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Pilarzyk, Tom; Wang, Yan – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 2007
Action research can play an important role in institutional research endeavors to improve the quality of organizational performance in higher education. This article outlines how the action research perspective informed a research design that integrated fragmented and isolated student success initiatives at a large urban two-year institution where…
Descriptors: Research Design, Institutional Research, Action Research, Community Colleges
Asera, Rose – Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 2008
Strengthening Pre-collegiate Education in Community Colleges (SPECC) was organized by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in partnership with The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to increase student learning in developmental--or basic skills--classes. However, their concern was not just the success of students in classes…
Descriptors: Research Design, Community Colleges, Action Research, Organizational Change