This guide is intended to help community college leaders understand the costs involved in implementing guided pathways reforms and develop plans for funding and sustaining them. It is based on research at six institutions that have implemented large-scale changes based on the guided pathways model, which focuses on supporting students to enter and…

Student-run advertising, public relations or integrated communications agencies at colleges and universities give students hands-on client experience, help them develop their professional skills and provide students with an understanding of how to work within an agency structure. For faculty advisers, managing a successful student-run agency can…

These proceedings contain summaries of presentations given at six workshops held in various locations in the United States and Canada from April through September 1985. The workshop topics represent areas of concern identified by youth corps staff responding to a needs assessment survey conducted in 1985. Topics are: (1) Work Project Development…

This sourcebook is intended for postsecondary educators seeking to develop a system that will acknowledge, validate and credit prior learning at their institutions. It provides a systematic, organized approach to the major issues surrounding the implementation of experiential learning assessment. Chapters include: Institutional Philosophy,…

This evaluation of the pilot phase of "Skills for Work" courses demonstrates many strengths. The report includes many examples of innovative good practice, which HMIE will disseminate and promote through events and a range of media. It is particularly encouraging that almost all learners had a very positive experience and gained…

This book, which is intended as a resource for individuals and organizations involved in adult and community education, presents guidelines and activities to assist in enhancing organizational effectiveness in adult and community education. The following are among the topics discussed: (1) experiencing professional and organizational development…