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Hensel, Nancy, Ed. – Online Submission, 2012
"Characteristics of Excellence in Undergraduate Research" ("COEUR") is based on the collective experience, over many years, of Council on Undergraduate Research members who have engaged undergraduate students in research, developed undergraduate research programs, mentored new faculty to include undergraduate research in their…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Educational Quality, Research Projects
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Head, Ronald B. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2011
The origins of institutional effectiveness are traced, its evolution within community colleges is described, the use of the term "institutional effectiveness" is analyzed, and a practical, operational definition of the term is presented. The author hopes that this definition and the discussion in this article prove useful to community college…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Institutional Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria, College Role
Rincones-Gomez, Rigoberto J. – Lumina Foundation for Education, 2009
Achieving the Dream colleges engage in a process of institutional improvement to increase student success. A central component of this process is engaging internal and external stakeholders to help develop and implement interventions or changes in programs and services that improve student success. To determine whether these interventions do…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Principles, Educational Practices, Intervention