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  • The Influence of the Completion Agenda on Decision-making by Community College Career and Technical Education Program Deans

    Creator:
    Garrett, Helen Barker
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    This study documented the influence of the completion agenda on decision-making by community college career and technical education (CTE) deans. Ten career and technical programs deans were identified as the sample for the study. Washington State was selected because of the Student Achievement Initiative that was developed as a completion...
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    -making by Community College Career and Technical Education Program Deans Abstract approved

  • The human spirit and higher education : landscapes of persistence in first generation students of color

    Creator:
    Valdez, Cristobal
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    The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of first-generation persons of color attending and persisting at a community technical college. Students of color continue to be an increasing population in our higher education system. Many of these persons of color are choosing to attend two-year institutions. A...
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    - generation persons of color attending and persisting at a community technical college. Students of color

  • The Professional Identity of Community College Faculty Members

    Creator:
    Mohrbacher, Robert C.
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    Background: Previous studies suggested that the professional identity of community college faculty is less than clearly articulated. Lack of clarity with regard to professional identity may have impacts in a number of areas, including recruitment, professional development, and the overall reputation of community colleges. Purpose: To examine how community college...
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    percentage of annual enrollments, followed by career and technical education, and then pre- college programs

  • The Role of Community Cultural Wealth in the Retention of Latino/a Students in the Community College Setting

    Creator:
    Reeder, Jane F.
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    Background. Many studies addressing the reasons why minority students fail in higher education are based on what is defined as a deficit model. A deficit model documents that a significant number of minority students fail because their culture is distinct from that of the majority population. Numerous minority students do...
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    recent US Census (2012) showed that by 2043, the US will become a majority-minority nation, in that no

  • A Correlational Study on the Impact of the Pell Grant Program on Utah's Public Colleges and Universities

    Creator:
    Clegg, Phil L.
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    The Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) and the eight public colleges and universities in the system, have depended on the Federal Pell Grant program for more than 40 years to assist students to attend. For some of these institutions, the amount of Pell grant dollars received is as much...
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    dollars received. Results for this question based on the tests conducted proved no direct correlation

  • Early Math Enrollment in Washington State Community Colleges

    Creator:
    Harri, Ed J.
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    More than half of students in Washington state community colleges enroll in developmental mathematics, but a relatively small percentage of these students persist to the second year. Many students place into these courses and never enroll; others enroll at some point after the first academic term, even when faced with...
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    provided invaluable technical support. Finally, my deepest appreciation is for my family – Kathleen

  • Women engineering transfer students : the community college experience

    Creator:
    Patterson, Susan J.
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    An interpretative philosophical framework was applied to a case study to document the particular experiences and perspectives of ten women engineering transfer students who once attended a community college and are currently enrolled in one of two university professional engineering programs. This study is important because women still do not...
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    college, women account for the majority of students and have parity in the faculty ranks. No other

  • Executive Leadership and Crisis Management at Community Colleges: An Exploratory Narrative Study

    Creator:
    Tarker, Daniel A.
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    This exploratory, narrative study investigated two research questions. One, how do executive leaders at community colleges describe how their cognitive schema and sensemaking approach informed their understanding of a crisis that their organization faced. Two, how do executive leaders at community colleges describe what leadership traits, behaviors, and competencies they...
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    detection, probing/preparation, containment/damage limitation, recovery, no fault learning, and redesign

  • The Second Chance Program : A Participatory Research with Formerly Incarcerated Community College Students

    Creator:
    Macale, James R.
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    Approximately 600,000 individuals will be eventually released from the prison system and millions will be released from jails across the United States each year (Mukamal et al., 2015). Some of these individuals will make their way to a local community college to make a better life for themselves. There is...
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    ). Unfortunately, adult education, including career and technical education (CTE) programs offered by most state

  • Community leaders' perspectives of a rural community college's impact on community development

    Creator:
    Thomas, Reine M.
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    The purpose of this qualitative research study was to examine the role a rural community college plays in the development of its community, using a holistic, community-based lens that considered college and community context, interactions and results to answer the question: How does the rural community college impact the development...
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    availability of state funding; concern over the academic and technical preparation of the American