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Jordan, LuAnn; Spooner, Fred; Anderson, Kelly; Dillon, Ann S. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2019
For more than 20 years, distance education has provided an option for prospective special education teachers to achieve licensure and a graduate degree. The program began as a two-way interactive television endeavor located at area community college sites. Over time, the program evolved to include online coursework with synchronous class meetings.…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Students with Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Certification
Moore, Janet C.; Sener, John; Fetzner, Marie – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2009
In the U.S., only 38 of every 100 ninth graders enroll in college; of these 38, only 18 complete bachelors' degrees within six years. Asynchronous learning networks (ALN)--asynchronous, highly interactive, instructor-led, resource-rich, cohort-based learning--can yield high success rates. Growing demand for online education and the expectation…
Descriptors: Vignettes, Educational Principles, Barriers, Surveys
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Cohn, Jan – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1976
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Doctor of Arts Degrees, English Curriculum, English Instruction
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Anglin, Leo W.; And Others – Community College Review, 1992
Describes a long-term professional development program designed by Cuyahoga Community College (CCC) in collaboration with Kent State University. Addresses project design, the joint advisory committee and project liaison, and project impact. Reveals that 70 CCC staff members have taken Kent State courses, including 25 admitted to doctoral programs.…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Faculty Development, Graduate Study
McCabe, Robert; Jenrette, Mardee – Trusteeship, 1993
The award-winning faculty development program at Miami-Dade Community College (Florida) is characterized by (1) its statement of what the institution wishes to be known for and held accountable for; (2) faculty advancement based on performance; (3) support systems for new faculty; (4) graduate courses in teaching and learning; and (5) upgraded…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Community Colleges, Faculty Development
Scigliano, John A.; Barton, George M. – 1973
The practicum process at Nova University is designed to enable the participants in the Ed.D. Program for Community College Administrators and Faculty to investigate an educational problem at his or her own institution, and to reach conclusions and offer recommendations related to effecting a change at the institution. The primary purpose of this…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Change Agents, College Faculty, Community Colleges
Association of American Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC. – 1998
This report provides an overview of the Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) program, initiated in 1994 to bring together clusters of colleges and universities in planning programs that introduce graduate students to faculty life in a variety of campus environments. PFF is especially designed to bring together research universities and the nearby…
Descriptors: Career Planning, College Faculty, College Instruction, Community Colleges
Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor. – 1974
The context and design of a graduate program of the Department of English at the University of Michigan that leads to the Doctor of Arts degree and prepares English teachers for community colleges, principally open-door urban colleges, are described. The description covers the following points: Qualifications for Admission; Program of Studies; The…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Curriculum, College Faculty, Community Colleges
Mellander, Gustavo; Coleman, Gilbert I.; Noel, Brenda; Gangloff, George J. – 1998
A unique community college program was established as a joint endeavor by George Mason University and the Virginia Community College System. Administered by the University's National Center for Community College Education, the program stresses doctoral study in the candidate's area of expertise. Specifically designed for community college…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Community Colleges, Degree Requirements, Doctor of Arts Degrees
Rodriguez, Roberto – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1993
The University of Texas at Austin has established a highly successful graduate training program for community college administrators, with a high rate of participation by minorities and women. Aggressive fund raising, outreach, recruitment, leadership education, and quality faculty characterize the program. A number of distinguished administrators…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, College Administration, College Faculty, Community Colleges
West Virginia State Coll. and University Systems, Charleston. – 1994
This report provides an overview of West Virginia's 16 public colleges and universities, focusing on developments at individual institutions and in the state as a whole. It provides a description of each institution, lists its missions and goals, and provides data on enrollment and degree trends from 1988 to 1994. The report also provides overall…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Athletics, Community Colleges, Degrees (Academic)
Rosen, David Paul; And Others – 1977
A study was conducted to obtain an initial view of exemplary programs involving an emphasis on work and education in postsecondary settings. Twenty programs were selected and described on the basis of comprehensiveness of approach, cross-section of institutional settings, cross-section of educational traditions or approaches to career education,…
Descriptors: Career Education, Case Studies, Community Colleges, Competency Based Education
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Hixson, Adalyn, Ed.; Gilroy, Marilyn, Ed. – Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education, 1997
This document consists of all of Volume 7 (26 issues) of the journal, "The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education," a biweekly journal that addresses issues in higher education for Hispanic Americans. Each issue presents several feature articles, a policy update called "Outlook on Washington," and a sample student success story.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Choice, Community Colleges, Diversity (Student)
Wolverton, Mimi – 1994
This report presents seven case studies and discusses the role of continuous quality improvement (CQI) in college classroom effectiveness efforts, particularly specific institutions where sustained CQI programs have affected college classroom practice, their common features, and lingering doubts about CQI. An introduction discusses general…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Benchmarking, Business Administration Education, Case Studies