Reviews the benefits and problems encountered by the Wisconsin Vocational, Technical and Adult Education system in its use of telecourses for vocational-technical education. Notes challenges such as laboratory requirements, instructor-student contact, staff resistance, and confusion over instructor role. Considers ways these challenges have been…

Presents a model program of career development characterized by: (1) information for prospective students; (2) orientation before and at the time of college entry; (3) development of student assessment profiles; and (4) coordinated academic and work-based curricula. Includes steps for program implementation. Journal available from: Association of…

Describes the implementation of a merit-based pay and evaluation system at Central Ohio Technical College. Describes the field test of the system, guidelines used in its implementation, needs and plans for further development, and the use of competencies as evaluation criteria. (LAL)

Describes North Central Technical Institute's special programs for students with vision or hearing impairments focusing on the one-month career exploration program; daily living skills instruction; diagnostic, counseling, and support services; and job placement. Examines common misconceptions about hearing/vision impaired people. (DMM)

Describes the light construction curriculum offered at Carteret Technical College, NC, in terms of course offerings, program finances, problems, and the establishment of tax-exempt endowment corporation through which the program was funded. Concludes with suggestions for organizing a construction program. (AYC)

Describes a method used at Catawba Valley Technical Institute (CVTI) to provide individualized feedback to students in basic English composition courses through tape recordings of the teacher's reactions and suggestions. Presents suggestions for instructors on how to utilize tape feedback, lists actual classroom logistics to implement the program,…

Presents major elements of a comprehensive pilot program called DEPTH (Developmental Education: A Program That Helps) implemented in 1977 at Raymond Walters General and Technical College. Discusses orientation program, course content and organization, advising, and program evaluation. (DR)

Describes the 300-member community college system in Yugoslavia and the problems recently encountered in filling the country's needs for trained technical specialists. (AYC)

First in a three-part series, this article describes the revision of the Developmental Studies program at Greenville Technical College in South Carolina. Presents revised policies and procedures in the areas of scheduling, staffing, grading, attendance, and counseling. Discusses rationales for the changes. (DR)

Information is provided on the Developmental Education Program offered at Cincinnati Technical College for students who have been accepted conditionally into one of the health, business, or engineering career programs at the college. Sections I and II outline the rationale for and goals of the developmental education program. Section III describes…

A project was undertaken at the State University of New York, Agricultural and Technical College, Delhi Campus, to implement an accessible, minimum computer capability to support intensive curriculum and staff development activities which would update faculty, programs, and courses in the practical applications of computer technology. To…

The second in a three-part series outlining Greenville Technical College's developmental studies program, this segment discusses the growth and functions of the Developmental Studies Division's counseling service, the Student Success Center. (Author/DR)

Designed as a report of current articulation programs between high schools and two-year colleges in Washington State and as a stimulus for increased articulation, this guidebook outlines the principles underpinning successful programs, suggests steps to be taken, and responds to commonly asked questions. Introductory comments explain the purpose…

After much trial and error, the Agricultural Technical Institute of the Ohio State University (ATI/OSO) discovered that training of writing lab tutors can best be done through collaboration of the Writing Lab Coordinator with the "Development of Tutor Effectiveness" course offered at the institute. The ATI/OSO main computer lab and…

Describes a three-quarter program offering English, mathematics, and physical sciences, which is designed as remedial instruction for academically high-risk students who plan to enter two-year technical programs. (MLH)