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Snell, Myra – RP Group, 2023
For California's community colleges, fall 2019 marked the deadline for implementing the state's historic developmental education legislation, Assembly Bill 705 (Irwin 2017). AB 705 drove transformative changes in community college math and English programs as colleges implemented research-based placement policies designed to maximize students'…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Enrollment Trends, State Legislation, Educational Legislation
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Jantassova, Damira; Churchill, Daniel; Kozhanbergenova, Aigerim; Shebalina, Olga – Education Sciences, 2021
This article discusses the internationalization capacity building project at the Karaganda Technical University ('KTU') in Kazakhstan. The project, entitled "Capacity building for the internationalization of a technical university by means of digital learning technologies," was supported by the fund "Scientific foundations…
Descriptors: Capacity Building, Global Approach, Technical Institutes, Universities
Gardenhire, Alissa; Diamond, John; Headlam, Camielle; Weiss, Michael J. – MDRC, 2016
Community colleges nationwide are looking for solutions to help students complete developmental (remedial) math--a known barrier to graduation. Some are offering computer-assisted, modular developmental math courses that allow students to earn credits incrementally and move through the curriculum at their own pace. One of these modularized…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Community Colleges, Computer Software, Control Groups
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Manning, Patricia; Pring, Lauren; Glider, Peggy – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2012
Literature suggests that individuals who identify as LGBTQ may engage in more alcohol and other drug (AOD) use/abuse than others. Little data is available about these populations on college campuses where AOD use may be seen as part of the general campus climate and culture. This article will describe a qualitative needs assessment conducted on 10…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, College Students, Campuses, Needs Assessment
Parker, Donna Alice Hill – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This quantitative research project analyzed the application of instructional communication tools and techniques used by community college students to determine how they perceive communication in their online classes. Online students from a community college participated in this study by completing an electronic survey. Data analysis revealed that…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Mediated Communication, Statistical Analysis, College Students
Schwartz, Mary Beth McJunkin – ProQuest LLC, 2010
In recent years, community colleges have garnered national attention in terms of their potential to produce graduates and assist in the revitalization of the national economy. This has resulted in an increased need for both community college researchers and practitioners to understand more fully the factors that influence student persistence. The…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Academic Persistence, Academic Advising, College Students
Felder, Jonathan E.; Finney, Joni E.; Kirst, Michael W. – National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2007
"Informed math self-placement," a program implemented at American River College in Sacramento, California, to determine students' readiness for college-level math, has been in place for three years. This case study describes the development and implementation of math self-placement at American River. Math self-placement consists of a…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Algebra, Community Colleges, Case Studies