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Direct linkCarlson, Erika R.; Craigo, Leslie; Hoontis, Peter P.; Jaffe, Elisabeth; McGee, Lynn; Sayegh, James – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
The gaps in graduation and retention rates between ethnic and gender groups continue to be a foremost area of focus at Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), The City University of New York (CUNY). Equity and inclusion is also a critical concern as it relates to faculty and staff. At BMCC, a college-wide initiative, Designing for Success,…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Graduation Rate, Academic Persistence, Racial Differences
Hayes, Anne Carrington – ProQuest LLC, 2012
With approximately 2.3 million people behind bars, the United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Of those incarcerated, 95% will be released. The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that over two thirds of prisoners released from state and federal prisons will be arrested again within three years. Prison-based educational…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Education
Diggs, Gwendolyn Smith – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In Texas, there is an increase in the enrollment of men of various ethnicities in nursing schools, especially Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) programs. As these men strive to complete the nursing education, they face many concerns that center on barriers that are encountered in what is still a predominately Caucasian and female environment. In…
Descriptors: Coping, Nurses, Nursing, Nursing Education
Peer reviewedPugh, Marilyn B. – Community/Junior College Quarterly of Research and Practice, 1991
Studies the effects of explicitly teaching a problem-solving strategy on problem-solving ability, course average, course success, and student retention, focusing on two microeconomics courses. Indicates that teaching problem solving helps students with low problem-solving skills remain in class and succeed. (DMM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Instruction, Community Colleges
Smart, John C., Ed. – 1997
This volume contains nine papers on higher education theory and research. They include: (1) "Technology Transfer from Universities" (Irwin Feller); (2) "State Policy and Private Higher Education: Past, Present and Future" (William Zumeta); (3) "Appraising Tinto's Theory of College Student Departure" (John M. Braxton…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Academic Persistence, Civil Liberties, College Administration
