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Developmental Advising for Marginalized Community College Students: An Action Research Study
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Jones, Terrica S. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this action research study was to understand, evaluate, and improve the developmental advising practices used at a Washington State community college. This action research study endeavored to strengthen the developmental advising model originally designed to support the college's marginalized students. Guiding questions for the…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Two Year College Students, Community Colleges
Understanding the Early Childhood Practicum Course in California Community Colleges
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Millovich, June M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The early childhood practicum course is the venue through which college students synthesize prior learning about developmentally appropriate teaching practices and apply it in supervised fieldwork settings. Prior research identifies that while this course has a central place in the preparation of teachers, there are acknowledged gaps of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Practicums, Class Size, Mentors
Early Childhood Education Students' Perceptions of Community College Distance Education Courses
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Crump, Tracy Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2010
In order for children to receive the best in quality care, early childhood teachers must have a deep understanding of child development and developmentally appropriate teaching methodologies that can only be acquired through accessible and sustainable professional development. This type of professional development for many students comes in the…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Education Courses, Student Attitudes, Early Childhood Education
The Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow: Mentoring in Early Childhood Education
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Cummins, Lauren – Childhood Education, 2004
To look at practitioners in the field of early childhood education is to look at a kaleidoscope of education, experience, and practice, from practitioners who are beginning in the field to practitioners who have extensive experience and education and have mastered the art of teaching. This kaleidoscope of practitioners brings into the light a…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Reflective Teaching, Mentors, Early Childhood Education
Operational Initiative Review Report of The Small Business Development Center Initiative.
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Orr-Carpenter, Deborah – 2000
This document discusses the Small Business Development Center initiative which addresses the needs of California businesses to grow through the delivery of one-on-one counseling, seminars, workshops, conferences, and other technical activities. The community colleges host 21 full centers. Some of the major objectives of the initiative are the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Design, Development, Developmental Programs
Increasing Awareness of Developmentally Appropriate Practices in the Early Childhood Education Community through Pre-Service and In-Service Training Programs.
Crowther, Ingrid C. – 1990
This practicum report describes a community college program developed for the purpose of increasing the awareness of early childhood personnel in a central Ontario (Canada) community concerning the benefits of developmentally appropriate practices. The need for the program arose from a discrepancy between the emphasis in community college courses…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Community Colleges, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education