A Needs Assessment Study and Curriculum Development for a Public and Private Security Program at Alvin Community College.

Autor/in	Bethscheider, John
Institution	Alvin Community Coll., TX.
Titel	A Needs Assessment Study and Curriculum Development for a Public and Private Security Program at Alvin Community College.
Quelle	(1978), (48 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Associate Degrees; Community Colleges; Curriculum Development; Curriculum Guides; Employer Attitudes; Employment Opportunities; Employment Practices; Job Training; Needs Assessment; Security Personnel; Surveys; Two Year Colleges; Vocational Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Curriculare Materialien; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Berufspraxis; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Bedarfsermittlung; Sicherheitsberuf; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung
Abstract	A needs assessment for a community college curriculum in public and private security was conducted by surveying 50 high schools, four-year colleges, and private security agencies in the Alvin Community College area; 36 institutions responded. Findings revealed: most have a designated director of their security program; most would rather hire the two-year security graduate than a non-graduate; 32 did not offer pay incentive for education; 21 did not have a training program for their employees; 24 said there was a need for a two-year degree or a one-year certificate program; and 20 would not send their employees to Alvin Community College for training. The comments indicated there was not a clear understanding regarding security education. Recommendations included the following: the public and private security program should be implemented with certain limitations; implementation of the program should occur in four stages (non-credit courses, credit courses, subordinate credit, autonomous credit); an additional study should be made of knowledge and attitude of security officials regarding security education; and information regarding successful programs should be collected. A review of the literature, a bibliography, and appendices containing the questionnaire, list of those surveyed, curriculum outlines, and list of career opportunities are included. (MB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01