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Creating Healthy Schools: Ten Key Ideas for the Social and Emotional Learning and School Climate Community. The 10
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Devaney, Elizabeth; Berg, Juliette – Education Policy Center at American Institutes for Research, 2016
Social and emotional learning (SEL) provides a foundation for healthy development. It is the process children, youth, and adults go through to develop the skills to engage with others, manage their emotions, show empathy, handle stress, resolve stress, set goals, and make responsible decisions to succeed in work and life. School climate is a…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, School Culture, Social Development, Emotional Development
Lessons from the Voluntary System of Accountability (VSA): The Intersection of Collective Action & Public Policy
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Keller, Christine M. – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2014
Over the past decade, the federal investment in higher education has grown, the public demand for a postsecondary degree has risen, and skepticism about the value and meaning of the degree has increased. This confluence has prompted a more intense federal interest in having clear and comparable information about colleges and universities available…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Accountability, College Outcomes Assessment, Information Dissemination
California Community College Reform. Final Report. Advance Copy.
California State Legislature, Sacramento. Joint Committee for Review of the Master Plan for Higher Education. – 1987
The proposals presented in this report were developed by the Joint Committee for Review of the Master Plan for Higher Education with the intention of strengthening the capacity of the California community colleges to meet the state's emerging economic and demographic needs. After section I provides a general introduction and statement of intent,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Strategies, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment
Kishwaukee College Consumer Report for Students, Parents, and District Residents.
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Apperson, Larry – 1991
The primary mission of Kishwaukee College (KC), one of Illinois's 40 community colleges, is to serve the educational needs of the district within which it resides. This central mission is addressed through two-year pre-baccalaureate programs; career education; adult basic and secondary education; community education courses, workshops, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Institutional Characteristics, Institutional Mission
College/Community Partnerships. An Overview of the University of Kentucky Community College System, Part Three.
Kentucky Univ., Lexington. Community Coll. System. – 1989
The Commission to Study the Future of Community Colleges in Kentucky was established in 1988 to review the accomplishments of the Kentucky Community College System (KCCS), to assess its current status, and to provide direction for the KCCS towards the year 2000. Developed as part of a collection of articles and reports on the KCCS for use by the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Role, College School Cooperation, Community Colleges
An Overview of the Community College System. Prepared for the Commission To Study the Future of the Community Colleges in Kentucky.
Kentucky Univ., Lexington. Community Coll. System. – 1989
Developed as a reference tool for the Commission to Study the Future of Community Colleges in Kentucky, this collection of articles and reports examines all aspects of the Kentucky Community College System (KCCS), and includes extensive discussion questions for use by the Commission members in their work. The opening section reviews planned…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, College Role, College School Cooperation
The Role of Community Colleges in Economic Development. An Overview of the University of Kentucky Community College System, Part Four.
Kentucky Univ., Lexington. Community Coll. System. – 1989
The Commission to Study the Future of Community Colleges in Kentucky was established in 1988 to review the accomplishments of the Kentucky Community College System (KCCS) and to provide direction for the KCCS towards the year 2000. Developed as part of a collection of reports on the KCCS for use by the Commission, this two-part report reviews the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Planning, College Role, Community Colleges