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Showing 1 to 20 of 134 for “"community college education"”.
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The economic impact of attending Western Iowa Tech Community College
… for individuals who attended Western Iowa Tech Community College (WITCC). A secondary data analysis was conducted on actual wage earnings of program completers, leavers and applicants to the college during the academic years of 1994-1999. Quantitative methods answered the question, "To what …
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How adjunct faculty's professional work experience affects the community college learning environment
… and adjunct faculty have been present in community colleges since its inauguration as a higher education institution. Both groups provide financial savings, flexibility in staffing, and have made significant contributions to community colleges on a variety of levels. Adjuncts tend to be …
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Advising the academically underprepared first-year community college student athlete for transferability
… athletes attending and competing at a two-year community college often aspire to compete their last 2 years at a Division I four-year college or university. The impact of advising community college athletes can influence their ability to transfer to an NCAA Division I institution. Students …
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The use of technology in developmental education
… for addressing the issue of developmental education is being discussed at the national level, it is also presently being discussed in the Alabama post-secondary arena, where committees and symposiums are forming to discuss this topic. While nothing has yet been resolved, it still bears some …
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Logging off: attrition in online community college courses
… factors for student attrition from online community college courses. The demand for online and distance education opportunities is growing on a national level. The increase in online courses is a direct result of the type of individuals who select to learn virtually. Previous research …
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The Relationship Among Selected Variables Influencing Decision Making in the Roles of Public Community College Academic Deans
… dean's perception of his/her role in public community colleges in the states of Michigan, Illinois, Kentucky, and California.</p> <p>Methods. There were nine roles or decision-making areas, and eight internal-external variables or stimuli. Responses were elicited by presenting the …
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New Epistemologies in a Digital Age: Ways of Knowing Beyond Text-Based Literacy in Young Adult Learners Within An Ontario College Context
… adult learners? 3) How should post-secondary educational curricula and practice be designed or re-designed to support young adult learners? A mixed methods (convergent parallel design) study was conducted involving 63 student participants (18 to 24 years of age) attending a large urban …
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Understanding Satisfactory Academic Progress And Persistence: A Case Study
<p>Community college administrators face multiple battles in the pursuit to educate students who are working multiple jobs, raising children, and who may have been away from college for an extended period of time. While Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) regulations were established to help …
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Community college transfer student identity, development and engagement: a constructivist grounded theory approach
… grounded theory study was to explore community college transfer student identity, development, and engagement at four-year institutions due to the lack of literature in these areas. Relational maps and interview questions were crafted as part of the research design to explore meaning …
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The transition experiences of students with disabilities who participated in a community college secondary transition program: a narrative inquiry
… negotiated the transitions from high school, to community college, to employment. The method for this study is narrative. Four young adults with disabilities tell the stories of their lives and their transition experiences. The narrator, who has for many years entered into relationships with …
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Community college presidents: perceptions of leadership demands and competencies
The purpose of this study was to explore community college presidents' perceptions of the demands and competencies of leadership at the community college presidential level. The study focused on the experiences of four sitting community college presidents to understand their perceptions of …
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The Development and Administration of a Modified Community College-Type Program for Caribbean Union College
<p>Problem. Throughout the Caribbean Union College (CUC) constituency thousands of youth are unemployed and unemployable. They do not possess marketable skills. At present no church-operated educational institutions exist in the constituency to provide relevant education for 50%-60% of its young …
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Current perspectives of statewide Workforce Investment Board members toward community college workforce investment programs
… employment and training, school-to-work, adult education, and welfare-to-work programs. A 1997 study entitled "Perceptions of State Human Resource Investment Council Members toward Workforce Development Programs at Community Colleges" and conducted by Thomas M. Konz at the University of Toledo …
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Exploring the Experiences of Successful First-Generation College Students At Selected Community Colleges
… this study was to examine how successful FGCS in community colleges addressed challenges they face in order to complete their degree programs. This study was based upon Titno's (1993) Model of Student Departure and explored what methods and programs were most beneficial in helping FGCS overcome …
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Understanding Community College Faculty Perceptions Of Their Role In Student Retention
… phenomenological case study examined full-time community college faculty perceptions of their role in student retention. Eight participants were asked to reflect on their understanding and use of student retention strategies, as well as what motivated and deterred their participation in …
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Faith capital: a persistence study of two student learning communities at a northeastern community college
… at-risk, underprepared students enrolled at the community college where the research was conducted. Towards that end, theories of social capital, social justice education, and emergent organizational strategies are aligned with practitioner perspectives in an examination of two student learning …
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Differential analysis of student and teacher instructional expectations
… expectation differences held by higher education students and faculty. Differences in the rate and amount of work expectations are only two of the more obvious variables. The central problem of unrecognized expectation differences between the two parties is that frustration is increased …
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