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Learning from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Improving Academic Continuity in Workforce Development Programs
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Katie Shakour; Tim Ransom; Eliza Gallagher; Karen Johnson; Rebecca Short; Jonathan Beck; Kapil Chalil Madathil – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic caused an abrupt change in educational programs worldwide, including workforce development education in community colleges. Given the hands-on requirements of these programs, considerations for changes included if and how instructors and students could maintain academic continuity during the pandemic. This article focuses on…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Labor Force Development, Education Work Relationship
A Historical and Futuristic Perspective of Articulation and Transfer in the United States.
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Kintzer, Frederick C. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1996
Presents the history of articulation and transfer from the early 1900s to the present. Analyzes important research works, transfer policies, and practices during each period. Discusses themes in articulation and transfer from the 1980s that were reflected in 1990s literature, and highlights historical trends shaping articulation and transfer. (33…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Developmental Continuity
Moving Toward Collaboration in Transfer and Articulation.
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Knoell, Dorothy M. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1996
Discusses the need for new collaborative articulation and transfer programs between two-year and four-year institutions that involve not only faculty, but students and employers as well. Argues that the concepts of transfer and articulation should be broadened to make opportunities available for the increasing diversity of potential students. (14…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Change Strategies, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Transfer as a Function of Interinstitutional Faculty Deliberations.
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Palmer, James C. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1996
Argues that deliberations between two-year and four-year college faculty regarding the structure and content of the curriculum and faculty roles can do much to enhance transfer programs. Suggests that faculty should increase their involvement in transfer and articulation processes rather than remaining isolated in their classrooms. (33 citations)…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Change Strategies, College Faculty, Community Colleges
Transfer and Articulation Policies: Implications for Practice.
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Rifkin, Tronie – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1996
Identifies trends from the preceding articles in this volume. Discusses the historical development of transfer programs, the role of the state in their development, the selection of a transfer rate as a form of program assessment, and the impact of changing student populations on programs. (17 citations) (AJL)
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Developmental Continuity
The Role of the State in Transfer and Articulation.
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Robertson, Piedad F.; Frier, Ted – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1996
Discusses state involvement in transfer and articulation as being a result of increasing demands on higher education to produce well-prepared graduates despite budgetary constraints. Focuses on state involvement in developing governance structures, admission standards, and institutional missions, as well as in reducing unnecessary duplication in…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Developmental Continuity