This contract between the Jackson Community College Board of Trustees and the Jackson Community College Faculty Association covers the period between September 1987 to August 1989. The 16 articles in the agreement set forth provisions related to: (1) recognition of the Association as the sole bargaining agent; (2) rights of the Board of Trustees;…

This collective bargaining agreement between Niagara County Community College and the college's Faculty Association covers the period between September 1, 1987 and August 31, 1990. The articles in the agreement set forth provisions related to: (1) definitions of terms; (2) recognition of the Association as the sole bargaining agent; (3) rights and…

This collective bargaining agreement between the Los Angeles Community College District and Local 1521 of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) College Guild covers the period from September 1987 through September 1990. The 38 articles in the agreement set forth provisions related to recognition of the AFT as the exclusive representative,…

This journal provides abstracts of 150 documents included in the database of Project SHARE, a national clearinghouse for improving the management of human services. These documents are on subjects of concern, interest, and importance to those responsible for the planning, management, and delivery of human services. Topics include planning, health…

A survey was conducted to determine the characteristics of adult non-credit students in Kansas, and the perceived benefits of their learning experiences. A total of 1,179 participants in Kansas non-credit adult learning experiences were identified from four distinct organizational groups representing Kansas adult basic education centers, business…

A study was conducted to determine the manner in which special needs services were organized in all 39 community college districts of Illinois, the types of services offered, the coordinator's informational needs regarding services offered, and the types of post-college transitional services offered to special needs students. The study was…

Recent criticisms of science education in the United States led to a unique experience in the Conroe Independent School District in Texas. An evaluation committee of local professional and eminent scientists was established by the local superintendent to review and evaluate the adequacy of (1) the scope and sequence of science courses; (2)…

Designed for use by coordinators of disabled student services at New York State two-year colleges, this sourcebook represents a compendium of ideas, recommendations, facts, problems, and solutions related to serving disabled two-year college students. Introductory remarks describing the sourcebook's purpose and New York's Disabled Student Project…

These proceedings represent a compilation of the papers presented at a conference on entrepreneurship education that was designed to promote the infusion of entrepreneurial concepts into vocational education curricula. Included in the first section of the volume are descriptions of the following projects sponsored by the U.S. Department of…

Designed as a resource for rural adult basic education (ABE) program planners, this guidebook describes model linkage strategies between ABE and job placement as well as ABE and job training services that are targeted to rural Americans. The following topics are addressed in the guide: key linkage strategies (community advisory councils,…

For the last 10 years, polling data have recorded a consistent decline in the American citizen's support for public education. While public schools experienced an 8 percent decline in enrollment between 1968 and 1978, private school enrollment grew by 12 percent. The decline in quality of public education over the last 50 years appears strongly…

This guide consists of materials for use in developing a vocational agriculture curriculum. Addressed in the individual sections of the guide are the following topics: reviewing program objectives for vocational agriculture; reviewing program coding and taxonomy areas; reviewing community needs with school and advisory committees and recommending…

Social scientists have adopted two different views on the influence of the community and home on academic achievement of lower-class and minority students. The first is the deficit perspective, or the failure-of-socialization hypothesis. The second is the difference perspective, or the cultural-discontinuity/failure-of-communication hypothesis.…

The Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Restoration Act (1980) restored federal recognition of the tribe after a quarter century of ambiguous political status, and resulted in significant improvements of educational status of tribal members and intensification of the political presence of Southern Paiutes. Following the Paiute Indian Termination Act…

This databook contains information on student enrollments, faculty, semester credit hours, physical facilities, appropriations, and student loan and grant programs for Texas institutions of higher education, including public and independent two- and four-year colleges. The enrollment section provides five-year (1983-87) summaries of headcount…