The implementation of this model would assess specific performance tasks, working traits, and socioeconomic traits of the students who complete the occupational program in order to provide both empirical and judgmental data about specific portions of the curriculum. (Author/NHM)

Cites ERIC documents and journal articles dealing with general education planning and programing in the community college. Focuses on the general education agenda, curriculum and course development, general education in vocational programs, guidelines and models, and practices. (DMM)

A three-part discussion is provided of the applicability of the comprehensive two-year community college model to Iran. Part I provides an overview of Iran's current economic status and manpower needs, the advantages that the development of a community college system would afford the country, the specific educational needs that could be met by a…

Prepared by the General Education (GE) Review Steering Committee of Massachusetts' Bunker Hill Community College in 1991, this guide presents the Committee's GE curiculum Cornerstone model. Following a short preface which discusses the goals and activities of the Steering Committee, chapter 1 presents a rationale for the model and describes its…

In this book, a direction is proposed for the community/junior college whereby the college may better serve its students and community by employing current knowledge of effective instruction. Because the junior college takes pride in being a "teaching institution," the text deals particularly with the history and current status of curriculum and…

Tidewater Community College has developed a reading program which responds to the various needs and skills of all students at a school with an inclusive admissions policy. The Tidewater model defines six categories of student reading ability: remedial (below tenth grade level), adapted (below tenth who work to capacity but are slow learners),…

Reviews advances in general education reforms over the last decade, focusing on curricular content and change. Calls for a new reform movement involving active learning, the development of new pedagogies appropriate to new goals, and the creation of college cultures supportive of general education. Highlights model two-year college programs. (PAA)

This model provides community college economics instructors with a flexible plan for developing instructional programs and materials to improve the level of economic understanding among non-business majors. More specifically, the model provides instructors with some exposure to the systems approach to instructional design and to appropriate…

A model for cross-cultural and interdisciplinary teaching is suggested to fill the need of community colleges for curriculum and instruction models that can help students of unlike backgrounds and capabilities. This model offers a mechanism for bringing together unlike cultures to enable students to look for parallels and relationships. (JMD)

Describes an evaluation model which employs available data for curriculum evaluation; discusses three modes for its use; and reports on tests of the model. Its components are: enrollment characteristics, cost analysis, instructional conditions, student success, and utilization of instructional space. Tables illustrate the model. (MB)

A study was conducted to devise a model for articulation between Shelby State Community College (SSCC), Memphis State University (MSU), and Tennessee State University (TSU). The study employed a literature review, case studies of all three institutions, a cross-case analysis, and interviews with personnel from MSU, TSU, and SSCC. The study sought…

This collection of speeches and papers is the record of a two-day conference on general education, which focused on articulation, core curricula experiments, and instructional innovations. First, George H. Robertson's welcoming remarks are presented. Then, Donald D. O'Dowd points to evidence of the decline of the liberal arts, reasons for this…

The past and current condition of general education in the two-year college is examined in this four-part monograph. Part 1 reviews the history of general education, tracing its roots in the European tradition of liberal education from Greco-Roman antiquity to the end of the 19th century in America. In addition, the 20th century general education…

A new conceptual model of the community college is necessary to the maturation of the community college into a significant autonomous part of higher education. The requirements for a "transformed" community college are the establishment of a lifelong relationship with its students; a reconciliation of the academic and vocational…

Four associate degree nursing curriculums are presented, along with competencies, program guidelines, and job opportunities identified as those appropriate for the associate degree nursing programs offered in the North Carolina community college system. Chapter I introduces North Carolina's curriculum development project and the phases in which…