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Mayo, Teresa – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
Community colleges educate a diverse group of students. Effective first-year programs should focus on a variety of interventions that improve learning and retention. Students have academic, intellectual, and social challenges during their community college experience. First-year orientation programs should help students adapt. This article…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Degree Requirements, College Freshmen, College Programs
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Cooper, Sheryl B.; Reisman, Joel I.; Watson, Douglas – Sign Language Studies, 2011
The purpose of this study was to compare important characteristics of sign language programs in institutions of higher education in the United States in 1994 and 2004. Data were collected regarding (a) program structure, (b) program content and resources, and (c) opinions and recommendations of program administrators. Data show that sign language…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Sign Language, College Programs, Program Content
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Devine, Frances; Hearns, Niamh; Baum, Tom; Murray, Anna – Irish Educational Studies, 2008
Academics are facing significant challenges in preparing indigenous students for employment in the multicultural working environment of hospitality and tourism organisations. In dealing with the impact of the new skills and flexibilities demanded by increasing globalisation, the indigenous workforce needs to possess a multicultural perspective and…
Descriptors: Employment, Multicultural Education, Tourism, Cultural Pluralism