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Miller, Seth H.; DeMolle, Diondra; Menge, Karen; Voorhees, David H. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2022
Designing effective faculty-led professional development (PD) workshops is easier than it sounds and is a highly rewarding way for faculty to become change agents on their own campuses. This chapter presents the authors' experiences leading PD workshops and provides a roadmap to make the workshop development process straightforward and fun for…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty Development, Teacher Leadership, Program Development
Bragg, Debra D.; Richie, Deborah; Kirby, Catherine – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2021
Ensuring that the federal investment in TAACCCT has a lasting legacy is important to community colleges and the nation. Exploring the notion of transformative change, this chapter describes research and development associated with the Transformative Change Initiative (TCI), including seven guiding principles to sustain and scale change in…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Grants, Job Training, Adult Education
Patton, Jane; Pilati, Michelle – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2012
In 2010, California's then-governor Schwarzenegger signed Senate Bill 1440, called the "Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act" (Padilla, 2010), into law. This bill mandated that the state's 112 community colleges (CCCs) develop a new type of associate degree, an "associate degree for transfer," that specifically prepares a…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, College Transfer Students, Reflection, College Faculty
Amey, Marilyn J.; Eddy, Pamela L.; Ozaki, C. Casey – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2007
This chapter describes a model that can serve as a lens for examining community college partnerships with a host of organizational collaborators, the overall potential for achieving intended outcomes, sustainability, and partner benefits. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Partnerships in Education, College School Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
Draeger, Meg – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2006
The Miami Valley Tech Prep Consortium, headquartered at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio, engages a wide range of students in Tech Prep pathways that span high school and college. Students are offered a blend of technical and academic coursework, as well as extensive supports enhanced by a sophisticated professional development system.…
Descriptors: Tech Prep, High School Students, College Students, Community Colleges
Jaswal, Faisal; Jaswal, Teresa McClane – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2008
This chapter presents an overview of a new tiered mentoring program (TMP) operating at Bellevue Community College in Washington. The program links students with peers, faculty, staff, and administrators via a tiered structure whereby first-year students are mentored by upper-level students, who in turn are mentored by professionals in the…
Descriptors: Mentors, Student Characteristics, Community Colleges, College Students
Lee, Margaret B.; And Others – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1992
Describes Oakton Community College's Critical Literacy Project (CLP), which includes a faculty seminar on critical thinking and analytical reading/writing, all-college staff development programming, and a national conference. Considers faculty ownership, college support, an interdisciplinary focus, and intellectual rigor among the keys to CLP…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Critical Thinking, Faculty Development
Higbee, Jeanne L.; Arendale, David R.; Lundell, Dana Britt – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2005
This chapter summarizes theoretical perspectives and research findings on developmental education, and emphasizes the importance of considering students' voices and experiences in determining how best to facilitate growth and development in college.
Descriptors: Student Development, Theory Practice Relationship, Student Experience, Community Colleges
Chiriboga, Cristina – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2003
Evaluates a community college leadership development program provided by the Association of California Community College Administrators (ACCCA). A total of 129 participants answered questionnaires regarding the effectiveness of the program. Responses were then coded and analyzed in terms of apparent patterns or themes. Outlines some benefits of…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Responsibility, College Administration, Community Colleges
Nealon, John G. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1987
Reviews outcomes of the curriculum development efforts of the United States Department of Education, focusing on the work of the Technical Education Research Center and the curriculum materials it developed. Argues for a continued government role in the development of technical curricula. (DMM)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Federal Government, Government Role, Program Effectiveness
Higginbottom, George; Romano, Richard M. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1995
Provides references related to the most common learning goals mentioned in the eight general education programs described in this volume: civic education, communication, critical thinking, ethics, and international/intercultural education, along with mathematics, science, and technology. Includes a brief discussion of journals dealing with general…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, General Education
Kirkbride, Eunice B. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1988
Describes the efforts of Northern Virginia Community College to develop articulation agreements for advanced placement with public school systems in nine jurisdictions. Explains the goals of the articulation project, the processes involved in developing the agreements, the use of Assessment by Local Examination as a qualifying exam, problems and…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Articulation (Education), College School Cooperation, Community Colleges
Ecker, Patrick; Calhoun-French, Diane – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1995
Describes difficulties faced by faculty and administrators at Kentucky's Jefferson Community College in implementing the college's general education program. Highlights issues related to ensuring teaching competency, assessing the program's effects, and maintaining a balance between fidelity to the ideas of general education and accountability for…
Descriptors: Academic Education, College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development
DiCroce, Deborah M.; Perkins, David R. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1995
Addresses the institutional context, goals, philosophy, external constraints, and assessment implications of the general education program at Piedmont Virginia Community College. Indicates that establishing faculty ownership of the program, anticipating faculty turf battles, making larger external connections, and appropriately restructuring the…
Descriptors: Academic Education, College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Curriculum Design
Higginbottom, George – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1995
Examines the eight models for general education programming presented in this volume, highlighting patterns found in the articles. Indicates that the programs emphasize communication skills, an appreciation for diversity, technological and mathematical literacy, the development of moral reasoning skills, and the improvement of student critical…
Descriptors: Academic Education, College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Curriculum Design
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