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Ross Markle – Educational Considerations, 2025
Prior to the Guided Pathways movement, a litany of research in community colleges showed that course placement was inaccurate and ineffective. This article argues that placement might be redesigned, addressing erroneous assumptions about student success in service of pathways. This new placement would integrate three main areas of student success…
Descriptors: Student Placement, Guided Pathways, Program Design, Community College Students
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Heather Hurst; Jerry Kiel; Michael R. Williams – Impacting Education: Journal on Transforming Professional Practice, 2023
Upon discovering inequities and foundational issues with the previous practicum projects completed individually by each EdD student, Frostburg State University transformed its practicum into a consultancy-based group project that students complete remotely. In this revised experience, student teams respond to problems of practice as presented by…
Descriptors: Practicums, Doctoral Students, Consultation Programs, State Universities
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Woods, Kathryn; Woods, J. Andrew – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2023
In navigating the current climate of higher education in the United States, university faculty and staff are increasingly tasked with doing more with less. In this article, we explore the value of micro-credentials as a way to benefit both students and universities. We include an account of the successful creation of several graduate certificate…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Graduate Students, Student Certification, Microcredentials
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Cole Smith; Jemilia S. Davis – New Directions for Student Leadership, 2025
The growing demand for leadership competencies in the global workforce has expanded undergraduate programs integrating leadership theory, organizational development, and data-driven decision-making. This paper examines the development of an undergraduate leadership program evaluation at a liberal arts college in the southern United States.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Leadership Training, Program Development, Interdisciplinary Approach
Watkins, Shannon – James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, 2023
Higher education serves many purposes. One purpose dominates, however: to students, their parents, future employers, government officials, and many academic administrators, higher education is all about preparing students for the professional workforce. Other requirements, such as general education programs, are considered to be of lesser…
Descriptors: General Education, Learning Processes, Skill Development, Program Design
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Aoi Yamanaka; Julie E. Owen – New Directions for Student Leadership, 2023
This article examines various applications of the leadership identity development (LID) grounded theory and model and explores the process used to apply LID to the construction of collegiate student leadership development experiences. Featured programs include those that use LID as a design element of the program, but do not explicitly teach it;…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Self Concept, College Students, Student Leadership
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Jasmine S. Adams; Sydnee Patterson; Kristan Cilente Skendall – New Directions for Student Leadership, 2023
The social change model is one of the most used leadership models at colleges and universities around the globe. With this article, we explore the social change model (SCM) as a framework for socially responsible leadership program design. We discuss the SCM, its history, and the evolution of this approach. Furthermore, we highlight critiques of…
Descriptors: Social Responsibility, Leadership Styles, Social Change, Models
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Youngwan Song; Ross Rubenstein – Research in Higher Education, 2024
While considerable evidence has accumulated on state-funded merit-based scholarships, research on the effects of specific scholarship design choices has been thin, perhaps in part because cross-state comparisons are difficult. As one of the only states to enact major changes in the design of its merit-based scholarship program, Georgia provides a…
Descriptors: College Choice, Scholarships, High School Graduates, Program Design
Paul Woodgates – Higher Education Policy Institute, 2023
This report by Paul Woodgates explores change initiatives in higher education institutions, considering why they are needed and why they are difficult to deliver. He outlines how universities should carefully design change projects to maximise impact and likelihood of success.
Descriptors: Universities, Educational Change, Higher Education, Change Strategies
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Jessica M. Fautch – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2024
The sustained recruitment and retention of students in STEM majors is a national concern. Although the rate of attrition in these majors is comparable to other majors, the demand for trained scientists to enter the workforce with a baccalaureate degree is high. To enhance retention and support of STEM students from their first year until…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Living Learning Centers, STEM Education, Program Design
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Wonderful Faison – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 2024
This article explores the connections between creating an equitable classroom and antiracist assessment. The article attempts to explain the impact of the equitable classroom on student apathy. Additionally, rigid concepts of "failing" under this equitable classroom model are interrogated. Finally, the article provides some insights into…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Social Justice, Racism, Classroom Environment
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Johnson, Benjamin A.; Arocho, Rachel; Tolman, Anton O. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2023
This article focuses on professional development by exploring two faculty education programs that create opportunities for faculty to learn best practices for mentoring students in scholarly work. These programs promote the inclusion of diverse and underrepresented student populations in research experiences; help faculty develop as effective,…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Mentors, Program Effectiveness, Program Design
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Kristin Herman; Patricia Davidson – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2022
This design case documents the reimagination of new faculty orientation for a mid-sized public university due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. This fully virtual iteration was facilitated during the summer of 2020 and is compared both to previous in-person iterations of new faculty orientation as well as a blended modality version of the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Orientation, Models, Distance Education
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Jenkins, Davis; Lahr, Hana; Fink, John – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2022
In this article, researchers from the Community College Research Center reflect on what they have learned from their study of Guided Pathways reforms at over 100 colleges nationally since the publication in 2015 of "Redesigning America's Community Colleges." They examine five areas of practice: (1) program design; (2) new student…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Change, Program Design, School Orientation
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Moriau, Linde; Tondeur, Jo; Bertone, Julie; Huysmans, Minne; Temmerman, Martina; Meurs, Pieter – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2022
Purpose: Community engaged research and learning strategies are considered meaningful methods for universities to demonstrate their critical importance to today's societies. At the same time, it is stressed that not all approaches are equally beneficial, highlighting the need for well-considered design and delivery. This paper aims to outline a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Learning Strategies, School Community Relationship, Universities
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