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Stories of Transition from G. I. Joe, G. I. Jane & Their Classmates: Using Critical Incident Narratives to Promote Social Integration in the US First-Year Experience
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Nguyenvoges, Shelbee R. – Comparative Professional Pedagogy, 2015
The purpose of this case study research aims to bridge gaps in the current research by exploring how both veteran and nonveteran adult and higher education (AHE) learners make sense of their educational journey and identity, in and out of the classroom, during their first-year experience (FYE) course at a community college (CC) in the Southwest…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Experience, Critical Incidents Method, Self Concept
Examining the Impact of a Comprehensive Approach to Student Orientation
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Hollins, Thomas N., Jr. – Inquiry, 2009
Perhaps one of the most underemphasized strategies for achieving student success within the community college is the development and implementation of an intentional, comprehensive approach to orienting new students to the college environment. Orientation can be considered as any effort by an institution to help students make a successful…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, School Orientation, Adjustment (to Environment), College Environment
CONNECT: Breaking down Barriers in Public Higher Education
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Olendzenski, Michael – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 2008
In this article, the author reflects on his experiences as a participant to the first CONNECT First-Year Writing Group seminar. It describes the development of collegiality and the positive results of professional synergy within a group of English professors from three community colleges, a state college, a university, and a maritime academy in…
Descriptors: Barriers, Public Colleges, Higher Education, First Year Seminars