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Cadieux, Cynthia; Medlin, Christine; McCombs, Gayle – Inquiry, 2016
Interprofessional education (IPE) is critical in today's educational and healthcare arenas. This article describes the initial design, implementation, and evaluation of a Community College/ University IPE collaboration that enabled dental hygiene graduate students to satisfy course requirements and service learning competencies, promoted faculty…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Universities, Institutional Cooperation, Allied Health Personnel
Starace, Melissa D. – CURRENTS, 2012
Community colleges are often viewed as the gateway to higher education as well as institutions that can rapidly prepare students to enter the workforce. Yet, in spite of widespread acclaim for their effectiveness and success, community colleges have done very little to garner volunteer and financial support from their alumni. Admittedly, many…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Alumni, Community Colleges, Success
Bragg, D.; Harmon, T.; Kirby, C.; Kim, S. – Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2010
An increasing number of jobs in today's workforce require postsecondary education, yet large numbers of workers lack the essential skills and credentials to fill these jobs. The result is that many workers remain underemployed, reaching a ceiling early in their working careers. In 2007, the Joyce Foundation launched the Shifting Gears initiative…
Descriptors: Models, Outcomes of Education, Demonstration Programs, Policy Formation
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Person, Dawn R.; Ellis, Pilar; Plum, Caryn; Boudreau, Debra – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2005
This chapter describes two emerging theories that inform career counseling and explores how they can strengthen student success programs for underrepresented populations. The chapter also describes several effective programs and services that support traditionally underrepresented students as they prepare for, succeed in, and make the transition…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Community Colleges, Disproportionate Representation, Social Theories