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Chicago City Colleges, IL. Kennedy-King Coll. – 1979
In response to some of the problems identified in the areas of enrollment and retention at Chicago City Colleges, the Student Government Association (SGA) of Kennedy-King Community College (K-KCC) made several suggestions to alleviate these problems, especially as they existed at K-KCC. The first issue perceived by the SGA related to the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Community Colleges
Download full textWise, Steven L.; And Others – 1980
The usefulness of alumni ratings in assessing departmental quality was investigated at the University of Illinois by a survey one year after graduation, in 1977. Groups of 4,573 enrolled students and one year later, 1,228 alumni from 22 departments responded to 11 satisfaction items concerning instructional, curricular, advising, and functional…
Descriptors: Alumni, Career Guidance, College Students, Cost Effectiveness
Meeker, Josephine P., Ed. – 1979
Proceedings of the 1979 annual meeting of the Association for Continuing Higher Education concerning the topic of lifelong learning are presented. The past, present, and future of lifelong learning and the adult learner were considered in addresses and discussion. Workshops addressed the following areas: integration and development of adjuncts…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Computer Oriented Programs, Continuing Education, Continuing Education Units
Steward, Naomi; Wiles, Jeff – 1978
This handbook for school and agency staff presents information on implementing a Career Information System (CIS). Section 1 describes the content, format, and use of CIS information files. Each type of file is discussed individually and sample printouts are included. Section 2 provides materials on QUEST, the twenty-one question process by which…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Education, Career Exploration, Career Guidance
Benjamin, Esther; Levy, Judith A. – 1979
Experiences of 60 women over 30 years old who returned to college after being out of school at least four years were studied. Thirty graduates and 30 undergraduate students were interviewed. Institutional barriers women confront include inadequate student services, limitations on financial aid, and admission practices and screening procedures…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Students, College Environment, College Students
Adickes, Sandra – 1979
While demonstrating the potential of feminist education to promote positive social change, experiences with the women's studies programs at Staten Island Community College (SICC) and Brooklyn College (BC) also dramatize the need for women's studies to overcome factionalism and middle-class elitism in order to construct a pedagogy for oppressed…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Change Strategies, Community Colleges, Continuing Education
Samuda, Ronald J.; Crawford, Douglas H. – 1980
New Canadian minority students, ages 6-16 were the subjects of this study on evaluation practices, educational policies, and placement procedures. The term denotes immigrants of West Indian, East Indian, or Portuguese origin, or other non-Anglo-Saxon background. Structured interviews were conducted with 34 Ontario boards of education and with 245…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Boards of Education, Counseling Services, Cultural Pluralism
DELVIN, LAURENCE E.; LITCHFIELD, ANN – 1967
A PROFILE OF A TYPICAL STAFF-INFLUENCED RESIDENTIAL ACTIVITY IS CONSTRUCTED FROM DATA REPORTED IN THE PREVIOUS ISSUE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION REPORT, AND IMPLICATIONS ARE DISCUSSED. PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS INDEED RESIDENTIAL AND OF CONTINUING EDUCATION, PRIMARILY TO IMPROVE OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE. WHILE MOST ACTIVITIES…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, College Faculty, Conferences, Cooperative Planning
ROUCEK, JOSEPH S. – 1964
THIS BOOK CONSISTS OF 16 ESSAYS BY SPECIALISTS ON PROBLEMS WHICH MAY MAKE A CHILD DIFFICULT. EACH AUTHOR DISCUSSES ETIOLOGICAL FACTORS, CHARACTERISTICS, AND HOW DIFFICULTIES MAY BE REDUCED. THE FOLLOWING TOPICS ARE CONSIDERED--(1) "THE CREATIVE CHILD" BY E.P. TORRANCE, (2) "THE INATTENTIVE CHILD" BY I.W. SCHERER, (3) "THE CHILD WITH LANGUAGE…
Descriptors: Aggression, Children, Classroom Techniques, Creativity
National Education Association, Washington, DC. – 1967
A TEACHER TRAINING MANUAL DEVELOPED IN THREE ADULT BASIC EDUCATION WORKSHOPS SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL ADULT EDUCATION (NAPSAE) OUTLINES A SCHEME APPLICABLE BOTH TO TRAINEES AND TO THEIR DISADVANTAGED CLIENTELE. TEACHER TRAINING METHODS INCLUDE ROLE PLAYING, TALKS BY EXPERTS, DEMONSTRATIONS AND EXHIBITIONS, FIELD…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
LANDES, RUTH – 1965
THIS BOOK DESCRIBES AN EXPERIMENTAL TEACHER AND SOCIAL WORKER TRAINING PROGRAM WHICH COMBINED THE TENETS OF ANTHROPOLOGY AND EDUCATION IN AN EFFORT TO SOLVE THE SCHOOL AND WELFARE PROBLEMS OF MINORITY GROUPS IN CALIFORNIA, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF NEGROES AND MEXICAN AMERICANS. THIS CULTURAL APPROACH IS DISCUSSED IN CHAPTERS ON THE CULTURE CLASH IN THE…
Descriptors: American Indians, Anthropology, Bibliographies, Blacks
Mobilization for Youth, Inc., New York, NY. – 1964
THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS ARE BEING DEVELOPED FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY THROUGH EXPANDING OPPORTUNITES. INSERVICE TRAINING COURSES ARE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF DISADVANTAGED GROUPS AND TO INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THEIR TEACHING PROGRAMS. TRAINING IS OFFERED IN LABORATORY SCHOOLS TO TEST NEW MATERIALS AND…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Community Action, Counseling Services, Curriculum Research
Pedersen, Paul, Ed. – 1974
Seventeen essays are presented which explore aspects of intercultural communication as it relates to the counseling profession. The papers describe cross-cultural dimensions of the counseling relationship, the adjustment process, the point of view of special populations, and suggestions for counselor training. The compilation was made in the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Mesa Community Coll., AZ. – 1979
This resource book is one of three documents developed in a community college project to meet the career and vocational needs of disadvantaged handicapped youth (mainly the learning disabled, the educable mentally handicapped, and the emotionally handicapped) by assisting them to gain and retain full-time, non-subsidized employment. The resource…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Community Colleges, Community Resources, Counseling Techniques
Scontrino, M. Peter – 1980
This is the fourth module in a four-module training package for use in inservice seminars or workshops on performance appraisal and employee development. Module 4 addresses employee feedback and counseling aspects of performance evaluation. Primary emphasis is on use of performance reviews as employee development tools. Two related content areas…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Communication (Thought Transfer), Counseling, Course Descriptions
