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Koch, Jody C. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study examined the literacy events and practices of Hmong women achieving academic success at a community college. Three women participants were interviewed regarding their past and present literacy events and practices. In addition, each participant took photographs of their own literacy events for five weeks. The photographs provided…
Descriptors: Hmong People, Females, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students
Parlier, Sarah A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This dissertation reports on student learning and students' perceptions of learning in contextualized composition courses at a Midwestern community college. The teacher-scholar who conducted the research taught four different contextualized composition courses for occupational program students and collected various forms of data, including student…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), College Freshmen, Freshman Composition, Vocational Education
Capt, Robin L.; Oliver, Diane E. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2012
This qualitative case study conducted at a community college examined links between student learning and faculty instruction within developmental education. The analysis of interviews, observations, student inventories, and institutional data identified faculty perceptions and responses to the challenges associated with teaching academically and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Classification, Teaching Methods, Developmental Studies Programs
Humphreys, Connie K. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2012
This phenomenological study examined the definitions, values, and experiences of seven community college professors who have tried to promote student character development by sharing some of their power in the classroom. Power sharing is a participative gesture, and participative teachers can encourage students to become more engaged in their own…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Classroom Techniques, Integrity, Personality
Werner, Kit I. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Relatively few studies have focused on two-year college BSN transfer students and the unique features that predict their educational outcomes. Conducting one-on-one interviews with seven students from one of three University of Wisconsin baccalaureate institutions who had transferred to a four-year institution from either a two-year University of…
Descriptors: Two Year College Students, Nursing Students, Transfer Students, Student Attitudes
Rao-Delgado, Antoinette Toni C. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of community college faculty regarding their experiences in learning and implementing a new pedagogical concept, Universal Design for Instruction (UDI). Specifically, I explored (a) their perceptions regarding the utilization of the UDI concept on their teaching strategies, (b)…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Phenomenology
Regalado, Maria Carmen – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study investigates how community college students' current levels of computer technology competence, confidence and attitudes toward technology in learning at a community college are affected by current access to technology and by demographic characteristics as well as by past experiences with computer technology. The research questions…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Ethnicity, Student Attitudes, Troubleshooting
Blodgett, Cynthia S. – Online Submission, 2001
The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine ways in which adult education administrators define and apply critical thinking, problem solving, and learning to learn to their practices as well as in other areas of their lives. Participants included four female administrators in adult education programs at community college and state…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuing Education, Administrator Attitudes, Females
Wolff, Susan J. – National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, 2003
The purpose of the study was to (a) determine the design features of the physical learning environment that support collaborative, project-based learning, and (b) to gain an understanding of the rationale for the selection of the features. The literature review indicated a need for changing learning expectations to prepare learners for rapidly…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Projects, Active Learning, Educational Environment