Suggested guidelines for the effective implementation and operation of advisory committees for the humanities at community colleges are provided in a question-and-answer format. The guide first defines the advisory committee as a coterie of individuals assigned the task of providing guidance in a particular area of interest. It then examines: (1)…

This handbook offers guidelines to community colleges interested in the formation of advisory committees to the humanities. It begins by outlining the purposes and functions of such groups. It then emphasizes the importance of faculty and administrative support for advisory committees and suggests evidence that can be presented to promote this…

Within a climate characterized by increasingly diverse and nontraditional student populations and by general student disinterest in learning, the liberal arts have declined precipitously in community colleges. Rather than serving primarily as stepping stones to higher education, community colleges now serve mainly as sources of occupational and…

This paper reports the results of a study designed to answer questions regarding job satisfaction among two-year college faculty and its relationship to common demographic variables. Respondents to a nationwide survey of 1,493 humanities faculty and 505 non-humanities faculty in 156 two-year colleges were grouped into high, medium, or low…

This paper reports the results of a study of two-year college faculty relative to Functional Potential (FP), a personality variable forming the core of a model of the person, which describes the degree to which a person is able to tolerate ambiguity, delay gratification, exhibit adaptive flexibility, demonstrate goal directedness, relate to self…

In 1975, the Center for the Study of Community Colleges conducted a national survey of humanities faculty in two-year colleges. This paper summarizes the characteristics of literature instructors, the largest subgroup in the total sample of 1,493 full- and part-time faculty. Findings of the survey include: (1) slightly fewer (21%) than the total…

This paper presents selected findings from a nationwide study of 1,493 humanities faculty teaching in a carefully drawn sample of 156 two-year colleges. Among the findings reported in this paper were: (1) 40% of the faculty had been neither instructors nor administrators in secondary schools before coming to the two-year college; (2) 90% of the…

In 1975, the Center for the Study of Community Colleges conducted a national survey of humanities faculty in two-year colleges. This paper summarizes the characteristics of 70 philosophy instructors included in the total sample of 1,493 full- and part-time faculty. Findings of the survey include: (1) males dominated this field (84%) and 100%…

In 1975, the Center for the Study of Community Colleges conducted a national survey of humanities faculty in two-year colleges. This paper summarizes the characteristics of 42 anthropology instructors included in the total sample of 1,493 full- and part-time faculty. Findings of the survey include: (1) almost half indicated they had been students…

In 1975, the Center for the Study of Community Colleges conducted a national survey of humanities faculty in two-year colleges. This paper summarizes the characteristics of 90 music instructors included in the total sample of 1,493 full- and part-time faculty. Findings of the survey include: (1) 19% of the music instructors had been students in…

In 1975, the Center for the Study of Community Colleges conducted a national survey of humanities faculty in two-year colleges. This paper summarizes the characteristics of 104 art instructors included in the total sample of 1,493 full- and part-time faculty. Findings of the survey include: (1) one-fourth indicated that they had been students in…

In 1975, the Center for the Study of Community Colleges conducted a national survey of humanities faculty in two-year colleges. This paper summarizes the characteristics of 210 foreign language instructors included in the total sample of 1,493 full- and part-time faculty. Findings of the survey include: (1) females outnumbered males by 54% to 46%…

Presents a profile of humanities faculty in two-year colleges based on a national survey of 1,493 full- and part-time instructors in 156 colleges. (JDS)

Traces the current status of the community college academic curriculum through data from several national studies conducted by the Center for the Study of Community Colleges over the past 10 years. Sees the Humanities, Sciences, Fine Arts, Mathematics, and English Composition as the academic disciplinary core of the collegiate curriculum. (CBC)

Findings are summarized for a survey of 15% of the nation's community colleges which was conducted in 1977 and 1978. The survey investigated types of courses, enrollments, and instructional practices in the humanities, sciences, social sciences, and technologies and evaluated findings in terms of institutional size, location, and governance. The…