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Showing 1 to 20 of 80 for “"Education, Community College"”.
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Technology Standards for the Improvement of Teaching and Learning in Community College Music Programs
Providing standards for music technology use in community college music programs presents both challenges and opportunities for educators in American higher education. A need exists to assess the current use of technology at the community college level for the purpose of improving instruction. …
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Instructors' Management of Emotions in a Community College Classroom and Its Effect on Learning and Burnout
… the influence of prosocial concepts in a community college learning environment. This dissertation’s aim supports community college educators through a developed training to help educators recover from emotional episodes in the classroom. Twelve Midwestern community college instructors …
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Consistency of Staff Perceptions About Career Development in the Community College
… Study conclusions revealed that (a) the college provided both formal and informal learning as a part of its strategy for career development; (b) a stronger link between the college strategy for career development and its HRM and HRD structures should exist; and (c) a career development …
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The Influence of Lived Experiences on the Decision to Attend College: Reflections of Three First Generation Community College Students
… the participants' families to prepare them for college. I also sought to understand the role of cultural capital in coping with life experiences and in their ultimate decision to enroll in a community college.
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Service -Learning: The Key to Enhanced Interaction in the Social Science Classroom
The findings of this research demonstrated that service-learning can enhance students' abilities to apply the sociological lens and interact with the course material. In addition, this research indicates that service-learning may build bonds between students and improve the overall classroom …
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Predictors of Lifelong Learning in Music: A Survey of Individuals Participating in Performing Ensembles at Community Colleges in Illinois
… music learning in performing ensembles at community colleges in Illinois by identifying predictors that influence participation in lifelong learning in music. The sample surveyed was comprised of 352 individuals, 23 of whom also participated in group interviews. The study objectives were to …
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How Organizational Learning Occurs Through Academic Quality Improvement Program (Aqip) Action Projects: A Community College Experience
AQIP stimulated a sense of cohesiveness and teamwork. It helped people see how they fit into the big picture, understand colleagues' needs, appreciate the use of data in decision-making, and feel valued by the institution. The results of this study suggest that AQIP activities contribute to …
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Impact of Loan Indebtedness on Economic Choices of Community College Students Who Earn Baccalaureate Degrees
Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007.
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Paul Ernest's Social Constructivist Philosophy of Mathematics Education
… analyze Ernest's philosophy of mathematics education and his conceptions of mathematical knowledge and democratic education. Specifically, I use textual analysis to interpret what he intends for each group of students and to critically analyze the conceptions of mathematical knowledge and …
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The Relative Contribution of Antecedent Sources to Math Self-Efficacy
Further research is needed to investigate the potentially differential impact of a negative experience (e.g., discouragement, negative role models) compared to positive ones on self-efficacy. Further study of the potential differences in men's and women's cognitive appraisal of their high school …
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An Investigation of Factors Associated With the Academic Success, Persistence, and Satisfaction of Community College Students With Learning Disabilities
This study investigated the perceptions of community college students with LD about those factors thought to improve their academic success, persistence, and satisfaction. The purpose of the study was to compare information from students with LD who were in degree transfer programs or in vocational …
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Community College and One -Stop Center Collaboration: The Role of Community College Collaborative Agents
… for policy and practice include having community colleges assess their mission as involvement in a one-stop delivery system collaboration is encouraged, defining college participation, understanding the collaboration process, and providing adequate support systems to ensure effective …
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Toward a More Diverse Leadership: Understanding the Early Processes and Leadership Perceptions in a Community College Presidential Search Committee
… the theoretical concept of gatekeeping to the college's presidential search process. The resulting gatekeeping model revealed four key elements of primary interest to the study: (a) access into the channel, (b) gatekeepers, (c) analysis and discussion of applicant materials to produce …
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Factors Influencing Completion and Non -Completion in Community College Online Courses
… of this study provide valuable information for community college student service personnel, course designers and policy makers who are interested in reducing attrition rates and improving the quality of instruction in online courses. Although this study was conducted at one institution, the …
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Predictors for Student Success in Online Education
… online credit course at a Midwestern community college during the spring 2002 semester. Participation in the study was voluntary. The students were enrolled in courses that crossed several disciplines. To measure student success, two academic outcomes---course completion and final …
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Outcomes and Assessments of Illinois Community College Transfers at a Research I Institution
… institution. A cohort of Illinois public community college transfers from fall, 1998, spring 1999, fall 1999 and spring 2000 were examined. The total sample included N = 1538 from 45 public Illinois community colleges. The study hypothesized that social demographics, community college …
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National Standards, Foundation Mathematics and Illinois Community Colleges: Textbooks and Faculty as the Keepers of Content
… and research included: only one Illinois college used an AMATYC standards aligned textbook; implementation of standards-based textbooks require faculty development; propose revising the Illinois Mathematics and Computer Articulation Guide to reflect standards; pedagogy is the clearest …
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Can I Make It at the Big U? Community College Transfer Student Stories
… of questions for high school counselors, and community college and university educators and administrators. Additional areas for qualitative and quantitative research are identified that included case studies, survey research, and evaluative research.
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Job Seeking and Career Planning Among Graduates of a Teacher Aide Program
This follow-up study of a group of 130 community college graduates describes: (1) the graduate's use of job seeking and career planning strategies, (2) the relationship of these strategies to age, income, level of education, level of occupation and level of spouse's occupation, (3) the relationship …
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A Three Hour Credit Course in Women in Literature: Toward a Prototype
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