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Download full textDavid D. Law; Don Busenbark; Kim K. Hales; James Y. Taylor; Jeff Spears; Andy Harris; Hannah M. Lewis – Journal on Empowering Teaching Excellence, 2021
Mentoring programs at universities have become common because of the perceived benefit to student persistence and retention. Evaluation of the effectiveness of these programs has not kept pace, primarily due to the following three problematic issues: (1) lack of theoretical guidance, (2) lack of an operational definition of mentoring, and (3) lack…
Descriptors: Land Grant Universities, College Faculty, College Students, Mentors
Direct linkLissette M. Piedra; Christine Escobar-Sawicki; Carol Wilson Smith – Journal of Social Work Education, 2024
Community college students are an untapped reservoir of talent and including them in social work education aligns with the values of the profession. Yet these students encounter formidable obstacles on the path from a 2-year degree to an affordable social work degree. In this article, we describe the systems thinking underlying a newly instituted…
Descriptors: Social Work, Counselor Training, Community College Students, Barriers
Seaman, Jeff – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, 2009
In April 2007, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities- (APLU-) Sloan National Commission on Online Learning was created through a generous grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The purpose of the Commission was to engage the presidents, chancellors, and other institutional leaders in a unique, comprehensive discussion of the…
Descriptors: National Surveys, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Characteristics
McCarthy, Sally A. – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, 2009
Online learning is a complex undertaking that holds great potential as a teaching and learning mode that public colleges and universities may strategically employ to achieve broad institutional priorities and contribute to the attainment of national goals. The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities- (APLU) Sloan National Commission on…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Communication Strategies, Strategic Planning, Land Grant Universities
Haldeman, James E. – 1979
A 5-phase plan was initiated in New York's Schuyler County to develop a Community Resources Development (CRD) program which would bring about communication, educate citizens, and build leadership. This was a joint effort involving county citizens and organizations, a county extension agent, a regional CRD specialist, the resources at both the land…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Citizen Participation, Communications, Community Development
Sherman, Thomas M.; Kimball, Stephanie – 1994
This 6-year project sought to develop programs to impact student academic success and retention. Three separate programs were developed to serve the learning improvement needs of different constituents and situations. All programs were offered at a large, land-grant research university. The Residential Success Program was designed to provide…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Students, Generalization, Higher Education
