A Comparative Study of Student and Faculty Attitudes in the Los Angeles Community College Overseas (1975-76).

Autor/in	Sutherland, Alphonzo A.
Titel	A Comparative Study of Student and Faculty Attitudes in the Los Angeles Community College Overseas (1975-76).
Quelle	(1976), (33 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	College Faculty; Community Colleges; Educational Objectives; External Degree Programs; Military Personnel; Student Attitudes; Student Characteristics; Teacher Attitudes; Two Year Colleges + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fakultät; Community college; Community College; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerverhalten
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to develop a data base of expectations and perceptions held by students and faculty in the Far Eastern Division of Los Angeles Community College Overseas (LACC], which provides educational programs for military personnel in Korea. The study was further intended to replicate an earlier study of student/faculty perceptions in 13 California Community colleges. Data were obtained by asking LACCO students to rank forced choices concerning what they looked for when entering a classroom for the first time, and what a community college should help students acquire. Reasons for enrolling in a class and demographic information were also elicited. LACCO faculty were similarly asked what they thought students looked for when they entered a class, and what qualities they wanted their students to gain. Usable responses were provided by 360 students (41.6%) and 22 of 52 faculty. The typical LACCO student was found to be male, married, 25 years old, making his first attempt at college, and undecided about his academic major. Both students and faculty ranked "specific learning objectives" first among the variables looked for by students, while students and faculty in the California study ranked "professor's personality" first. The pragmatic, goal-oriented nature of the military student as compared to his non-military counterpart is supported by further significant differences in the findings of the two studies. (BB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC