Selection of appropriate content areas and topics for a community college level printing program: a needs assessment approach

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dc.contributor.authorRieber, Lloyd Jamesen
dc.contributor.committeecochairSanders, Mark E.en
dc.contributor.committeecochairDugger, William E. Jr.en
dc.contributor.committeememberPinder, Charles A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberAdams, J. Michaelen
dc.contributor.committeememberLaPorte, James E.en
dc.contributor.departmentVocational and Technical Educationen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:10:58Zen
dc.date.adate2007-04-27en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:10:58Zen
dc.date.issued1988en
dc.date.rdate2012-06-22en
dc.date.sdate2007-04-26en
dc.description.abstractThe problem in this research was to derive and prioritize program content areas and topics for a community college level printing program appropriate to the needs of the printing industry in Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada. This prioritized list will provide guidance during curriculum development. The needs assessment executed in this study was a Beta-type needs assessment. The methodology used in this study was a telephone interview technique utilizing a questionnaire developed on the basis of in-person interviews with key informants in the printing profession. As a result of this study, curriculum guidelines were offered for a community college level printing program. Within these guidelines, the broad content area of press operations was given the highest priority, with almost one-half (45%) of the curriculum devoted to press course offerings in press operations. The broad content area of pre-press operations was given the second highest priority, with approximately one-third (33%) of the curriculum devoted to course offerings in pre-press operations. The broad content area of postpress was given the least priority, with less that one-quarter (22%) of the curriculum devoted to course offerings in post-press operations. Curricular emphasis of specific topic areas within these broad content areas were also examined, and recommended curricular emphasis was given for these topic areas. In addition demographic information regarding the size and scope of the printing industry in Halifax County was reported.en
dc.description.degreeEd. D.en
dc.format.extentvii, 187 leavesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-04262007-163346en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04262007-163346/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/27330en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1988.R543.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 20007797en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectNeeds assessmenten
dc.subjectTaxonomyen
dc.subjectcurriculumen
dc.subjectcommunity collegeen
dc.subjectTeaching Modelsen
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1988.R543en
dc.subject.lcshPrinting industry -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax (County)en
dc.subject.lcshVocational educationen
dc.subject.lcshCommunity collegesen
dc.titleSelection of appropriate content areas and topics for a community college level printing program: a needs assessment approachen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineVocational and Technical Educationen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Educationen

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