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Direct linkJamie Rebecca Smith – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Racism continues to persist in academia and institutions of higher learning play a central role in the actions needed to root it out. Leaders and employees at community colleges seek to do this by constructing initiatives, task forces, and learning communities that are dedicated to this cause. Little research has been conducted, however, on…
Descriptors: Racism, Community Colleges, Communities of Practice, College Faculty
Stiehl, Michele – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Transitioning adult education students to post-secondary programs and community college requires deliberate intervention and support services. This dissertation study was part of a larger action research study aimed at increasing transitions to college for non-traditional adult students by providing support and resources to adult education…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Community Colleges, Transitional Programs, Nontraditional Students
Peer reviewedDennis S. Mitchell; Audrey Amrein-Beardsley – Community College Enterprise, 2024
The purpose of this study was to observe and measure the impact of a professional development course on community college participants' self-reported levels of data literacy and equity-mindedness, to ultimately improve upon institutional policies and procedures to help those involved use data in more equity-oriented ways. We used a mixed methods…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Self Efficacy, Information Literacy, Data Use
Niu, Emily – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This action research project focused on teacher retention in Adult Education programs. The study was centered on new teachers in Adult Education, as defined as having less than three years of experience teaching in the field of Adult Education. The study concentrated on growing new teachers' senses of belonging, self-efficacy, and new teachers'…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Teacher Persistence, Beginning Teachers, Group Membership
Boscart, Veronique M.; McCleary, Lynn; Stolee, Paul; Taucar, Linda Sheiban; Wilhelm, Jessica; Johnson, Keia; d'Avernas, Josie; Brown, Paul; Raasok, Marlene – Educational Gerontology, 2020
Nursing Assistants (NAs) are the largest workforce in nursing homes, but often lack adequate preparation for their role. The Living Classroom (LC) is an integrated learning approach, whereby a NA program is delivered in a nursing home (NH) in collaboration with a community college. This paper describes the implementation and evaluation of the LC.…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Nursing Homes, Job Skills, Community Colleges
Smith, Liza D. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Quinsigamond Community College (QCC), located in Worcester, Massachusetts, experienced a decline in enrollment and persistence between 2003 and 2007. The institution responded to this issue through several initiatives, including the creation of an orientation course for developmental students enrolled in its General Studies program, an Event…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, School Holding Power, Academic Persistence, College Students
