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Frase, Katharine G., Ed.; Latanision, Ronald M., Ed.; Pearson, Greg, Ed. – National Academies Press, 2017
The vitality of the innovation economy in the United States depends on the availability of a highly educated technical workforce. A key component of this workforce consists of engineers, engineering technicians, and engineering technologists. However, unlike the much better-known field of engineering, engineering technology (ET) is unfamiliar to…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Innovation, Technology Education, Employment Opportunities
Divine, Allison G. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Students in associate degree nursing (ADN) programs in the United States experience high attrition rates in the first year. The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine the relationship between preadmission factors and first-year ADN program completion rates at one college in the south central United States. Constructivist…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Two Year College Students, Nursing Education, Academic Persistence
Bohn, Sarah; McConville, Shannon – Public Policy Institute of California, 2019
About 30 percent of California's future jobs will require some training beyond high school but less than a four-year college degree. And in today's economy, jobs that offer family-supporting incomes often require some postsecondary education. Career education prepares students for these "middle-skill" jobs by providing occupation- and…
Descriptors: Career Education, Community Colleges, Labor Force Development, Educational Finance
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Andrews, Da'Mon; Tolman, Steven – Georgia Journal of College Student Affairs, 2021
The purpose of this study was to determine predictors of community college student academic success in corequisite English and mathematics courses. Academic success was defined dichotomously on a pass or fail basis. The population included 1,934 students enrolled in at least one corequisite English and/or mathematics course at a community college…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students
Gallagher, Danamarie Every – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This study used a phenomenological research approach to examine the essence of what it means to be a full-time professor at a community college while also being a mother of young children. Of specific note to this research are two occurrences. First, women are earning more graduate degrees and entering the professoriate at higher rates than…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Faculty, Mothers, Family Work Relationship
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Pons, Philip E.; Burnett, Dana D.; Williams, Mitchell R.; Paredes, Tisha M. – Community College Enterprise, 2017
The purpose of this qualitative study was to discover the motivational factors influencing part-time faculty employment within the community college from the perspective of the part-time faculty. The study examined these reported motivational factors for differences influenced by age, gender, and employment status. A survey was distributed to a…
Descriptors: Part Time Faculty, Community Colleges, Employment Opportunities, Employment Level
Grigal, Meg; Hart, Debra; Smith, Frank; Papay, Clare; Domin, Daria – Institute for Community Inclusion, 2019
This Fast Fact provides a summary of the findings shared in the Year Three Annual Report of the TPSID Model Demonstration Projects (2017-2018). Findings are shared across multiple categories including employment, vocational rehabilitation, academics, academic and employment supports, residential services, program completion and credential…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Postsecondary Education, Intellectual Disability, Students with Disabilities
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, 2014
The "Fall Enrollment and Staffing Report 2014" provides a snapshot of enrollments in community and technical colleges during fall quarter 2014. The report addresses the questions most commonly raised regarding the community and technical colleges in Washington. The primary source of information for this document is the State Board for…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Financial Support, Enrollment, Full Time Equivalency
Sasway, Hope – ProQuest LLC, 2017
There is a need for science education research that explores community college student, instructor, and course characteristics that influence student interest and motivation to study science. Increasing student enrollment and persistence in STEM is a national concern. Nearly half of all college graduates have passed through a community college at…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, STEM Education, Science Education
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, 2013
The "Fall Enrollment and Staffing Report 2013" provides a snapshot of enrollments in community and technical colleges during fall quarter 2013. The report addresses the questions most commonly raised regarding the community and technical colleges in Washington. The primary source of information for this document is the State Board for…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Financial Support, Enrollment, Full Time Equivalency
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Hoekstra, Brian – Journal of Adult Education, 2014
The purpose of this study was to determine whether training affected the job satisfaction reported by online faculty members. A convenience sample of 492 Iowa Community College Online Consortium (ICCOC) faculty members were invited to participate in a quantitative survey, and 148 responded. Overall Job Satisfaction was operationalized through the…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Faculty Development, Online Surveys, Online Courses
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Jones, Stephanie J.; Taylor, Colette M. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
Two-year public institutions are known for their nurturing academic environments that support students from diverse backgrounds and experiences. One would assume that these nurturing and supportive environments would also go beyond the students to include employees. Family-friendly working environments support the needs of employees to balance…
Descriptors: Females, Community Colleges, School Personnel, Work Environment
Hoekstra, Brian – ProQuest LLC, 2013
As the online education market continues to mature, institutions of higher education will respond to student demand by employing quality faculty members. Faculty members need unique training to successfully teach online. While the effect of training on job satisfaction has been investigated in the realm of business, it has not been tested…
Descriptors: Online Courses, College Faculty, Teacher Competencies, Technological Literacy
Bowers, Okema S. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this descriptive study was to investigate the adjunct faculty's perception of professional development and support services offered and needed at Tidewater Community College, a multicampus community college. This study involved adjunct faculty only. A survey was created and contained 58 survey questions. The majority of these were…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Faculty Development, Academic Support Services
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George, Darren; Adalikwu-Obisike, Justina; Boyko, Jesse; Johnson, Jay; Boscanin, Alex – Journal of Research on Christian Education, 2014
A sample of 406 subjects completed a questionnaire testing the influence of personal spirituality, education and several other factors on sexual tension in cross-sex friendships (CSF Tension). The subjects included 143 students from a Christian university (CU), 137 from a secular junior college (JC), and 127 non-students (NS). The primary…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Spiritual Development, Religious Factors, Sexuality
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