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Practical Lessons in Public Health Program Implementation: Perspectives from the Field
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Johnson, Katherine J.; Alexander, Cassie J.; Baron, Sarah; Collins, Amy; Corran, Becky; Dick, Jacqueline A.; Krouse, Rhonna; Salis, Andrea; Schmidt, Kaysie; Smith, Lillian U.; Srivastava, Anuradha; Tupala, Kay – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
Over the past 15 years, significant advances have been made in public health education in the United States, creating new opportunities for community colleges, especially in terms of clarifying career and general transfer pathways for students. In 2014, a national taskforce published two curricular models for public health education in community…
Descriptors: Public Health, Program Implementation, Community Colleges, Transfer Programs
Strategic Alliances to Transcend Boundaries and Manage Resources at the Community College of Baltimore County
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Matthews-Mijatovic, Brittany – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2018
This analysis provides an overview of the Freshman Transition Program at the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) and Towson University, which implemented an innovative business model and strategic partnership to successfully transition students from one institution to the other. The Freshman Transition Program provided a second chance to…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Partnerships in Education, Transitional Programs, College Freshmen
Implementing Quality Service-Learning Programs in Community Colleges
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Vaknin, Lauren Weiner; Bresciani, Marilee J. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
This cross-case comparative study at Western Community College and the University of the Coast explored through a constructive lens the characteristics that lead to sustainable, high quality service-learning programs and how they are implemented at institutions of higher education. The researchers determined that both Western Community College and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Service Learning, Program Implementation, Sustainability
Technology's Role in Collaboration.
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Stoik, Julene H. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2001
Describes Western Iowa Tech Community College's (WITCC) strategies to weave technology into its instruction and student-support functions. Describes a five-year initiative, launched to strengthen instructional and student-service programs through technological means. Through collaboration with PLATO Learning and Datatel, WITCC has demonstrated…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Innovation, Educational Technology
Collaboration: The Key To Developing America's Workforce.
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Pauley, Doug – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2001
States that Central Community College (Nebraska) has taken the lead in many business, industry, and educational collaborations. Two models are described: (1) the development and implementation of a collaborative team; and (2) team approaches that allow for substantial increases in funding and full-time equivalents while serving business and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Innovation, Models, Partnerships in Education
Implementing a Project-Based Technology Program for High School Women.
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Boudria, Theodore J. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2002
Describes the successful implementation of a Women in Technology (WIT) Project-Based Learning Program in High Tech Manufacturing by the Tech Prep Consortium at Bristol Community College (Massachusetts). Reports that the program's success was mainly due to the establishment of partnerships with industry, government, and education, including area…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Cooperation, Engineering, Engineering Education