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Mallouk, Kaitlin E.; Strong, Alexandra Coso; Riley, Darby R.; Faber, Courtney J. – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2022
Background: The National Science Foundation (NSF) and other organizations have spent millions of dollars each year supporting well-designed educational innovations that positively impact the undergraduate engineering students who encounter them. However, many of these pedagogical innovations never experience widespread adoption. To further the…
Descriptors: Networks, Engineering Education, Entrepreneurship, Teaching Methods
European University Association, 2023
The "Innovative Leadership and Change Management in Higher Education" (NEWLEAD, 2020-2023) focused on capacity building of university leaders to steer change and address new priorities on the institutional transformation agenda. Findings from the NEWLEAD project demonstrate that leading and transforming universities is a complex…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Higher Education, Educational Innovation, Capacity Building
Audant, B.; Kirby, C. – Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2016
Integrated academic skills instruction was one of the core elements of the CareerPATH consortium that provided math, reading, writing, and English language skills instruction "contextualized" to occupational training. Its goal was to engage adult learners and accelerate their progress in college and careers. The focus of this brief is…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Educational Change, Consortia, Integrated Curriculum
Richie, D. – Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2016
The nation has made an unprecedented investment in community colleges to simultaneously increase college completion and stimulate economic recovery. One of the most substantial investments was the Trade Adjustment Act Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) program of the United States Department of Labor (U.S.DOL). Beginning October 2011,…
Descriptors: Capacity Building, Partnerships in Education, Consortia, Community Colleges
Kirby, C. L. – Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2016
Several federal grants prioritized the role of community colleges in education and training in recent years, and one of the most substantial investments was the Trade Adjustment Act Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) program of the United States Department of Labor (DOL). Beginning October 2011, these $2 billion capacity-building…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Grants, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Turner, Crystal – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The number of school districts needing to focus their attention on ensuring that their students are receiving a 21st Century education has grown considerably with the creation of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) and the looming deadline of the 2014-2015 school year when the new assessments will be given. The assessment dates,…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Districts, Superintendents, Program Implementation