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Jenkins, Davis; Lahr, Hana; Fink, John; Ganga, Elizabeth – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2018
Since the publication of "Redesigning America's Community Colleges" (Thomas Bailey, Shanna Smith Jaggars, and Davis Jenkins) in 2015, guided pathways reform has become a national movement in community colleges. As of spring 2018, more than 250 community colleges have committed to undertaking large-scale guided pathways reforms as part of…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Community Colleges, Educational Change, Models
Miller, Thomas E. – Strategic Enrollment Management Quarterly, 2022
This article describes the strategies employed to make a university-wide commitment to student success, persistence, and graduation rates. The shift in culture has made student success everybody's business, and there has been a high level of buy-in to the enterprise. The predictive tools that have been developed have given focus to serving those…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Universities, Strategic Planning, Academic Achievement
Vandivere, Sharon; Malm, Karin – Child Trends, 2015
One factor that may facilitate a successful reunification of children in foster care with their parents--or failing that, provide an alternate route to permanency through adoption or guardianship--is children's connections with extended family. However, because foster care frequently disrupts social connections, practitioners may need to take…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Barriers, Family Relationship, Child Welfare
Vandivere, Sharon; Malm, Karin – Child Trends, 2015
This document was produced by the authors based on their research for the report, "Family Finding Evaluations: A Summary of Recent Findings. Publication #2015-01," and is an added resource for further information. The report reviews the results from 13 evaluations of Family Finding. The Family Finding model provides child welfare…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Barriers, Family Relationship, Child Welfare
Reyes-Guerra, Daniel; Pisapia, John; Mick, Annie – School Leadership & Management, 2016
The purpose of this study was to examine the ability of two educational leadership university programmes to improve the cognitive agility of their graduates. The research looked to discover whether the aspiring principals exited the programmes with an increased ability to employ cognitive agility--the ability to use the multiple thinking skills of…
Descriptors: Principals, School Turnaround, Leadership Training, Cognitive Development
Donnelly, Julie; Diaz, Carlos; Hernandez, Florencio E. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2016
Herein, we describe an effective and tested model of a week-long summer science intensive program for high school students that aimed to elaborate on concepts covered in a high school chemistry or biology course, and to provide high school students an opportunity to learn about studying and pursuing careers in the sciences. The program was…
Descriptors: Summer Science Programs, High School Students, Chemistry, Biology
Asera, Rose; McDonnell, Rachel Pleasants; Soricone, Lisa; Anderson, Nate; Endel, Barbara – Jobs For the Future, 2013
It is a truism of American social policy that our nation has great success generating innovative programs that improve outcomes for participants--but that we are far less effective at moving from small, "boutique" programs into broadly applied solutions that improve the prospects of large numbers of individuals. This is certainly true in…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Innovation, Scaling, Sustainability
Fry-Ahearn, Betty; Collins, David – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2016
A grant from the School Leadership Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education during 2008-14 provided the opportunities and resources for SREB to bring together its cutting-edge knowledge base, field experience, and substantial bank of publications and training materials in the closely related fields of school improvement and school…
Descriptors: Principals, Low Achievement, Administrator Education, Educational Improvement
Smith, Tammy Jorgensen; Benito, Nila – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2013
In response to the paucity of transition services available for students with intellectual disabilities, the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) allocated grant funding to support model demonstration programs that promote successful transition into higher education. In accordance with the objectives of the HEOA, the Florida College…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Mental Retardation, Transitional Programs, Postsecondary Education
Ritzhaupt, Albert D.; Dawson, Kara; Cavanaugh, Cathy – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2012
The purpose of this research was to examine the effects of teachers' characteristics, school characteristics, and contextual characteristics on classroom technology integration and teacher use of technology as mediators of student use of technology. A research-based path model was designed and tested based on data gathered from 732 teachers from…
Descriptors: Evidence, Elementary Secondary Education, Technology Integration, Path Analysis
Shear, Linda; Penuel, William R. – Journal of Staff Development, 2010
The best science teachers are not only experts in teaching and knowledgeable about science content, but they are also great at teaching science. They have specialized teaching knowledge, including knowledge of effective pedagogical practices in science, student difficulties with understanding content, and curricular purposes. As a result,…
Descriptors: Units of Study, Science Teachers, Faculty Development, Science Instruction
Hickey, Delina R. – 1986
A study examined the ways in which practitioners in four states were defining the terms coordination/cooperation/collaboration when directing the monies set aside in Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) funding for use in coordination among educators and job training providers. Case studies of the use of 8 percent set-aside monies were conducted in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Cooperative Planning, Coordination
Crawn, Claudia C. – 1990
A program planning model developed in collaboration with primary decision makers and program planners is described in this study. A 6-month pilot test of the planning document was evaluated by a followup questionnaire of program planners and decision makers. Results indicate that a majority of the respondents viewed the planning model as…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Change, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Tucker, Katie D. – 1973
A needs assessment project being conducted in Jacksonville, Florida and at Florida Junior College is described. The major intent of the project is stated to be the development of a valid, computerized model which will enable an educational system to research the educational needs of its community and to develop quantified data for decision-making.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Planning, Community Programs, Computer Oriented Programs
US Department of Education, 2012
This State-specific summary report serves as an assessment of Florida's Year 1 Race to the Top implementation, highlighting successes and accomplishments, identifying challenges, and providing lessons learned from implementation to date. Florida received a Race to the Top award in September 2010 as part of Phase 2 of the Race to the Top…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Achievement Gains