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Direct linkShafer, Gregory – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
We, as community college English teachers, have the opportunity to empower students who have been subjected to years of top-down, teacher-directed education. We have the obligation to make them critical thinkers, improving their chances of being thoughtful and successful adults. It all begins with the way we teach writing and the respect we have…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Writing Instruction
Lax, Jeffrey – Thought & Action, 2012
The Center for an Urban Future (CUF) released a report last November asserting that, with a six-year graduation rate of 28 percent, City University of New York (CUNY) community colleges "should be doing much better." The report declared graduation rates "lackluster" and criticized community colleges for "not yet delivering…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Community Colleges, Graduation, Graduation Rate
