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Fostering and Assessing Critical Listening Skills in the Speech Course
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Ferrari-Bridgers, Franca; Vogel, Rosanne; Lynch, Barbara – International Journal of Listening, 2017
In this article we present the results of two listening assessments conducted in spring 2013 and fall 2013. Our primary goal is of a pedagogical nature and is concerned with the design and the testing of a tool that could measure students' critical listening skill improvement during the span of a semester. A total of N = 370 students participated…
Descriptors: Listening Skills, Speech Instruction, Quasiexperimental Design, Undergraduate Students
Benchmarking Alumni Relations in Community Colleges: Findings from a 2015 CASE Survey
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Paradise, Andrew – Council for Advancement and Support of Education, 2016
The Benchmarking Alumni Relations in Community Colleges white paper features key data on alumni relations programs at community colleges across the United States. The paper compares results from 2015 and 2012 across such areas as the structure, operations and budget for alumni relations, alumni data collection and management, alumni communications…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Benchmarking, Alumni, Administrative Organization
Closing the Loop: Engaging Community College Faculty and Staff Leaders through Professional Development
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Gambino, Laura M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In higher education, and in community colleges in particular, there is a need to engage faculty and staff in closing the loop--using evidence for assessment, planning, and decision-making. Connect to Learning, a Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE) funded grant project brings together 26 colleges and universities to work as…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Faculty, Professional Development, Decision Making
An Exploratory, Quantitative Study of Accreditation Actions Taken by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges' Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (WASC-ACCJC) since 2002
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Theule, Ryan William – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to conduct a quantitative exploration of accreditation actions issued by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges' Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (WASC-ACCJC) since 2002, in order to examine their relationship to a dataset of common student and institutional variables. This exploration…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Community Colleges, Graduation Rate, Transfer Students
The Impact of Institutional Support Services, Policies, and Programs on the Completion and Graduation of African American Students Enrolled at Select Two-Year Colleges in Ohio
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Harmon, Martino – ProQuest LLC, 2013
According to the American Association of Community Colleges (2010), more than 40% of all African American students enrolled in postsecondary education are enrolled in two-year colleges. A review of the literature indicated that improving persistence and completion rates for African American students is a challenge that two-year colleges face. This…
Descriptors: Two Year College Students, Two Year Colleges, African American Students, Student Personnel Services
Handbook on Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation in Higher Education
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Secolsky, Charles, Ed.; Denison, D. Brian, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Increased demands for colleges and universities to engage in outcomes assessment for accountability purposes have accelerated the need to bridge the gap between higher education practice and the fields of measurement, assessment, and evaluation. The "Handbook on Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation in Higher Education" provides higher…
Descriptors: Generalizability Theory, Higher Education, Institutional Advancement, Teacher Effectiveness