234. Florida's Community Junior Colleges: Their Contributions and Their Future. Proposed Design for a Study of their Five-Year Growth, 1957-62. Tallahassee, Fla. State Junior College Advisory Board.1

This study is designed to evaluate the aims and purposes of the community junior colleges in Florida, analyze the actual functions and activities of the colleges, examine ways in which these functions are being accomplished, and identify guidelines for future developments. Task forces will make special studies of legal bases including finances, of junior college students and faculties, and of the aims and purposes of the colleges. Re

ports will be made through a coordinating committee.

235. PESCI, FRANK B. The Junior College Movement in Maryland: 1941-61. Doctoral dissertation underway at The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.

Will survey the historical development of public community and private junior colleges in the State of Maryland, including an examination of its organization, faculty, curriculums, enrollments, library, student personnel services, finances, accreditation, and relationship to other colleges and universities.

236. Accreditation Report. Study underway at the Los Angeles Valley Junior College. Van Nuys, Calif.

Will bring the 1957 accreditation report up to date, showing improvements and implementation of previous recommendations.

237. Application for Accreditation. To be submitted by Modesto Junior College to the Western College Association. Modesto, Calif.'

This self-evaluation study will include six areas of investigation dealing with general

1 Completed winter of 1963.

* Completed during 1962.

information on history of the institution, alms and purposes, curriculum, instruction, student personnel, and administration. A review of the actions taken on recommendations made by previous accreditation team will also be included.

238. DEMELLO, EDWIN J. A History of the Kern County Joint Union High School and Junior College District, 18931953. Doctoral dissertation underway at the University of California at Los Angeles. Los Angeles, Calif.

Will review community factors of a developmental nature over a 60-year period as related to Bakersfield College.

239. A Proposed Plan for a Community College Study by the Citizens of Ionia, Michigan. Study being prepared by Dr. Max S. Smith, Director, Office of Community Junior College Cooperation, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich.

Outlines the organizational plan and committee structure for use in setting up à self-study by the citizens of Ionia County, Mich., leading toward the establishment of a new community college.

240. Pueblo College Self-Study. Study being directed by Harold A. Hoeglund, Dean of Instruction, Pueblo College. Pueblo, Colo.

Will define past, present, and future purposes and goals of Pueblo College and will

study curriculum objectives and future development of each department.

241. Self-Evaluation Study. Study be ing prepared by Concordia College. Milwaukee, Wis.

Will study and evaluate the academic and administrative programs and organization of the institution.

242. Self-Study of Sue Bennett College. London, Ky.

Using the Manual for the Institutional Self-Study and Periodic Visitation Program, will survey and evaluate the various phases of operation of the college.

243. Self-Survey Report of Mason City Junior College. Mason City, Iowa. Will examine the administration, resources, and progress of the college and present offcial recommendations.

Curriculum

244. An Audit of the Courses of Study as Used by the Whirlpool Foundation Technical Institute, a Division of the Benton Harbor, Mich., Community College. Audit being directed by Dr. Max S. Smith, Director, Office of Community Junior College Cooperation, Michigan State University. East Lansing, Mich.

All materials used in four programs, (1) design and development technology, (2) industrial technology, (3) mechanical technology, and (4) electronics technology, are to be audited and evaluated. Included are courses of study, course objectives, textbooks used, reference material, and subject matter covered.

245. BILLS, DONNA J. Survey of Medical Secretary Programs. Study being conducted in cooperation with the American Medical Association. College of Business, University of Utah. Salt Lake City, Utah.

Will examine the length of medical secretary programs in private schools, business colleges, junior colleges, and 4-year colleges in the United States; will also explore amount and kind of training provided for

Completed during 1962.

• Completed winter, 1961-62.

the wide variety of functions performed by the medical secretary.

246. OWEN, WILLIAM. Science Education in Colorado Junior Colleges. Doctoral dissertation in progress at Colorado State College. Greeley, Colo.'

Will survey science offerings with an evaluation based upon selected junior college criteria.

247. PAXTON, VINCOE MUSHRUSH. A Plan for Nursing Education in Illinois Utilizing Junior College Resources. A doctor of education dissertation underway at Teachers College, Columbia University. N.Y.

This study will summarize the present status of national and State policies affecting nursing and nursing education in Illnois; review operating and projected plans of nursing education; ascertain what recent developments and modifications of nursing education plans have been made; and propose a plan for nursing education to utilize the resources of the Illinois junior college system.

248. POTTER, EDWIN E., JR. An Analysis of Attitudes of Students, Teachers and Administrators Toward General Ed ucation Programs of Selected Junior Colleges of Florida. A doctoral dissertation underway at the University of Florida Gainesville, Fla.*

To determine by interviews what the students and faculty members of Florida junior colleges conceive general education to be, and how they think a general education program should be planned, implemented, and evaluated. Random sample of students, faculty, and Florida junior colleges to be used.

249. SCALAPINO, WILLIAM H. A Community and College Survey of the College of Marin Curriculum. Doctoral dissertation underway at the University of California, School of Education. Berkeley, Calif.

Proposes to discover whether the present curriculum of the College of Marin is meeting the needs of the community it serves. Will investigate both the specific needs and desirable scope of the curriculum.

This study will review progress in academic rank from statements requested from selected institutions.

Student Personnel and

Student Services

254. CRESCI, GERALD D. Study of Selected Alumni of City College of San Francisco. Doctoral dissertation underway at University of California, Los Angeles, Calif.

Will evaluate a program of the semiprofessional student by à followup of 398 former students in 14 terminal programs.

255. LAHTI, ROBERT E. A Statistical Comparison of Academic Performance of Junior College Transfer Students and Native Students at the University of Wyoming. Doctoral dissertation in preparation at the University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyo.

256. LARSON, MILTON E. A Study of the Characteristics of Students, Teachers, and the Curriculum of IndustrialTechnical Education in the Public Community Junior Colleges of Michigan. Doctoral thesis underway at Michigan State University. East Lansing, Mich.

This study will determine the characteristics of students, faculty, and curriculums in industrial-technical education in 13 MichiIt gan public community junior colleges. will also deal with students entering during 1958-59, including those who later drop out or graduate.

257. MACKAY, WILLIAM R. Maturity of Interpersonal Perceptions and Persistence of Junior College Students. Doctoral dissertation underway at the University of California, School of Education. Berkeley, Calif.

Will explore the relationship between the maturity of inter-personal perceptions of male junior college students and their persistence in school, examining this relationship singly and in combination with academic aptitude, academic success, certain socio-economic variables, and age.

General Administration

258. HADEL, WALTER. A Comparison of Unit Operating Costs of Selected Jun

ior College Administrative Services in Independent Junior College Districts and in Unified or Commonly Administered Districts. Doctor of Education thesis underway at University of California. Los Angeles, Calif.

This is a study which will compare the costs of selected administrative services in several pairs of junior colleges, one member of each pair being in an independent district and the other in a unified or commonly administered district.

259. LAVIRE, WILLIS A. The Critical Tasks for Public Junior College Administrators. Doctoral dissertation underway at the University of Florida. Gainesville, Fla."

This study is designed to identify the critical tasks of public junior college administration as discerned by public junior college administrators and to compare the critical tasks as identified in the study with those reported by the Southern States Cooperative Program in Educational Administration for public school administrators. Assumes that the identification of tasks is an important first step in improving administrative competency.

260. ROEHR, GEORGE L. Staff Committee Activities Stimulated by Accreditation in California Junior Colleges. Doctoral dissertation underway at University of California, School of Education. Berkeley, Calif.

Will examine and describe those facets of junior college staff committees that are closely related to the accreditation process for their college to determine how the internal management of these accreditation-related activities influences institutional improvement and to what extent the process of accreditation as externally applied to an institution fosters increased educational effectiveness.

261. SHANNON, WILLIAM G. The Community College President. Doctor of Education dissertation in process at Teachers College, Columbia University. New York."

Will study the role and responsibilities of public community college presidents. Will use a questionnaire sent to 240 presidents and arrange 30 interviews for supplementary information.

Completed during 1962. Completed Fall 1961. Completed winter, 1961-62.

Facilities and Campus Planning

262. Facility Survey of Muskegon Community College Enrollment Potential and Fiscal Capacity. Study being conducted by the Citizens Research Council of Michigan. Detroit, Mich.

Will discuss the present plant, facilities. and utilization of space; population change and migration; the enrollment, programs, organizational patterns, finances, and economy of the college; and the ability of the community to support a college building program. The Council plans to present several alternate plans for the development of the college facilities.

263. GILES, FREDERIC T. An Appraisal of Certain Principles Used in the Initial Planning of a Junior College Campus. Doctoral dissertation underway at Washington State University. Pullman, Wash.'

Will develop guides for planning public junior college campuses.

264. Inventory of Public Junior College Facilities in California. Study being conducted by the Bureau of Education Research, California Department of Education. Sacramento, Calif.

Will survey the types of buildings, their use, and the capacity of the buildings on the campuses of public junior colleges in California.

265. PORTUGAL, EUGENE J. Space Adequacy Determinations for Junior Colleges. Doctoral dissertation underway at University of California, School of Education. Berkeley, Calif.

Will determine the strengths and limitations of the space adequacy survey; for colleges, a procedure for determining how much of each type of teaching space is needed for an estimated number of students in a known educational program, and will develop recommendations for the improvement of this procedure.

266. Survey of Laboratory Facilities. Study in progress at Baltimore Junior College. Baltimore, Md.

This survey will consider the possibility of expanding offerings in psychology and establishing a laboratory room in conjunetion with the program.

in parochial and other private junior colleges. Will evaluate the program at Ricks College in terms of criteria found desirable.

269. LOEHR, RAY ELWOOD. Independent or Unified? Junior College Organization in the Light of Selected Issues. Doctoral dissertation underway at University of California, School of Education. Berkeley, Calif.

Will examine, in light of increasing educational demands for junior college services in California, the independent junior college and the junior college within a unified school district as alternative forms of organization. Will evaluate the two forms in terms of curriculums, financial support, professional personnel, and pupil personnel services.

270. MORRISON, ARCHIE M. The Views of California Junior College Administrators, Instructors, and Boards of Trustees on Selected Issues in Junior College Education. Doctor of Education thesis underway at University of California. Los Angeles, Calif.

This is a survey study which will compare and contrast the views of California junior college administrators, instructors, and boards of trustees on selected issues in junfor college education.