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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 068 637 VT 016 773 TITLE Improving the Skill of Two-Year College Faculty in Working with Minority Group Business and Engineering Technology Students. Summer Institute and Follow-Up Program. Final Report. INSTITUTION City Univ. of New York, Brooklyn, N.Y. New York City Community Coll. SPONS AGENCY New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of In-Service Education.; Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, D.C. PUB DATE Jun 72 NOTE 206p.; Presentation of Summer Institute and Follow-Up Program (Brooklyn, New York, July 12-23, 1971 and July 24, 1971-January 31, 1972) EDRS PRICE MF-$0.65 HC-$9.87 DESCRIPTORS *College Faculty; Engineering Technology; Followup Studies; Inservice Teacher Education; Instructional Improvement; *Junior Colleges; *Minority Groups; Post Secondary Education; Program Evaluation; Resource Materials; Skill Development; Summer Institutes; *Teaching Techniques; *Youth Programs IDENTIFIERS Business Technology; Education Profestions Development Act; EPDA ABSTRACT Funded by a state grant through the Bureau of In-Service Education under the Education Professions Development Act, Part F, this 2-week summer institute and 1-semester follow-up project to improve skills in working with minority group students was sponsored by New York City Community College and the Division of Teacher Education of the City University of New York. Participants included 50 2-year college faculty members who were involved with business technology and engineering technology students. Learning and developing new teaching techniques by understanding the problems, viewpoints, and aspirations of minority youth students, particularly Negro and Puerto Rican, was the major emphasis. The theme of "open admissions was focused on by means of various presentations during the entire summer institute. Participants developed individual demonstration projects which were carried out during the fall 1971 semester and summarized in reports. A series of separate group meetings were held, and at the final meeting after separate morning sessions, the entire group reassembled for a summary and critique session. While a number of valuable changes have been proposed, evaluations by participants and key consultants were positive. A participant questionnaire, project reports, and list of consultants and staff are appended. (AG) IMPROVING THE SKILL OF TWO-YEAR COLLEGE FACULTY IN WORKING WITH BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY 8 ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY MINORITY GROUP YOUTH Dr. S. M. l3rodsky, Project Director Chairman, Division of Technology New York City Community College Prof. E. R. Hirsch, Co-Director Chairman, Marketing Department New York City Community College Sponsored by New York City Community College The Division of Teacher Education of the City University of New York Funded by a Grant through the Bureau of In-Service Education, State Education Department c"..) under the Education Professions Devclopment Act, Part F. C) 1. 314PROVING THE SKILL OF 570-YEAR COLLEGE FACULTY niWORKING WITH MINORITY GROUP BUSINESS AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. EDUCATION & WELFARE OFFICE OF EOUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRO. OUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIG- INATING IT. POINTS OF VIEW OR OPIN- IONS STATED 00 NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE OF EOU CATION POSITION OR POLICY Dr..-S.M. Brodsky, Project Director Chairman, Division of Technology New York City Community College Prof. E.R.HirschCo-Director Chairman, Marketing Department New York City Community College A Summer Institute & Follow-Up Project Sponsored by New York City Community College and The Division of TeacherBiucation ofthe City University of New York 1 Funded by a Grant through the 1 Bureau of In-Service Education, State Education Department under the Education Professions DevelopmentAct, Part F FINAL REPORT SWIM DIST/TUTE & FOLLOW -UP PROGRAM II?ROVING THEslamOF 1WO-YEAR COLLEGE FACULTY IN WORKING WITH KENORITY GROUP BUSINESS AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS SPONSORS: New York City Community College and The Division of Teacher Education of the City University of New York DATES OF OPERATION: July 12, 1971 to July 23, 1971 wept morrun July211., 1971to January 31,1972 FOLLCM -UPPROGRAM FUNDING: Education Professiats Development Act, Part F Bureau of In-Service Education State Education Department PREPARED BY: Dr.S.16-4.Brodsky, Project Director Chairman, Division of Technology. New York City Community College Professor E.R. Hirsch, Co-Director Chairmen,Marketing Department New York City Community College JUNE 1972 TABLE OF cons= CAPSULE SUMMAR( OOOOOOOO 1 ENROLLMENT OOOOO OOO 2 L i s t o f P a r t i c i p a n t s . O OOOOO 2 Publicity . OOO OO 5 Applicants OOOOOO OOOO OOOOO 5 Group CharacteristicsOO OO OO OOOOOOO 6 DESCRIPTION OOOO Summer Inititute Schedule . OOOOO 7 Follow-Up Program OOOOO OOOOO . OO OOO 13 EVALUATION 14 Objectives 14 VAthods of Evaluation 19 Summary of Results OOOOOOOO 20 P a r t i c i p a n t Q u e s t i o n n a i r e . .. 20 Senior Educational Consult:ovate' Comments 24 Completion Ratios OOOOO 29 Individual. Demonstration Projects 30 CONSULTANTS, STAFF AND VISITORS 33 P R O G R A M I M P R O V E ME N T S O OO O O O O OOO 33 EXPENDITURIE 35 P2PENDIX A - PARTICIPANT QUEST/O OOOO 36 APPENDIX B - FOLLOW-UP PROGRAM INDIVIDUAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT REPORTS . OOOOOOOO 39 APPENDIX C - LIST OF CONSULTANTS AND STAFF OOOOOOO 198 i j Fifty 2-year college faculty members* who are involved with business technology and engineering technology students* wereparticipants in a two-week Simmer Institute and one semester Follow-Up Program to improve their skill in working with minority group students. Major emphasis was focused on learning and developing new teaching techniques by understanding the problems* viewpoints* and aspirations of minority youth students* particularly Black saidPuerto Rican. Expert presentations were given on Open Admissions and the theme was prevalent during the entire Sumner Institute. Participants developed individualdemonstrationprojects which were carried out during the Fall1971semester and summarized in reports. A series of separate group meetings were held* and at the last meeting after separate morning sessions* the entire group reassembled fora summary and critique session. While a number of valuable changes have been proposed* evaluations by participants and key consultants were positive. ENROLLMENT LIST OF PARTICIPANTS Ralph G. Abrahams, Graphic Arts & P.ivertising Technology, New York City Community College Richard. E. Adelson, Marketing, Kingsborough Community College Bobby Lee Baldwin, Secretarial Science, Kingsborough Community College Doubles Behrens, Architectural Technology, Voorhees Technical Institute George Cavalierep Mechanical Technology, New York City Community College Patricia Clis, Yarketingp New York City Community College Elliot Colchamirop Construction Technology, New York City Community College Louis A. Csajkop Machine Tool Technology, .Voorhees Technical Institute Ivy Y. Dabirip Secretarial Science, New York City Community College Allan DeGiulio, Developmental Skills, New York City Community College Arthur E. DelGirono, Electrical Technology, New York City Community College Anne Marie Dragowits, Secretarial Science, Westchester Community College Hymen R. Goldberg, Business Technology, Nassau Community College Irma. K. Green, Secretarial Science* Westchester Community College Max Kleine Mechanical Technology, New York City Community College Carl A. Kloiberp Mechanical Technology, Suffolk County Community College York Kogan, Mechanical Technology, *New York City Community College Louise B. Koschevap Secretarial Sciencep SUNK A & T College at Farmingdale Murray Kriegerp Cooperative Education, Bronx Con:platy College 0 3 James M. Landers, BusinessTechnology, QueensboroughCommunity College David Lang, Retailing* KingsboroughCcammanityCollege Solomon Lapidus, MechanicalTechnology, New York CommunityCollege William Levy, Graphic Arts &Advertising Technology, New YorkCity Community College Clara S. Linn, Secretarial Science, BronxCommunityCollege !faunal A. Lizarzaburu* Electrical Technology, SuffolkCounty Community College Francis W. Meyer, Construction Technology, SUN! A & T Collegeat Farmingdale Tibor Mingovits Graphic Arts & Advertising Technology,New York City Community College Dinah L. Moche, Physics, QueensboroughCommunity College Jeffrey A. Newman, AutomotiveTechnology, Voorhees Technical Institute Henry Ortiz, MechanicalTechnology,NewYork City Community College Sydney R. Pigott, Electrical Technology, New York CityCommunity College Edward G. Pita, MechanicalTechnology, New York CityCommunity College Maurice Plotkin, Electrical Technology, SUN! A & T Collegeat Farmingdale Stephen Poch, Mechanical Technology, New York CityCommunity College Joel I. Podell, Business Technology, QueensboroughCommunity College Catherine A. Porzio, English,Voorhees Technical Institute John C. Raffaele, Electrical Technology, SUN! A & T Collegeat Farmingdale Myron J. Salston,Business Administration,SUN! A & T College at Farmingdale Road lds. V. Sevin, Secretarial.Science,Borough ofManhattan Community College Byron G. Schieber, MechanicalTechnology, QueensboroughCommunity College Fred W. Schmitz, Chemical Technology, New York CityCommunityCollege Victor S. Strozak, Developmental Skills, New York City Community College Louis W. Tana, 'Graphic Arts & Advertising Technology, New York City Community College Clementine R. Tulloss, Secretarial Science, New York City Community College Roberta Weill., Secretarial