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Direct linkHubbard-Jackson, Chris – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2021
American community colleges are typically public 2-year higher education institutions with a history and mission of providing educational access to the people in the communities in which they are located and serve. Nationally community colleges continue to become more diverse, providing increased access especially for the socioeconomically…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Colleges, Diversity, Equal Education
Jenna Leigh Gannon – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Rural students' college attendance rates continue to lag behind their non-rural counterparts (Ardoin, 2018; Barr, 2018; Byun et al., 2012; Byun et al., 2015; Byun et al., 2017; Friesen & Purc-Stephenson, 2016; Hlinka et al., 2018; Longhurst, 2014; McDonough et al., 2010; Morton et al., 2018; Tieken, 2016). While the body of research…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Rural Population, Cultural Influences, Community Influence
Mark Coleman – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The problem investigated in this study was the lack of persistence of 1st-year African American male students at a community college in a southeastern state. In the fall of 2018, only 55% of African American male students progressed through their 1st year compared to 70% of White male students. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore…
Descriptors: Community College Students, African American Students, College Freshmen, Males
Keyanna Hawkins – ProQuest LLC, 2022
A qualitative descriptive key-case study focusing on the perceptions of women in leadership regarding organizational conflict with managers, subordinates, and peers was conducted. The study examined how women leaders deal with conflict in higher education settings. A dual concern theory (DCT) framework was employed to study women's perceptions of…
Descriptors: Leaders, Females, Higher Education, Conflict Resolution
Deggs, David; Miller, Michael T. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
Communities continue to establish, promote, and monitor the educational outcomes of their citizenry through both explicit and implied norms. Community attributes influence the pursuit of education and level of education completed by individual citizens. The influencers within communities can be attributed to common constructs of communities…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Student Needs, Community Characteristics, Educational Attainment
Austin, Melanie Shea – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study was to understand how resources in the community impact rural single mothers' access, participation, and success in higher education. In particular, this study focused on how rural single mothers' community ties impact their social capital resources and perception of agency and achievement in pursuing higher education.…
Descriptors: Mothers, One Parent Family, Rural Population, Community Colleges
