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C. Jimes; A. Karaglani; C. Hatcher; M. Singh; K. Torre; C. Gits; E. Tolman – Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, 2024
This report presents the results from the third biennial Texas OER Landscape Survey, administered in 2023 and commissioned by the Digital Higher Education Consortium of Texas (DigiTex) and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). The survey aimed to explore the open educational resources (OER) landscape, policies, and practices at…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Higher Education, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
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Catherine Lloyd – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2025
Purpose: Agriculture globally is undergoing a period of change driven by policy and environmental factors. This study focuses on further education in England, defined as a study after secondary education that is not part of higher education. Specifically, it explores how changes in the agricultural sector impact the practice of agriculture…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Postsecondary Education, Agricultural Education, Environmental Influences
Kri Burkander; Dae Kim; Mark Duffy; Lindsey Liu; Taylor Stenley; Keerthanya Rajesh; Sean Vannata – Research for Action, 2024
Research for Action (RFA) in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin is engaged in a five-year mixed-methods study of the reforms associated with California AB 705. Over the course of the study, our team will assess the implementation, impact, and cost effectiveness of reforms associated with the law. This second interim report,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, State Legislation, Educational Legislation, Program Implementation
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Armstrong, Sonya L.; Stahl, Norman A.; Lampi, Jodi P. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
Recent calls for coursework acceleration, reforms efforts, and promising pedagogical practices have resulted in the reemergence of integrated reading and writing (IRW) courses in community colleges nationwide. To answer such calls, a number of IRW textbooks have been published and implemented rapidly, perhaps out of convenience. This study was a…
Descriptors: Textbook Content, Integrated Curriculum, Reading Writing Relationship, Community Colleges
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Copeland, Jacqueline Marie; McCrink, Carmen L.; Starratt, Gerene K. – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2017
To address the shortage of skilled workers in the 21st century, shifting demographics, competition for education funding, and the need to better serve underrepresented student populations, colleges and universities in the United States seek to increase internationalization efforts. While a number of instruments exist for measuring…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Community Colleges, Mixed Methods Research, Public Colleges
Kessler, Julie; Wentworth, Laura; Darling-Hammond, Linda – Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education, 2018
Is there a better education model for English learners (ELs) in the United States? The Internationals Network for Public Schools (the Network) now supports 21 schools and six academies in seven states as well as Washington, D.C. They are open only to immigrants who have been living in the United States for less than four years and who score in the…
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Time Management, Cooperative Learning, Time Factors (Learning)
Stewart, Sarah – Hezel Associates, 2015
Acting as the lead agency for the "National STEM Consortium" (NSC), Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) engaged Hezel Associates to provide an independent program and impact evaluation of the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL)-funded STEM certificate initiative. This report is comprehensive and covers the findings from all 4 years of the…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Program Evaluation, Consortia, Community Colleges
Wheelus, Robin P. – Online Submission, 2009
The objective of this study was to investigate the importance of Agriculture Science course sequencing in high schools, as a preparatory factor for students enrolled in collegiate agriculture classes. With the variety of courses listed in the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for Agriculture Science, it has been possible for counselors,…
Descriptors: Agriculture, High Schools, Science Curriculum, Agricultural Education
Klinghoffer, Curtis L. – Online Submission, 2008
A tuition-free, vocational, English as a second language (ESL) program offered at a large community college suffers from high attrition as well as student dissatisfaction with curriculum. The purpose of this quasi-experimental, longitudinal study was to assess the effectiveness of a specific ESL curriculum supplement as an intervention to…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Intervention, Standardized Tests
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