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Plinske, Kathleen; Packard, Walter J. – Community College Review, 2010
Although the authority for hiring a community college president resides with the board of trustees, few studies have directly explored trustees' perceptions of the desired qualifications for presidents. Using a Delphi process, this study identified the characteristics, competencies, and professional experiences that Illinois community college…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Community Colleges, Governing Boards, Trustees
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Moisan, Heidi – Journal of Museum Education, 2009
Collaborative processes by nature are not neat and tidy; and if mismanaged, they can lead to chaos rather than creative productivity. However, when a museum and a group of teachers establish a respectful peer community that maximizes all the members talents, truly impactful teaching and learning result. This article analyzes the "Great…
Descriptors: Museums, Teacher Collaboration, Partnerships in Education, United States History
Bates, Michael Alan – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This mixed methods study explored the phenomenon of job burnout among adjunct faculty at two suburban Illinois community colleges. The Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educators' Survey (MBI-ES) was administered to adjuncts at both colleges to determine overall levels of burnout for the three dimensions of burnout--emotional exhaustion,…
Descriptors: Teacher Burnout, College Faculty, Adjunct Faculty, Community Colleges
Gayl, Chrisanne L. – Pew Center on the States, 2010
Over the past year, many national leaders have committed to reform education and reshape America's school system. With this goal in mind, the Obama administration created a competitive grant program entitled Race to the Top (RTTT), which was passed by Congress as a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). RTTT features two grant…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Educational Change, Federal Programs, Grants
Forman, Adam; Giles, David; Kleiman, Neil; Ko, Jae – Center for an Urban Future, 2013
As cities across the country and globe continue to generate new solutions to a wide variety of vexing problems, sharing information about what works and what doesn't has become more important than ever. Yet, outside of a few prominent policies, the vast majority of successful municipal experiments never reach a national audience or, for that…
Descriptors: Innovation, Urban Areas, Mentors, Parents
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Johnson, Wendell G. – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2009
In order to increase the benefits that the student receives from bibliographic instruction, many community college libraries are incorporating the Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) into their BI programs. In order to take full advantage of the Competency…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Library Instruction, Community Colleges, College Libraries
Coalition for Community Schools, 2010
Great strides have been made by community school initiatives across the nation in their efforts to impact student achievement, attendance, student engagement, graduation rates, parent involvement and more. Data on community schools is growing and the authors encourage readers to review research reports and syntheses on results. The results…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Graduation Rate, Graduation, Parent Participation
Illinois Community College Board, 2010
Data about compensation received by employees in Illinois' 48 Illinois public community colleges are gathered by the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB). Data in the "Fiscal Year 2010 Salary Report" reflect the census date of October 1, 2009. Data are presented by peer groups with statewide totals. The seven peer groups are based on…
Descriptors: Faculty Workload, College Faculty, Nonprofessional Personnel, Administrators
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Tendulkar, Shalini A.; Buka, Stephen; Dunn, Erin C.; Subramanian, S. V.; Koenen, Karestan C. – Journal of Community Psychology, 2010
Although researchers recognize that social contexts shape parenting behaviors, the relationship between neighborhood environment and parenting remains poorly understood. To address this gap, we investigated the associations between compositional and contextual (structural, social, and safety) characteristics of neighborhoods and parental warmth.…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Caregivers, Child Rearing, Parent Child Relationship
Perry, David – Metropolitan Universities, 2011
The article is meant to assess the ways in which the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and its Great Cities Commitment can serve as a model of academic institutional change that anchors or is, otherwise, foundational to academic institutional achievement and urban development. Through both normative discussion and case study, the article…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Research Universities, Urban Universities, School Community Relationship
Pluviose, David – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2008
Community colleges have long been the destination of choice for immigrants seeking English-language skills, older nontraditional students seeking flexible class schedules, and students needing remediation to fill the gaps left by substandard K-12 schools. Nevertheless, many community colleges have expanded transfer-focused offerings in recent…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, State Legislation, Bachelors Degrees, College Programs
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Jason, Leonard A.; Pokorny, Steven B.; Adams, Monica; Nihls, Annie; Kim, Hyo Yeon; Hunt, Yvonne – Journal of Community Psychology, 2010
This study evaluated the influence of tobacco possession-use-purchase (PUP) law enforcement and illicit drug use and offers. Twenty-four towns were randomly assigned into two conditions. Both conditions focused on reducing minors' access to commercial sources of tobacco. The communities assigned to the experimental condition also increased their…
Descriptors: Smoking, Narcotics, Drug Use, Law Enforcement
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Jacobson, Bert – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2010
In 2008, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), Bureau of Energy and Recycling, funded a pilot project creating a network of Sustainability Centers. The pilot project demonstrated that networked campus sustainability centers are an efficient mechanism to reach consumers, business, and industry. All 48 community…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Pilot Projects, Economic Opportunities, Two Year Colleges
Blank, Martin J.; Berg, Amy C.; Melaville, Atelia – Coalition for Community Schools, 2006
Leaders in the nation's schools and communities are working together across the boundaries of education, government, and public, private and community-based agencies to create community schools. The 11 communities profiled in this report illustrate how cross-boundary leadership helps community schools move from pilot projects to large-scale,…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Leadership, Educational Change, Partnerships in Education
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Frost, Robert A. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2009
Over the past two decades, changes in higher education, the emerging global economy, and other social changes all influence the environment in which community colleges operate. This article investigates leadership perceptions of adaptation to a rapidly globalizing education environment. Data were collected through a multisite case study that…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Context Effect, Higher Education, Community Colleges
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