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Direct linkSmart, Barry Matthew – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine the effect that course format had on student success rates and withdrawal rates at an Alabama community college from 2012 to 2014. The goal was to determine if students who were enrolled in online, hybrid, or face-to-face developmental courses were more or less likely to withdraw from those…
Descriptors: Conventional Instruction, Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Community Colleges
Peer reviewedSmart, B. Matthew; Saxon, D. Patrick – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
A study was conducted at a community college in northeast Alabama to determine how the format of developmental English courses impacted student withdrawal rates and final grades. The two course formats examined were online/hybrid and face-to-face courses. Data were obtained from a 4-semester time frame: fall 2012, spring 2013, summer 2013, and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Students, Rural Areas, Developmental Programs
Sivley, Stacey Moore – ProQuest LLC, 2013
With open door admission policies, lower tuition rates, and convenient locations, community colleges are enrolling more and more academically unprepared students who are placing into developmental mathematics courses. Many of these community colleges need to assess their developmental education programs, instructors, courses, and students to…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Developmental Programs, Remedial Mathematics, Community Colleges
Nobles, Janina LaKeshea – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine Alabama community college presidents' perceptions regarding distance education. Further, this study was intended to determine the adequacy of the training opportunities and support for faculty that teach distance education courses and what services are available for distance education students. This study…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Technical Institutes, Community Colleges, Distance Education
Richardson, Valerie A. Townsend – ProQuest LLC, 2009
There has been much advancement regarding diversity in today's society, so much that that diversity can be found in many facets of institutions of higher learning throughout the world. However the gains, the fact remains that in today's society implementing diversity within higher education institutions remains a challenge. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Higher Education, Community Colleges, Racial Differences
Howton, Russell Warren – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between selected demographic and educational variables of faculty members employed in the Alabama Community College System and their impact on job satisfaction. The variables included in the study are the demographic variables of age, gender, ethnicity, salary, and degree status, along with…
Descriptors: Correlation, Tenure, Community Colleges, Job Satisfaction
