to determine the actual and ideal role of the cooperative education director as perceived by the director, immediate supervisors, and faculty, a random sample was drawn from 474 two-year colleges with cooperative education programs. Responses were received from 73 directors (77%), 54 supervisors (84%), and 38 faculty members (66%). The questionnaire asked respondents to rank 44 role behavior activity statements in terms of their actual and ideal importance. In terms of the directors' actual role, it was found that supervisors believed that directors were more involved with recruitment and selection of employers than did directors; and that faculty perceived directors as emphasizing proposal preparation, attendance at meetings and conferences, and student assignment more than directors believed was the case. On 40 of the 44 activity statements, the three groups expressed similar ideas on ideal behavior; however, supervisors would ideally involve directors with employer…
(1979). Fostering Sex Fairness in Vocational Education: Strategies for Administrators. Information Series No. 147. One of a series of sixteen knowledge transformation papers, this paper gives an overview of sex equity issues and suggests alternative strategies for administrators in vocational education to use in reducing sex segregation and fostering sex fairness. In the first section the nature of the problem is discussed; occupational sex stereotyping and segregation are recognized as major factors. Next, the relevant federal laws are summarized, including Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Equal Pay Act of 1963, Title II of the Education Amendments of 1976, and Executive Order 11246 (1965). The third section deals with a variety of strategies aimed at different aspects of the problem. For students, three areas are identified as targets: (1) recruitment measures to increase nontraditional enrollment, emphasizing career education programs, prevocational programs, and introductory vocational classes; (2) guidance and counseling to improve the… [PDF]
(1975). Survey of Selected Personnel Functions, May 1975. Twenty western and northern districts, 10 larger and 10 smaller than Seattle, were surveyed to determine the degree of responsibility of the Personnel Departments in selected functions in the following areas: (1) Certificated Staff, (2) Classified Staff, (3) Records and Payroll, (4) Salary Administration, and (5) Negotiations. Information was also sought regarding the position of the top personnel administrator and the major personnel problems as perceived by him. The major findings were: (1) the Personnel Departments of the majority of the districts are responsible for the personnel functions of the Certificated and Classified staffs and the Salary Administration; (2) the Payroll processing function is usually the responsibility of the Business Department; (3) negotiations are a separate function but receive input from the Personnel Department; (4) the overall personnel responsibility usually rests with an Assistant Superintendent reporting to the Superintendent or his Deputy; (5)… [PDF]