University of La Verne - Lambda Yearbook (La Verne, CA)

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•ViS. gives them an opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge into actual practice. A program called the Compensatory Employment Training Act (CETA) involves community Seople from La Verne and an Dimas who would like to learn how to work with young children. Some of the goals emphasized at the center are to help the child learn how to feel good about himself and how to interrelate with peers and adults. The center is made up of children of students attending LVC and neighboring colleges, classified personnel and faculty of LVC and some community children. There are approximately fifty children enrolled at various times and the ages range from one to eight. Extensions 153

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Child Care Center The Child Care Center has operated for over two and one half years. It is funded by the California State Department of Education. The staff is made up of a director, a head teacher and nine staff members who are teachers and assistants. La Verne College students who are involved in the education department or the two Child Psychology courses participate in field experience at the center. This 152 Extensions

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Graduate And Professional Studies, Law Center And Doctoral Program In Education The Graduate and Professional Studies Sector assists in their continuance of educational goals by providing exploratory opportunities in occupation and career development. Another objective is to assist societal institutions in the development of Drofessional leadership. The Graduate Studies Program offers Master of Arts, Master of Arts in Teaching, Master of Education, Master of Public Administration and Master of c :---- The La Verne College Law Center has established itself as an institution in which our future barristers can secure a sound education in law. This professional program, which is spending its last year in Miller Hall, moving to the W.I.T. Hoover Hall, enjoys an enrollment of approximately 230 (almost 20% are women). It is authorized to confer on its graduates Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Law degrees. The Doctorate in Education is a unique advance training program for practicing school administrators. The program reflects the findings of a three year field test involving more than one hundred student and faculty members. In the field, it views and tests the theoretical aspects of the program thereby validating the competency of the candidates in both theory and practice. 1. Dean of Graduate Office Donald Clague 2. Program counselor of Masters Program in School Management Thomas Fine 154 Extensions