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Download full textKarp, Melinda Mechur; Fletcher, Jeffrey – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2014
For colleges seeking to improve student outcomes, new technologies often appear to hold the promise of transformative change. Across the country, colleges are using technological tools to enhance reform efforts related to how they teach, how they provide supports to students, and how they guide students through programs of study. In order for…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Groups), Institutional Research, Technology Integration, Adoption
Brickman, Michael – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2014
After twenty years of expanding school-choice options, state leaders, educators, and families have a new tool: course choice, a strategy for students to learn from unconventional providers that might range from top-tier universities or innovative community colleges to local employers, labs, or hospitals. In "Expanding the Education Universe:…
Descriptors: Course Selection (Students), Educational Policy, Eligibility, Financial Support
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, 2007
More than ever before, demographic changes in Washington combined with increasing workforce skill demands require an educated citizenry in the state. This paper describes a new initiative by the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges aimed at measuring colleges and awarding funds to them for improvements in the significant…
Descriptors: Technical Institutes, Community Colleges, Postsecondary Education, Job Skills
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Direct linkMcPhail, Christine Johnson; McPhail, Irving Pressley – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2006
This chapter delineates the essential elements of a framework for establishing mission priorities for community colleges. (Contains 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Institutional Mission, Needs Assessment, College Role
