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Jennifer T. Westmoreland – ProQuest LLC, 2024
In 2020, students categorized as Black, Hispanic, Asian, and two or more races comprised over 50% of community college enrollment nationwide. However, current internationalization models in community colleges are rarely intentionally designed for and with students of the global majority. This study addresses a gap in the research by exploring the…
Descriptors: Global Approach, International Cooperation, Community Colleges, Phenomenology
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Michelle Goose – Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, 2024
Working to learn a language both contributes to language revitalization and teaches learners about themselves, thus developing a sense of mental and spiritual well-being associated with learning the learners' ancestral language. In addition, on an institutional level, those who contribute to language revitalization and hold space for the language…
Descriptors: Tribally Controlled Education, American Indian Education, Language Maintenance, Community Colleges
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Cleveland, Kris M.; Peterson, Scott A. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2022
There is increasing awareness of the importance of civic engagement in higher education. Service-learning activities in undergraduate programs, in particular, have been linked to positive academic outcomes and gains in various forms of self-efficacy. Exercise Science students at our university complete two service-learning courses as part of the…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Self Efficacy, Exercise Physiology, Undergraduate Students
Sophie Litschwartz; Dan Cullinan; Colin Hill – Center for the Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness, 2024
Historically, colleges have used standardized testing to determine whether a student is ready for college-level work or requires developmental courses first, but this method has been criticized as inaccurate. To obtain more accurate placements, nearly three-quarters of colleges now use multiple measures assessment (MMA) systems. These systems…
Descriptors: Student Placement, Evaluation Methods, Alternative Assessment, Standardized Tests
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Audrey Rose Hyson; Chasity B. O'Malley; Kamie K. Stack; Megan C. Deutschman; Megan Bernier; Murray Jensen – HAPS Educator, 2023
While there has been a recent focus on developing programs to support educational research by community college anatomy and physiology instructors, there is not yet an established long-term community of practice (CoPs) in this particular area. Studies of long-term CoPs, particularly in STEM education, are few and far between. This study examines…
Descriptors: Physiology, Science Instruction, Communities of Practice, Anatomy
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Lauritsen, Jessica; Favela Naca, Elena; Gilgen, Rebecca; Lui, Ivan; Vargas-Essex, Julio – About Campus, 2023
Student persistence remains an important focus for higher education professionals. National conferences and other professional development opportunities regularly highlight information on resources, supports, and programmatic efforts that are most effective at helping college students persist. Retention is a key performance indicator for…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Community Colleges, Technical Institutes, College Enrollment
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Finkel, Ed – Community College Journal, 2021
Community colleges hold a central piece in law enforcement training. Their curricula often based on mandates from state law enforcement boards. They had been gradually increasing their focus of these training programs on issues related to diversity, equity and racial profiling. This spotlight has led to changes (or potential changes) in areas like…
Descriptors: Police Education, Police Community Relationship, Educational Change, Community Colleges
Rachel Chamberlain – ProQuest LLC, 2020
This study of a multi-district superintendency in rural Minnesota reveals how schools act as spaces where community boundaries expand as a result of partnership and collaboration. The project, informed by grounded theory, seeks to fill a key gap in understanding the experiences of school staff and community members in multi-district resource…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Superintendents, School Districts, School District Reorganization
Dorimé-Williams, Marjorie; Plancarte, Vivianna – MDRC, 2022
In 2019, MDRC launched the Scaling Up College Completion Efforts for Student Success (SUCCESS) project to improve college completion rates for traditionally underserved students, such as students from low-income backgrounds and students of color, at community and broad-access colleges (those that have open or minimally selective admissions…
Descriptors: Adults, Adult Learning, College Students, Community College Students
Colorado, Jessica; Klein, Carrie; Whitfield, Christina – State Higher Education Executive Officers, 2023
State postsecondary education data systems are vital assets for policymakers, researchers, and the public. The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association's (SHEEO) Communities of Practice project builds upon SHEEO's efforts to measure the capacity and effective use of state postsecondary data systems and provides states with…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Equal Education, Educational Opportunities, Data Use
Odbayar Batsaikhan – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This qualitative study examines the perceptions of faculty and administration of the value of service-learning in the promotion and tenure process at Minnesota State University, Mankato, a midsized, Midwestern public university. The study aims to determine the answers to three main questions: what barriers and logistical issues do faculty face? Is…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Tenure, Public Colleges, College Faculty
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Guth, Douglas J. – Community College Journal, 2022
Immigrant community college presidents are working to ensure the unpleasant, even frightening experiences of their younger years are not replicated among the current student body. Immigrant leaders interviewed by "Community College Journal"--Dr. Steady Moono, president of SUNY Schenectady County Community College; Dr. Lin Zhou, president…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Presidents, Administrator Attitudes, Immigrants
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Butterfield, Katie L.; Ramírez, A. Susana – Health Education & Behavior, 2021
Background: Alternative food programs have been proposed as solutions to food insecurity and diet-related health issues. However, some of the most popular programs--farmers markets and community-supported agriculture--overwhelmingly serve White and upper-middle-class individuals, exacerbating food security and health disparities. One explanation…
Descriptors: Food, Gardening, Community Resources, Community Programs
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Beery, Thomas; Schmitt, Kristen; McDonnell, Julie; Moore, Tansey – Journal of Extension, 2019
We examined how the Twin Ports Climate Conversations (TPCC), a community-based climate communication project, is influencing local climate awareness and response. A survey of TPCC participants and subsequent roundtable discussion event were used to explore program impacts, outcomes, and future directions. Results showed that the TPCC project has…
Descriptors: Climate, Ecology, Consciousness Raising, Behavior Change
Jennifer Monsos – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this qualitative document review study is to investigate the potential gaps between which skills and competencies students are learning in associate degree accounting programs at community colleges in the Minnesota State College system and what employers are seeking in entry-level accounting position applicants in Minnesota. For the…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Accounting, Alignment (Education), Expectation
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