ERIC Number: ED582823
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Apr
Pages: 16
Abstractor: ERIC
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What We Are Learning about Guided Pathways. Part 3: Timeline and Tips for Implementing Pathways Reforms
Jenkins, Davis; Lahr, Hana; Fink, John; Ganga, Elizabeth
Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University
Guided pathways reforms can take several years to implement at scale because they require a thoroughgoing redesign of a college's major functions, including: (1) organizing programs into career-focused meta-majors to enhance student recruitment and exploration and program improvement; (2) mapping clear paths to degrees, employment, and further education in collaboration with employers and universities; (3) structuring advising to help students choose, enter, and complete a program of study; (4) rethinking academic support to enable students to take and pass critical program courses in their first year of college; and (5) training faculty and staff to facilitate these reforms. Part 3 of this practitioner packet describes the process and timeline for implementing pathways and discusses how colleges can measure the effectiveness of their efforts. [For "Part 1: A Reform Moves from Theory to Practice," see ED582819. For "Part 2: Case Studies," see ED582821.]
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Program Administration, Educational Change, Change Strategies, Program Improvement, Cluster Grouping, Majors (Students), Student Recruitment, Career Exploration, School Business Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Career Readiness, Academic Advising, Academic Support Services, Faculty Development, Staff Development, Alignment (Education), Articulation (Education), Educational Indicators, Program Costs
Community College Research Center. Available from: CCRC Publications. Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 West 120th Street Box 174, New York, NY 10027. Tel: 212-678-3091; Fax: 212-678-3699; e-mail: ccrc@columbia.edu; Web site: http://ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
Sponsor: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Authoring Institution: Columbia University, Community College Research Center
Identifiers - Location: Florida; Ohio; Texas; Wisconsin
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