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Jobs for the Future, 2019
This brief highlights examples of career pathway models funded by TAACCCT [Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training] that were designed for adult students who require accelerated timelines because they are often under pressure to enter or reenter the workforce quickly to support their families. In each of the cases chosen,…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Acceleration (Education), Vocational Education, Community Colleges
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Kramer, Allison L.; Gloeckner, Gene W.; Jacoby, Daniel – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
Are part-time faculty members satisfied with their roles in higher education? Data from part-time faculty responses regarding their experiences in higher education vary. Valadez and Antony (2001) analyzed data from 6,811 part-time faculty collected from the National Center for Education Statistics' (NCES) 1992-1993 National Survey of Postsecondary…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Faculty, Part Time Faculty, Job Satisfaction
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Vukich, John C.; Ackerman, Amanda A. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2010
Across Colorado, manufacturing employers forecast an on-going need not only for workers who are interested in career opportunities but who are prepared to enter the advanced manufacturing industry with the necessary high-tech skills. Additionally, employers report concerns about replacing retiring workers that take with them decades of…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Manufacturing Industry, Job Training, Learning Laboratories
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Johnson, Lynn E.; Tang, Michael – AACE Journal, 2005
This paper describes and assesses a pre-engineering curriculum development project called Foundations of Engineering, Science and Technology (FEST). FEST integrates web-based technologies into an inter-connected system to enable delivery of a blended program at multiple institutions. Tools and systems described include 1) technologies to deliver…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Community Colleges, Universities, Engineering Education