Search Results - "Achieving the Dream, Inc."

Supporting Learning Online: Perspectives of Faculty and Staff at Broad-Access Institutions during COVID-19

Authors: Columbia University, Community College Research Center (CCRC) SRI Education Achieving the Dream, Inc. et al.

Source: Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 31

Sponsoring Agency: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)

Descriptors: STEM Education, Online Courses, College Students, Independent Study, COVID-19, Pandemics, Access to Education, Student Needs, Academic Support Services, Success, Community Colleges, College Faculty, School Personnel, Skill Development, Educational Technology, Educational Change, Technology Uses in Education, Faculty Development, Learning Management Systems, Barriers, Student Role

Geographic Terms: Massachusetts, Michigan, Texas, Florida, Oklahoma (Tulsa), North Carolina

IES Funded: Yes

Self-Directed Learning Skills: Strategies to Support Student Learning in Online STEM Courses. Brief

Authors: Columbia University, Community College Research Center (CCRC) SRI Education Achieving the Dream, Inc. et al.

Source: Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 13

Sponsoring Agency: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)

Descriptors: STEM Education, Online Courses, Curriculum Design, College Students, Independent Study, College Faculty, College Instruction

IES Funded: Yes

Building Capacity & Supporting Educators at North Carolina Community Colleges. NC Teaching & Learning Hubs

Authors: North Carolina State University (NCSU), Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research Achieving the Dream, Inc. DVP-PRAXIS LTD

Source: Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 17

Descriptors: Community Colleges, Capacity Building, Faculty Development, Communities of Practice, College Faculty, Educational Needs, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes

Geographic Terms: North Carolina

Building Institutional Capacity for Data-Informed Decision Making. Cutting Edge Series. No. 3

Authors: Public Agenda Achieving the Dream, Inc.

Source: Public Agenda. 2012.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 24

Descriptors: Evidence, Community Colleges, Organizational Change, Decision Making, Capacity Building, Data, Data Analysis, College Administration, Outcomes of Education, Improvement Programs, Educational Improvement, Educational Practices, Best Practices, Guides, Self Evaluation (Groups), Institutional Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Educational Policy, Evaluation Utilization, Institutional Research, Information Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Alignment (Education), Educational Resources, Barriers, Guidelines, Mixed Methods Research, Qualitative Research, Coaching (Performance), College Environment, School Culture, Administrative Principles, Program Descriptions

Geographic Terms: Florida, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas

iPASS in Practice: Four Case Studies

Authors: Columbia University, Community College Research Center Achieving the Dream, Inc. Klempin, Serena et al.

Source: Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University. 2019.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 32

Sponsoring Agency: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Descriptors: Academic Advising, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Technology Integration, STEM Education, Educational Change, Planning, Student Personnel Services, Change Strategies, Program Design, Leadership Role, Faculty Advisers, Teamwork, Barriers

Geographic Terms: South Carolina, Ohio, Hawaii (Honolulu), New Mexico

Collaborating to Create Change: How El Paso Community College Improved the Readiness of Its Incoming Students through Achieving the Dream. Culture of Evidence Series, Report No. 4

Authors: Columbia University, Community College Research Center Achieving the Dream, Inc. Kerrigan, Monica Reid et al.

Source: Community College Research Center, Columbia University. 2010.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 17

Sponsoring Agency: Lumina Foundation for Education

Descriptors: Community Colleges, National Programs, Educational Change, School Readiness, College Preparation, Minority Groups, Low Income Groups, College Bound Students, Two Year College Students, College School Cooperation, High Schools, Outcomes of Education, Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation, Stakeholders, School Culture, Educational Improvement, Developmental Studies Programs, Data, Educational Cooperation

Geographic Terms: Texas

Evidence-Based Decision Making in Community Colleges: Findings from a Survey of Faculty and Administrator Data Use at Achieving the Dream Colleges

Authors: Columbia University, Community College Research Center MDRC Achieving the Dream, Inc. et al.

Source: Community College Research Center, Columbia University. 2008.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 65

Sponsoring Agency: Lumina Foundation for Education

Descriptors: Community Colleges, Program Effectiveness, Educational Change, College Faculty, Theory Practice Relationship, Inferences, Management Information Systems, Telephone Surveys, Use Studies, Administrator Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Indicators, Access to Information, Research Utilization

Making Performance Accountability Work: English Lessons for U.S. Community Colleges: An Achieving the Dream Policy Brief

Authors: Jobs for the Future, Boston, MA. Achieving the Dream, Inc. Jaquette, Ozan

Source: Jobs for the Future. 2006.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 23

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Incentives, Accountability, Community Colleges, Financial Support, Educational Finance, Funding Formulas, Standards, Performance Based Assessment, Public Policy, Expenditure per Student

Geographic Terms: United Kingdom (England), United States

A New Leadership Paradigm for the 21st Century.

Authors: Woodland, Calvin Parsons, Michael H.

Source: New Directions for Community Colleges; Summer2013, Vol. 2013 Issue 162, p27-35, 9p

Subject Terms: LEADERSHIP training, TWENTY-first century, PARADIGM (Linguistics), COLLEGE teaching, EXECUTORS & administrators, AUTHORS

Credit for military service in Colorado: A case study.

Authors: Deickman, Jeff Mattox, James Morris, Phillip A.

Source: New Directions for Community Colleges; Jun2024, Vol. 2024 Issue 206, p39-52, 14p

Subject Terms: MILITARY service, MILITARY education, COMMUNITY colleges, PRIOR learning

Geographic Terms: COLORADO

Five Years Later: Technology and Advising Redesign at Early Adopter Colleges. CCRC Research Brief

Authors: Columbia University, Community College Research Center Pellegrino, Lauren Lopez Salazar, Andrea et al.

Source: Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University. 2021.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 12

Sponsoring Agency: NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
Achieving the Dream, Inc.
American Association of State Colleges and Universities
EDUCAUSE
University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

Descriptors: Academic Advising, Technology Uses in Education, College Students, Student Experience, Capacity Building, Change Strategies

Geographic Terms: Massachusetts, New Mexico, Texas (San Antonio)

Increasing Latina/o College Completion: Mistakes and Opportunities.

Authors: González, Kenneth P. Ballysingh, Tracy Arámbula

Source: Journal of Hispanic Higher Education; Jul2012, Vol. 11 Issue 3, p279-290, 12p

Subject Terms: ACADEMIC degrees, ACADEMIC achievement, HIGHER education, EDUCATIONAL programs, COLLEGE students

Geographic Terms: LATIN America

On the Rise: Although there is more work to do, community colleges are making progress with their guided pathways journeys.

Authors: GUTH, DOUGLAS J.

Source: Community College Journal; Feb/Mar2022, Vol. 92 Issue 4, p18-25, 8p

Subject Terms: COMMUNITY colleges, EDUCATORS, ASSOCIATE degree nurses

Knowledge in the Making: What Engineering Students are Learning in Makerspaces.

Authors: Nadelson, Louis S. Villanueva, Idalis Bouwma-Gearhart, Jana et al.

Source: Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition; 2019, p15364-15380, 17p

The Impact of Community College Science and Mathematics Coursetaking on Graduation, Transfer, and Non-Completion.

Authors: Cohen, Richard Kelly, Angela M.

Source: Review of Higher Education; Winter2019, Vol. 42 Issue 2, p595-617, 23p

Subject Terms: CURRICULUM, SCIENCE education, MATHEMATICS education, COMMUNITY college students, GRADUATION (Education), EDUCATIONAL outcomes, TRANSFER of students, TRANSFER credits

BackMatter.

Source: Critical Approaches to Women & Gender in Higher Education; 2017, p337-390, 54p

An Instrumental Case Study Analysis of Anticipatory Leadership Practices in Community Colleges.

Authors: Johnson, Abe Jones, Stephanie J.

Source: Community College Journal of Research & Practice; Jun2018, Vol. 42 Issue 6, p389-404, 16p

Photovoice as Methodology, Pedagogy, and Partnership-Building Tool: A Graduate and Community College Student Collaboration.

Authors: Latz, Amanda O. Phelps-Ward, Robin Royer, Dan et al.

Source: Journal of Public Scholarship in Higher Education; 2016, Vol. 6, p124-142, 19p

Subject Terms: COMMUNITY college students, EDUCATION, TEACHING

Leadership Matters: Addressing the Student Success and Completion Agenda.

Authors: McClenney, Byron N.

Source: New Directions for Community Colleges; Winter2013, Vol. 2013 Issue 164, p7-16, 10p

Subject Terms: EDUCATIONAL leadership, ACADEMIC achievement, CORPORATE culture, SCIENTIFIC observation, EDUCATIONAL attainment, EDUCATIONAL objectives

Perspectives on Access and Equity in the Era of (Community) College Completion.

Authors: Bragg, Debra D. Durham, Brian

Source: Community College Review; Apr2012, Vol. 40 Issue 2, p106-125, 20p

Subject Terms: RIGHT to education, EDUCATION policy, EDUCATIONAL equalization, HIGHER education, EDUCATION of poor people, HIGHER education of minorities, DATA analysis

Geographic Terms: UNITED States