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Evaluating the Efficacy of the Complete College Tennessee Act of 2010: A Qualitative Analysis of Leadership and Student Persistence among Colleges and Universities in Tennessee
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Brown, Celeste M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The Complete College Tennessee Act of 2010 (CCTA) changed the funding formula from enrollment-based to outcomes-based in order to increase the number of college graduates in Tennessee and as a result altered the landscape of public higher education in the state. The purpose of this qualitative study was to ascertain the impact of the CCTA on…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Higher Education, Colleges, Universities
Creating a Culture of Innovation in the Community College
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O'Banion, Terry; Weidner, Laura; Wilson, Cynthia – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2011
As we approach the second decade of the new millennium, there is a renaissance of innovation in education, a resurgence of interest and experimentation that begs for analysis and review. To that end, the League for Innovation in the Community College proposed to conduct a national study on the nature of innovation in the community college using…
Descriptors: Recognition (Achievement), Advisory Committees, Community Colleges, Focus Groups
Who Are the Innovators?
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O'Banion, Terry; Weidner, Laura; Wilson, Cynthia – Community College Enterprise, 2010
As we approach the second decade of the new millennium, there is a renaissance of innovation in education, a resurgence of interest and experimentation that begs for analysis and review. To that end, the League for Innovation in the Community College proposed to conduct a national study on the nature of innovation in the community college using…
Descriptors: Recognition (Achievement), Community Colleges, Focus Groups, Educational Innovation
"It Takes an Integrated, College-Wide Effort" and Other Lessons from Seven High Transfer Colleges
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Mery, Pamela; Schiorring, Eva – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 2011
The Successful Transfer Approach Research (STAR) Project investigated seven California Community Colleges with consistently high transfer rates. Teams of experienced researchers spent two days at each college, interviewing 16-18 administrators, faculty, researchers, and student support service professionals. Focus groups and interviews were also…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Focus Groups, Interviews, Researchers
Minding My Own Business: Community Attitudes towards Underage Drinking
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James, Delores C. S.; Wirth, Christopher K. – Health Educator, 2010
Underage drinking is a widespread national problem that requires continuous attention from different agencies and groups in the community. This project was funded by a 50-member local coalition that included groups such as researchers, faith-based organizations, law enforcement, parents, schools, community college, university, local businesses,…
Descriptors: Prevention, Community Attitudes, Focus Groups, Drinking
How Do You Know that?: An Investigation of Student Research Practices in the Digital Age
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McClure, Randall; Clink, Kellian – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2009
This study investigates the types of sources that English composition students use in their research essays. Unlike previous studies, this project pairs an examination of source citations with deeper analysis of source use, and both are discussed in relation to responses gathered in focus groups with participating students and teachers. The…
Descriptors: Student Research, Writing (Composition), Focus Groups, Researchers