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Factors Associated with Job Satisfaction among Foreign-Born Faculty at Community Colleges within the United States

Creator:: Moore, Marian
Abstract:: Job satisfaction has received considerable attention within the community college sector, but there is limited research focused solely on the job satisfaction of foreign-born faculty members employed at community colleges. The purpose of this study was to examine factors associated with job satisfaction among foreign-born faculty members employed at U.S....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: & Townsend, 2006). Community colleges are also seeing a significant increase in the number of full- and

The successful experiences of first generation community college transfer students

Creator:: McKenzie, René
Abstract:: The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore the successes of first generation, community college transfer students served by a TRiO/Student Support Services (TRiO/SSS) program. This study addresses a specific problem in higher education – there are a limited number of first generation transfer students who successfully matriculate...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: (Townsend & Wilson, 2006). In 1995, a study by Townsend found that students tended to seek informal

Examining the Alignment of Content in the Textual Discourse on the Competencies Needed for Effective Community College Leadership

Creator:: Thames, Brenda A.
Abstract:: For more than a decade a “community college leadership crisis” has been forecasted and discussed in the professional literature related to community colleges as well as the scholarly literature focused on the study of higher education. The role, perceptions and, to a lesser extent, the effectiveness of community college leadership...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Community college and university degree partnership programs : A qualitative study of the student experience

Creator:: Balzer, Jacqueline
Abstract:: Community college and university degree partnership programs allow students to tailor their educational experiences to fit personal goals and preferences while transitioning back and forth seamlessly between a community college and four-year university. This qualitative research study, telling the stories and lived experiences of six students participating in a community...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Townsend (1995) identified a variety of social barriers transfer students face when transferring to four

Promising practices in the transfer of professional/technical coursework from community colleges to related programs at universities

Creator:: Jagodnik, Joan Seely
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to identify promising practices for the transferability of professional/technical coursework taken at a community college to related programs at universities. The main research question sought to identify the salient elements in existing models of transfer. Supporting the main question, sub-questions sought to identify obstacles...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: mostly focused on specific state systems (Cohen & Ignash, 1993; Pitter, 1999; Striplin, 1999; Townsend

Predictors of Completion : The Influence of Academic and Non-Academic Environmental Factors on Baccalaureate Completion Among Community College Transfer Students

Creator:: Bowen, Kristie J.
Abstract:: Research examining disparity between baccalaureate completion among "native" and community college transfer students has gained attention in recent years. Current and prior research has identified important pre-college and demographic characteristics with a positive relationship to baccalaureate completion. Yet few studies have focused on the influence of nonacademic and academic environmental...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ., Chen, J., Ziskin, M., Park, E., Torres, V., & Chiany, Y. C., 2012) looked at 1.9 million first-time

A two-year college and four-year university degree partnership program that facilitates baccalaureate attainment

Creator:: Hindman, Lynne L.
Abstract:: Baccalaureate attainment represents an important goal among educators and policymakers. The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education has stated that affordability and transfer are critical to increasing baccalaureate attainment, and that community colleges have a critical role in this transfer process. On the other hand, some researchers disagree...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: critical to increasing baccalaureate degree completion. Townsend (2001) stated that students exhibit a

Gendered Leadership? Female Community College Presidents and their Leadership Behaviors

Creator:: Rafia, Lida
Abstract:: Considerable research has been done on women and leadership styles, and while most have found very little to no difference in leadership style between men and women, there has been conflict with individual gender roles and organizational roles (Eagly & Johnson, 1990; Eddy & Cox, 2008; Kanter, 1997). These studies...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Moving from good to great: how one community college made the transition

Creator:: Hansen, Eric J.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to explore the applicability of Collins’ (2001) Good-to-Great theory, as originally introduced for the business sector and as adapted for the social sector, to the ways a community college moved from being “good” to being “great.” The following questions guided the research: (1) Which...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: & Morest, 2004; Dougherty & Townsend, 2006). Copa and Ammentorp (1997) suggest that institutions of

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Factors Associated with Job Satisfaction among Foreign-Born Faculty at Community Colleges within the United States

The successful experiences of first generation community college transfer students

Examining the Alignment of Content in the Textual Discourse on the Competencies Needed for Effective Community College Leadership

Community college and university degree partnership programs : A qualitative study of the student experience

Promising practices in the transfer of professional/technical coursework from community colleges to related programs at universities

Predictors of Completion : The Influence of Academic and Non-Academic Environmental Factors on Baccalaureate Completion Among Community College Transfer Students

A two-year college and four-year university degree partnership program that facilitates baccalaureate attainment

Gendered Leadership? Female Community College Presidents and their Leadership Behaviors

Moving from good to great: how one community college made the transition

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