In developing evaluation techniques for its 28 accredited vocational and technical programs, the major goals of Oakton Community College were (1) program improvement and (2) communication of needs and findings between users and trainers. One of four Clusters containing several diverse vocational/technical curricula was selected for initial…

Conducted as a part of the Needs Assessment Project, a study was made primarily to develop an instrument that could help community college decision makers determine the proportion of students that were working in areas related to those studied in college. Additional information to be obtained included the reasons for attending college, graduates'…

Using both the interview and questionnaire methods, a survey was made concerning the electronics curriculum at the College of DuPage. In addition to institutional objectives related to the survey, other aims of the study were to develop an instrument to determine the professional's concept of a highly trained graduate, to determine whether there…

This study was undertaken to assess employers' attitudes toward the educational preparation of Montgomery College graduates in their employ. Further, it was an effort to gain information from employers regarding what improvements they felt could be made in Montgomery's curriculum to better prepare students for their future occupations. The data…

The evaluation of Utah State University's distance education course in French as a second language consists of two separate reports, one of the instructional materials used and the other based on a later site visit. Evaluation of instructional materials focuses on a commercially available textbook and related student workbook and audio tapes, an…