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David, Nick; Kanno, Yasuko – TESOL Journal, 2021
When U.S. English learners (ELs) attend college, they are more likely to enroll in 2-year community colleges than in 4-year colleges. Prior research points to the tension between English as a second language (ESL) programs providing support to ELs and lengthy ESL programs acting as barriers to ELs seeking access to mainstream college coursework.…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, English Language Learners, Community Colleges
Kirkwood, Brenda A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Efforts aimed at strengthening the governmental public health workforce have led to increased attention on undergraduate public health education. The focus, to date, has been on four-year institutions with minimal attention provided to community, or two-year, colleges and their potential role in addressing public health workforce needs. Progress…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Public Health, Health Education, Associate Degrees
Shulock, Nancy; Moore, Colleen; Offenstein, Jeremy – Institute for Higher Education Leadership & Policy, 2011
The Career Technical Education (CTE) mission of California's community colleges is not well understood by policymakers in comparison to the transfer mission of the colleges. This exploratory study, to be followed by a more comprehensive research agenda, is motivated by the belief that CTE is a vital piece of the college completion agenda but is…
Descriptors: Credentials, Community Colleges, Associate Degrees, Information Technology
Ratcliffe, Ella B. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1932
This publication is a handbook of scholarships and fellowships available in colleges and universities of the United States. Information regarding scholarships and fellowships available at institutions of higher learning in the United States is of vital interest to many thousands of students. While several lists of the scholarship offerings for…
Descriptors: Educational History, Student Financial Aid, Access to Education, Paying for College
Rugg, Earle U.; Peik, Wesley E.; Foster, Frank K.; John, Walton C.; Raup, Robert B. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1935
Of the problems attracting attention in the education of teachers, more are connected with curricula than with any other phase. Curricula for the preparation of teachers are diverse, and their revision should be made in the light of all available information. This survey gave special emphasis to an analysis of existing curricula for educating…
Descriptors: Educational History, National Surveys, School Statistics, Teacher Education Programs
Proffitt, Maris M. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1928
The information in this bulletin was compiled from recent catalogues where available, and from a questionnaire issued by the Bureau of Education. Some schools that should have been included have been omitted by reason of lack of direct information. The list is in the nature of a directory and carries no endorsement of any school by the Bureau of…
Descriptors: Trade and Industrial Education, Directories, School Catalogs, Correspondence Schools