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Mentzer, Stacy – ProQuest LLC, 2015
Demands on higher education institutions are growing. Stakeholders are demanding proof of quality to ensure students are receiving the education they are paying for. Institutional accountability is a growing concern for higher education institutions, more specifically community colleges. The diverse characteristics of community colleges have made…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Educational Quality, Community Colleges
Ascher, Carol; Maguire, Cindy – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2011
This report describes a follow-up qualitative study, conducted in 2006 by the Annenberg Institute for School Reform, of a small group of New York City high schools that were "beating the odds" in preparing low-performing 9th-grade students for timely high school graduation and college going. The 13 schools included two long-established…
Descriptors: Urban Youth, Qualitative Research, Grade 9, High School Students