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Wang, Yunwei; Wang, Xueli; Wagner, Brit; Romero-Reyes, Joseph – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2023
This chapter illustrates the potential promise and complexities of free college initiatives from the perspective of administrators, faculty, staff, and students who are involved in a scholarship program at a small Midwestern community college. Based on two waves of interviews conducted in 2019 and 2021 respectively, we found that, while largely…
Descriptors: Tuition, Educational Finance, Administrator Attitudes, Community Colleges
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Stout, Karen A. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2016
This chapter describes the challenges and practical barriers community colleges face when implementing comprehensive reform, exploring how reforms are leading to some improvements but not often scaled improvements.
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Educational Change, Barriers, Community Colleges
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Turner, Lavita McMath – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2016
This chapter describes the process and challenges of implementing a civic engagement graduation requirement at Kingsborough Community College.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Graduation Requirements, Program Implementation, Citizen Participation
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Cejda, Brent – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2012
Although many of the issues facing community colleges are similar, rural community colleges face additional leadership challenges due to limited resources, geographic isolation, and static economies. This chapter focuses on the impact of location on the interpretation and development of the leadership competencies. The chapter concludes with…
Descriptors: Leadership, Community Colleges, Geographic Isolation, Educational Resources