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Tobin, Eugene; Rossman, Daniel; Vilorio, Elaine; McDaniel, Christy; Kurzweil, Martin; Hill, Catharine Bond – ITHAKA S+R, 2022
Over the last 50 years, the US has experienced significant shifts in its racial and ethnic makeup, making it a much more racially diverse country than it was a half century ago. The racial and ethnic composition of the higher education system has shifted too. In spite of this progress, various forms of racial bias, socioeconomic inequality, and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Diversity (Faculty), College Graduates, Transitional Programs
Plaskett, Sean; Bali, Diksha; Nakkula, Michael J.; Harris, John – Phi Delta Kappan, 2018
Transitioning from high school to college can be a formidable challenge, especially for students who are the first in their family to attend college (first-generation) and/or are from low-income backgrounds. The authors' qualitative investigation of a college mentoring program illuminates the potential value of relatable peer mentors in helping…
Descriptors: College Students, Low Income Students, First Generation College Students, Transitional Programs
McCambly, Heather – Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2016
Oakton Community College (Oakton) launched a Pathways to Results (PTR) project for the first time in 2014, a decision that converged with the launch of an all-college student success team with the goal of making evidence-based decisions to significantly improve student success. Oakton chose to work initially on its manufacturing program.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Nontraditional Students, Outcomes of Education, Educational Improvement
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Delaney, Yvonne; Pattinson, Bob; McCarthy, John; Beecham, Sarah – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2017
Education providers experiment with different pedagogical strategies that depart from traditional modes of delivery. Problem-based learning (PBL), which enhances and leverages practitioners' competencies and skill-sets, is one such strategy. Transitioning to PBL can prove challenging for course design teams. This paper provides evidence-based…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Business Administration Education, Skill Development, Administrator Education
Fisseler, Björn – Online Submission, 2019
Transitioning to and from post-compulsory education often poses problems on students, especially students with disabilities. The fourth Ed-ICT symposium at the FernUniversität in Hagen aimed at discussing new practices, identifying problems and challenges during transition processes, and developing innovative solutions for both individuals and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Postsecondary Education, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
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Rodicio, Lenore; Mayer, Susan; Jenkins, Davis – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2014
This chapter reports on a major college-wide effort to smooth students' paths as they enter the college, choose a program, and progress to a credential. Leadership, inclusiveness, and communication have been central to the success of the effort.
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Articulation (Education), Educational Change, Change Strategies
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Anderson, Deborah; Wason, Hilary; Southall, Jane – Teaching in Higher Education, 2016
This paper discusses a student-centred learning and teaching approach, "Marketing Downloads", designed to support students in transition into Higher Education. The move from secondary to tertiary education can be stressful for students and it impacts on their academic performance, their social life and general sense of well-being.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Business Administration Education, Transitional Programs, Student Centered Learning
Johnson, Sandra S.; Eckel, Peter – Trusteeship, 2013
Many boards will find themselves hiring a new president in the near future, as higher education faces unprecedented turnover in its top leaders. Not only must they manage the transition of a new president into the institution, but they must also manage the transition of the current president out. Best practices for the transition are discussed in…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Presidents, Governing Boards, Best Practices
Graham, Edmund; McCambly, Heather – Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2016
One of the driving forces behind the design of the Pathways to Results (PTR) initiative is to dismantle and redesign systems to produce equitable outcomes. This notion of systems producing the exact outcomes for which they were designed can also be applied to the Pathways to Results methodology itself. After five years of leading PTR initiatives…
Descriptors: Interviews, Focus Groups, Teamwork, Partnerships in Education
Zinth, Jennifer; Millard, Maria – Education Commission of the States, 2015
In the 2014-15 school year, 47 states are administering high school assessments to gauge students' mastery of college and career readiness standards in English language arts (ELA) and math. These new assessments represent a departure from prior high school exams that measured acquisition of high school (or lower) content but provided no actionable…
Descriptors: Intervention, Educational Policy, Grade 12, Policy Analysis
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Walter, Joseph E. – Academic Leadership Journal in Student Research, 2014
In the United States, our children face a number of factors that influence their behavior. Children's peers, parents and even the media, especially television, heavily influence students. Because of these influences, it can be difficult to motivate students in the classroom to strive for and achieve success. The purpose of this article is to…
Descriptors: Motivation Techniques, Achievement Need, Secondary School Students, College Students
Wilson, Randall – Jobs For the Future, 2015
The Accelerating Opportunity initiative helps our nation's lowest-skilled adults earn college credentials and enter higher-wage jobs faster by combining the Adult Basic Education and career and technical training they need into one integrated curriculum. Based on four years of designing and managing Accelerating Opportunity, Jobs for the Future…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Adult Learning, Continuation Students, Integrated Curriculum
Marchese, Theodore J. – Trusteeship, 2012
The time between a president's resignation and the next president's assumption of office--often a 12-to-18 month period--can be crucial for an institution. Between the winding down of an existing presidency and the successful launch of the next, there are all too many opportunities for lost momentum, frayed relationships, key departures, and…
Descriptors: College Presidents, Administrators, Transitional Programs, Administrative Change
Higher Education Funding Council for England, 2017
Following our "Call for evidence of sector-leading and innovative practice in advancing equality and diversity" (HEFCE Circular letter 16/2016), HEFCE commissioned the Equality Challenge Unit (ECU) to report back on the range of equality and diversity practice undertaken across the higher education sector. Of 120 submissions received,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Opportunities, Equal Education, Student Diversity
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MacGillivray, W. R. – Higher Education Management and Policy, 2013
Southern Cross University (SCU) has established a pathways college to increase access to and widen participation in higher education for people in regional areas of Australia. While many Australian universities have preparatory colleges associated with them, SCU College has been designed to make it unique in the sector. SCU College will operate…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Transitional Programs, Institutional Characteristics, Foreign Countries
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