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The Overlooked Context: Pedagogies for Engagement and Empowerment at the Community College
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Flynn, Joseph; James, Robin; Mathien, Tara; Mitchell, Pardess; Whalen, Stephanie – Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue, 2017
This essay explores pedagogy and practice at the community college level. Specifically, this essay explores three separate yet connected issues for community college faculty: the need and importance for faculty understanding of the nature of pedagogy and culturally relevant and responsive teaching to support empowering students and fostering…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Instruction, Student Empowerment, Learner Engagement
Competency-Based and Social-Situational Approaches for Facilitating Learning in Higher Education. Premier Reference Source. Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development (AHEPD) Book Series
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Strohschen, Gabriele I. E., Ed.; Lewis, Kim, Ed. – IGI Global, 2019
Education for adults ought to consider a both-and mindset when it comes to selecting approaches, values, and program models in today's multi-sector, multi-diverse, and cross-cultural environments of teaching and learning. Experiences from educational professionals can lead to recommendations for these instruction and mentoring approaches of adults…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Competency Based Education, Situated Learning, Active Learning
Handbook of Research on Positive Scholarship for Global K-20 Education. Advances in Early Childhood and K-12 Education (AECKE) Book Series
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Wang, Victor X., Ed. – IGI Global, 2018
In the twenty-first century, learning and the definition of education is changing. New digital, online, and social tools have the ability to transform the classroom and engage learners like never before. In the midst of this technological revolution, it is crucial for educators and administrators to be able to gauge the impact of digital tools on…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Educational Research, Andragogy
In Their Own Words: High-Achieving, Low-Income Community College Students Talk about Supports and Obstacles to Their Success
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Carrasquillo, Carmen Ana – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Open-access admissions policies and greater affordability position community colleges at the forefront in addressing equitable academic outcomes. Yet, most community college students fail to complete their certificate, degree and transfer goals. The failure rate is particularly high for low-income, Black and Latino(a) students. Much has been…
Descriptors: High Achievement, Community Colleges, Low Income Groups, Two Year College Students