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Download full textFresno City Coll., CA. Technical and Industrial Div. – 1971
In order to produce measurable performance objectives for every vocational education program in the technical and industrial division at a Fresno community college, an educational consultant led a 4-day workshop for 33 community college instructors. Funded under the Vocational Education Act of 1968 in cooperation with the California Community…
Descriptors: Accountability, Behavioral Objectives, Community Colleges, Goal Orientation
Peer reviewedKing, Patricia H.; Morgan, Samuel D. – Community/Junior College Research Quarterly, 1978
The study aimed at identifying the skills taught in two-year accounting programs compared to tasks performed by program graduates. Findings indicated a strong relationship between training and job tasks and that employment opportunities were available in a variety of work environments. (AC)
Descriptors: Accounting, Community Colleges, Employment Opportunities, Employment Qualifications
Peer reviewedGroner, Norman E. – Research in Higher Education, 1978
Measures of attributes of leadership situations faced by department chairmen were theoretically and empirically related. Findings indicated that high task structure (faculty homogeneity and academic task structure) is associated with better member relations and greater cooperation on administrative matters. Implications for administrators are…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Department Heads, Departments, Factor Analysis
Koltai, Leslie – 1973
Statements on the need of college presidents for extensive preparation in advance of performing their tasks well and of maintaining good relationships with their Boards of Education are presented. Individual topics include: total community picture, image projection, review of presentations, attitude formation, type of audience, and information…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, College Faculty, Communication Skills
Gutcher, G. Dale – 1976
This study sought to compare the relative values of the structured and unstructured approaches to the work experience portion of cooperative education programs with the additional objective of preparing guidelines for developing the structure of a work experience. A total of 32 students, 16 experimental and 16 control, from four Texas Community…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Cooperative Education, Educational Research
Peer reviewedWilson, Barry J.; And Others – Community/Junior College Research Quarterly, 1977
A study evaluated Delta College's associate degree nursing program with results showing that there was no relationship between grade point averages, State Board Examination scores, and job performance of nursing graduates as rated by physicians and supervising nurses. Strengths and weaknesses identified in job performances were greatly influenced…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes, Individual Characteristics
Knight, Brent Malcolm – 1971
An investigation of a theory of "idiosyncrasy credit" which was developed by Hollander (1958) as a framework for understanding status and conformity, was undertaken in the community college setting. Idiosyncrasy credit represents status and allows for behavior which may exceed the "limits" set by the common expectancies of a group. The specific…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Behavioral Science Research, Community Colleges, Conformity
Arizona State Univ., Tempe. Div. of Industrial Design and Technology. – 1978
A list of twenty-six major categories of tasks to be accomplished by automotive mechanics students at the secondary level in industrial arts and/or trades and industry programs and at the postsecondary level in community college programs is provided. The twenty-six categories are as follow: accessories--air conditioning, accessories--heaters,…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Auto Mechanics, Behavioral Objectives, Check Lists
Tworek, Richard K.; Campbell, Edward L. – 1979
A study was conducted in the Champaign-Urbana area to evaluate the relationship of the educational preparation of medical transcriptionists to their on-the-job requirements. Personal interviews were conducted with three hospital medical records administrators and with the appropriate department head of an area community college that offered a…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Diction, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes
Valentine, Ivan E.; And Others – 1979
This study intended to determine perceptions about the administrative tasks and responsibility that should be held by local directors of vocational education in area vocational schools and community/junior colleges in Colorado, and then to develop typical job descriptions. To collect data, a survey questionnaire utilizing a Likert-type scale with…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
EMERSON, LYNN A. – 1963
THIS REPORT DEALS WITH TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND THE PART IT PLAYS IN PROVIDING TRAINED TECHNICIANS AND OTHER TECHNICAL WORKERS FOR AMERICAN INDUSTRY. RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE IS INCREASING THE PROPORTION OF BOTH MALE AND FEMALE SEMIPROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL WORKERS IN INDUSTRY, AGRICULTURE, BUSINESS, MEDICINE, AND HEALTH. THE GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY OF…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Correspondence Study, Curriculum, Curriculum Problems
