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Zaff, Jonathan F.; Malone, Thomas – Youth & Society, 2020
The U.S. high school dropout rate continues to decline. Possible reasons for this decline include stronger academic standards, persistent state and district actions, and implementation of programs to help disconnected youth reconnect to educational opportunities. In the current study, we propose a complementary hypothesis for rate improvements:…
Descriptors: Adults, Dropout Rate, High School Students, Youth
Wegemer, Christopher M.; Tivaringe, Tafadzwa; Hildreth, Roudy W.; Pacheco, Jennifer; Sifuentes, Manuela Stewart – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2020
The purpose of this article is to share tensions experienced by the Center for Community-Based Learning and Engagement (CU Engage) at the University of Colorado Boulder during its attempts to facilitate social justice-oriented community change. These tensions speak to larger questions about the goals of community-campus engagement (CCE) programs,…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Social Change, School Community Relationship, Colleges
Kops, William John – Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, 2020
Interest in older adult education (OAE) is intensifying for several reasons. The number of older adults in Canada is growing, increasing the proportion of older people in the population. Many older adults are now more active and want creative challenges, opportunities to learn, and chances to contribute to their community. In turn, cognitive and…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Universities, Foreign Countries, Program Development
Comly, Rachel; Fontana, Jason; Shaw-Amoah, Anna – Research for Action, 2020
As many districts in Pennsylvania pivot to hybrid or virtual models of education in response to Covid-19, it is hard to think about what "attendance" means or how to track it. Yet attendance is more important than ever. Students need to stay engaged to continue their learning and to access the myriad supports that districts are offering.…
Descriptors: Attendance, Attendance Patterns, Truancy, Educational Strategies
Jane Helen Noble – ProQuest LLC, 2020
As teacher educators strive to prepare preservice teachers for careers as literacy instructors and advocates of social justice in education, critical service-learning pedagogy has been considered as an approach for teacher education programs. Tenets of academic study, reflective practice, social change, and the development of authentic…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Teacher Educators, Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers
Mary Jessica Gallagher – ProQuest LLC, 2020
This dissertation investigates the experiences and narratives of women of color who pursue a computing degree through vertical transfer from a two-year to a four-year institution. The study used a qualitative research design informed by narrative inquiry to understand the lived experiences of six women of color at various stages of transfer…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, Females, STEM Education, Computer Science Education
Shawn Dewayne Allison – ProQuest LLC, 2020
This study explores the factors, attributes, and commitment that contribute to African American adult student success, retention, and completion in the community college environment. This study explores what factors contribute to African American student retention as opposed to those factors that serve as deficit; literature abounds with reasoning…
Descriptors: Community College Students, African American Students, Adult Students, Academic Achievement
Quillinan, Bernie; MacPhail, Ann; Dempsey, Ciara; McEvoy, Eileen – Journal of Transformative Education, 2019
The Community Wellness, Empowerment, Leadership and Lifeskills (CWell) program is a 2-year community-driven program developed in partnership between an underserved community in Limerick City and staff at the University of Limerick, Ireland. This article explores the transformative teaching and learning experiences that arose throughout the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Transformative Learning, College Faculty, College Students
Sack, Michael; Allen, Lili – Jobs for the Future, 2019
Despite the growing popularity of apprenticeships, pre-apprenticeships, and in-school youth apprenticeships in the United States, young adults who lack the credentials and connections to seamlessly enter postsecondary pathways remain overlooked. Young-adult-serving agencies and community-based organizations (CBOs) are underutilized key actors in…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Apprenticeships, Community Role, Community Organizations
Identifying High-Impact Practices of Learning Communities That Foster Collective Professional Growth
Martin, Robin; O'Hara, Susan; Bookmyer, Joanne; Newton, Renee – New Educator, 2020
This article explores the collective practice of teacher professional growth. A Delphi study method was used to identify a set of high-leverage practices for building teacher collective capacity for instructional improvement. The Delphi findings established a degree of empirical evidence for an initial set of collective practices, and offer…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Faculty Development, Capacity Building, Instructional Improvement
Riggins, Cathy; Knowles, Debbie – Education, 2020
This article contains a review of relevant research concerning the implementation and operation of a professional learning community (PLC). The term "PLC Lite" is defined as the ineffective operation of a team acting under the umbrella of a PLC. Although many schools operate under the term PLC, daily operations do not produce evidence of…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Program Implementation, Educational Cooperation, Educational Responsibility
Washburn, Lisa T.; Crocker, Andrew B.; Leatherman, JoAnne – Journal of Extension, 2020
Meaningful volunteer engagement depends on the Extension professional's volunteer management philosophy, training, and organizational support for using volunteers. Volunteer development and leadership development are typically absent from management-focused volunteer models used in Extension. Professional development of the Extension professional,…
Descriptors: Volunteers, Volunteer Training, Personnel Management, Professional Development
Ortagus, Justin C.; Kramer, Dennis A.; González Canché, Manuel S.; Fernandez, Frank – Teachers College Record, 2020
Background/Context: As of 2018, a total of 19 states allow at least one community college to offer baccalaureate degrees. Previous researchers have suggested that community college baccalaureate (CCB) adoption will lead to a host of unintended consequences, including decreases in associate degree production. Purpose/Objective/Research…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Bachelors Degrees, Associate Degrees, Outcomes of Education
Luo, Tian; Freeman, Candice; Stefaniak, Jill – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2020
In recent years, professional learning networks (PLNs) and online learning communities of practices (CoPs) enabled by social media have emerged as a conduit and communal space for faculty members to engage in professional learning. This systematic review provides a current synthesis of research surrounding social media and professional development…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Social Media, Literature Reviews, Communities of Practice
Bassey, Michael – FORUM: for promoting 3-19 comprehensive education, 2020
Young people not only need to know about what is causing the climate to change for the worse as the Earth heats up, but also need to develop the personal skills to tackle the challenges that they may face in the future. For schools to support this effectively and in relation to community development, government control of the school curriculum…
Descriptors: Climate, Environmental Education, Teacher Collaboration, Educational Planning