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Direct linkCynthia M. Finley – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Barriers to education and training can have a generational impact on socioeconomic status and economic development. Post-traditional students have been shown to experience a variety of barriers to education and family-sustaining employment. Social capital has been shown to help alleviate some of the barriers for students, resulting in stronger…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Program Evaluation, Access to Education, Barriers
Smiley, Debra Kay – ProQuest LLC, 2018
In this descriptive research study, I identified industry-recognized workforce credentials that are or will be in high demand by employers operating in Virginia. I surveyed a targeted group of Virginia workforce development stakeholders including 17 Virginia Community College System workforce development leaders who represent each local community…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Credentials, Demand Occupations, Manufacturing Industry
Download full textMartinRogers, Nicole; Gozali-Lee, Edith; Miller, Julia – Wilder Research, 2021
In late 2020, Virginia community colleges participated in a national study of community college workforce education. Virginia was one of 14 states where education authorities volunteered to encourage colleges to respond early enough in 2020 to receive preliminary statewide results in January 2021. This brief compares Virginia to the 14 states in…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Vocational Education, Job Training, Noncredit Courses
Peer reviewedHodges, Richard A. – Inquiry, 2019
The 1954 rulings in the United States Supreme Court cases of "Brown v Board of Education" was a landmark event in civil rights history. As momentous as the rulings were, they were not embraced by many Southern politicians. This was especially true in Virginia where Harry F. Byrd, Sr., U. S. Senator from Virginia, embarked on a campaign…
Descriptors: Desegregation Litigation, School Desegregation, Civil Rights, United States History
Landon, Mary Greer – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The mission of the Virginia Community College workforce development leaders is to expand their training and development services to new and emerging high growth occupational areas in support of Virginia's economic growth and changing workforce needs in each of their regions. This research was designed to identify: high demand occupational skill…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Administration, Labor Force Development, Developmental Programs
Dail, Edward; Mora, Jorge – Community College Journal of Research & Practice, 2006
John Tyler Community College in Chester, Virginia, began a program in architecture and building construction in fall 2003 to meet the needs of the Hispanic community--a much neglected but rapidly growing segment of the regional population. After first hiring a Hispanic director (Mr. Jorge Mora), a program was developed that heavily involved the…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Architectural Education, Community Colleges, School Community Relationship
