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Stewart, Jamie – ProQuest LLC, 2019
In 2013, the state of Florida passed Senate Bill 1720, which reformed developmental education and gateway courses across the state of Florida. There was a gap in the research regarding how the institutions planned and implemented the changes necessary to comply with the bill. This basic qualitative study examined the strategies used by leaders to…
Descriptors: Educational Change, State Colleges, Community Colleges, Change Strategies
Hanson, Dale M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The United States workplace requires increased levels of postsecondary education to support workforce development for an economy driven by technology, automation and global competition. By 2018, 63 % of new jobs created will require postsecondary education (Carnevale, Smith, & Strohl, 2010). Currently, one in four graduates earns a bachelor's…
Descriptors: Career Readiness, College Readiness, Technical Education, High School Graduates
Hancock, Tira K. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
A qualitative descriptive case study explored courses of action for educators and leaders of math and science educators to implement to help students achieve state assessment standard and postsecondary success. The problem focused on two demographically similar rural high schools in Southwest Washington that demonstrated inadequate rates of…
Descriptors: High Schools, State Standards, Mathematics Achievement, Academic Achievement