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Progress in the First Five Years: An Evaluation of Achieving the Dream Colleges in Washington State
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Jenkins, Davis; Wachen, John; Kerrigan, Monica Reid; Mayer, Alexander K. – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2012
In 2006, six community and technical colleges in Washington State joined the innovative national reform initiative called Achieving the Dream (ATD). This report describes the progress each college made in implementing ATD's "culture of evidence" principles for institutional improvement, examines strategies implemented by the colleges to…
Descriptors: Evidence, Outcomes of Education, Technical Institutes, Community Colleges
Faculty and Administrator Data Use at Achieving the Dream Colleges: A Summary of Survey Findings. Culture of Evidence Series, Report No. 3
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Jenkins, Davis; Kerrigan, Monica Reid – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2009
This study examines what specific data college faculty and administrators use in their jobs and the extent to which they use data analysis to design and improve the impact of programs and services. The study is based on a survey on the use of student data by faculty and administrators at 41 community colleges participating in Achieving the Dream:…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Students, Academic Achievement, Leadership
Using State Student Unit Record Data to Increase Community College Student Success
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Ewell, Peter; Jenkins, Davis – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2008
This chapter examines lessons learned by states that are using student unit record (SUR) data to improve outcomes for community college students and recommends steps states can take to strengthen their use of SUR databases to benefit students and communities. (Contains 1 exhibit.)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Databases, Student Records, Data