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Taylor, Tridai A. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This qualitative study explored the lived experiences of eight full-time community college faculty members who taught during the economic crisis of 2008. The study was guided by the central research question, "How do community college faculty members describe their lived experiences regarding the recent economic crisis of 2008 and its impact…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Community Colleges, College Faculty, Higher Education
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Chessin, Debby; Moore, Virginia J.; Theobald, Becky – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2011
Young children can make real-life connections to the ideals, principles, and practices of citizenship through Service Learning, a teaching pedagogy and philosophy that addresses real community needs while fulfilling academic goals that meet specific national and state curricula and standards. Authentic and effective service learning projects offer…
Descriptors: Community Needs, Socialization, Citizenship, Service Learning
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English, Linda; Dickinson, Gerald; McBride, Jackie; Milligan, Julie; Nichols, Joe – Education, 2004
A rural school district in the Mississippi Delta Region of Arkansas was identified by the Arkansas Department of Education as being academically deficient. As a result, a partnership was formed between the school district and faculty members from a regional university to address the situation. A three-phase program of mastery teaching and learning…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, School Districts, Faculty
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Griffin, Leslie L.; Cummins, Cheryl J. – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2008
Teacher preparation programs nationwide struggle to meet rigorous national standards, particularly as they relate to the assessment standard of the National Council of Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). There are many issues which make decisions about program improvement complex, often confusing and frustrating faculty. These include the…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Theory Practice Relationship, National Standards, Program Development
Mississippi Select Committee for Higher Education, Jackson. – 1974
The Select Committee on Higher Education was created for the purpose of making an overall study of public higher education in Mississippi and to determine what is needed to improve educational opportunities for Mississippi students. The progress report covers the issues concerning public higher education in Mississippi that the Select Committee…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Faculty, Federal Legislation, Higher Education
Mississippi State Board for Community and Junior Colleges, Jackson. – 1995
Community colleges are a primary delivery mechanism for postsecondary occupational programs, with over 60% of the state's high school graduates who attend college attending community colleges. The report presents statistical data on the state's community colleges for 1994-95. The first section provides a list of board members and staff, a…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Enrollment, Enrollment Trends
Mississippi State Board for Community and Junior Colleges, Jackson. – 1994
Community colleges are a primary mechanism for postsecondary occupational programs in Mississippi, with over 60% of the state's high school graduates who attend college attending community colleges. This report presents statistical data about the state's community colleges for 1993-94. The first section provides a list of board members and staff,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Enrollment, Enrollment Trends
Mississippi State Board for Community and Junior Colleges, Jackson. – 1992
Community colleges are a primary mechanism for postsecondary occupational programs in Mississippi, with over 60% of the state's high school graduates who attend college attending community colleges. This report presents statistical data about Mississippi's community colleges for 1991-92. The first section provides a list of board members and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Enrollment, Enrollment Trends
Mississippi State Board for Community and Junior Colleges, Jackson. – 1993
Community colleges are a primary mechanism for postsecondary occupational programs in Mississippi, with over 60% of the state's high school graduates who attend college attending community colleges. This report presents statistical data about the state's community colleges for 1992-93. The first section provides a list of board members and staff,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Enrollment, Enrollment Trends