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Hill, Ruth Alisha – Peabody Journal of Education, 2020
This article reviews research on "wraparound" or "community schools" models by discussing the benefits, current educational needs, and measures of success for the models. It examines research on learner outcomes related to the program models in areas of students' academic achievement and finds generally positive outcomes on a…
Descriptors: Community Schools, School Community Relationship, Holistic Approach, Partnerships in Education
Couturier, Lara K. – Achieving the Dream, 2014
Recent research has helped shift the national understanding of the opportunities presented by Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields, drawing attention to the large number of STEM jobs that require less than a Bachelor's degree. The data have also highlighted the critical importance of community colleges as a primary provider of…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Community Colleges, College Role, Partnerships in Education
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Smith, Tammy Jorgensen; Benito, Nila – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2013
In response to the paucity of transition services available for students with intellectual disabilities, the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) allocated grant funding to support model demonstration programs that promote successful transition into higher education. In accordance with the objectives of the HEOA, the Florida College…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Mental Retardation, Transitional Programs, Postsecondary Education
NGA Center for Best Practices, 2012
Awarding credits based on student mastery of content and skills can remove barriers to increasing student readiness for college and careers, according to a new issue brief released by the National Governors Association. This brief shows how governors can lead efforts to foster alternative methods of awarding credit by working to: (1) Build…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Credits, Educational Change, Educational Policy
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Park, Juyoung; Hawkins, Michele; Hamlin, Elwood; Hawkins, Wesley; Bamdas, Jo Ann M. – Educational Gerontology, 2014
This study examined whether attitudes toward interprofessional collaboration (Physician-Nurse, Physician-Social Worker, Nurse-Social Worker) held by medical, social work, and nursing students changed after completing an interprofessional curriculum consisting of (a) Interprofessional Education Development Session and (b) the Senior Aging and…
Descriptors: Positive Attitudes, Interprofessional Relationship, Geriatrics, Aging Education
Data Quality Campaign, 2010
To address key policy and programmatic questions and help improve student and system performance, states must work to link data across the early childhood, postsecondary and workforce (P-20/workforce) spectrum and share this information with appropriate stakeholders. This issue brief highlights current efforts in California, Florida, Indiana, and…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, State Programs, Program Descriptions, Education Work Relationship
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Clark, Mary Ann; Amatea, Ellen – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2006
Two College of Education faculty members describe their journeys as "professors in residence" immersed in schoolwide change efforts at two different partnership schools. Collaboration with school staff, students' families, and community agencies led to the formation of significant alliances that contributed to the process of school…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College School Cooperation, Partnerships in Education, Family School Relationship
Ryan, Barbara E., Ed. – US Department of Education, 2006
The U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention publishes "Catalyst," a newsletter covering current Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence (AODV) prevention issues at institutions of higher education. "Catalyst" discusses emerging issues and highlights…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Prevention, Drug Abuse, College Students
Ball, Julie Davis; Blanco, Cheryl D.; King, Jacqueline E.; Lingenfelter, Paul E.; Longanecker, David A. – Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2003
In November 2001, with funding support from Lumina Foundation for Education, the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), in partnership with the American Council on Education (ACE), the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO), and the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), initiated the "Changing…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Participation, Educational Attainment, Case Studies