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Download full textImmerwahr, John; Friedman, Will – Public Agenda, 2005
In an effort to gauge receptiveness to Achieving the Dream, a major initiative to close achievement gaps at the nation's community colleges, the authors chose three participating colleges for an exploratory study. In each of the three communities, they conducted focus groups with relatively understudied stakeholders: full-time and adjunct faculty…
Descriptors: Community Leaders, Community Needs, Community Colleges, Focus Groups
