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Artis, Ronald Jay. "Beliefs about education that attract community college faculty into higher education and motivate them to stay in higher education /." Digital version accessible at:, 2000. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.

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Ortega, Janet L. "Strategic partnerships in higher education." Thesis, Northern Arizona University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3606831.

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<p> The purpose of this study was to investigate the impacts of strategic partnerships between community colleges and key stakeholders; to specifically examine strategic partnerships; leadership decision-making; criteria to evaluate strategic partnerships that added value to the institution, value to the students, faculty, staff, and the local communities; and that furthered the community college mission. One-hundred and twenty-five higher education administrators from thirty seven states and one U.S. territory participated. </p><p> The literature defined strategic partnerships in higher e

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Namuo, Clyne G. H. "Reduced financial resources and the strategic position of community colleges| How an "embedded community college" can neutralize external pressures." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3605916.

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<p> This multi-site case study is really the story of three same-state community colleges (Bridge and Buffer Community College, Grants and Reserves Community College, and Crystal Ball Community College) two years after they suffered a potentially catastrophic 50% reduction in state allocations. This study examined their responses to those reductions and attempted to frame those responses according to existing research on strategic activity and strategic positioning. </p><p> The theoretical framework used, referenced as a theoretical mesh, consisted of academic capitalism (Slaughter & Le

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McBroom, Douglas G. "Explorations in Leadership Education: The Role of Leadership Education in Higher Education Outcomes." Diss., [Missoula, Mont.] : The University of Montana, 2009. http://etd.lib.umt.edu/theses/available/etd-03262009-144239/unrestricted/McBroom_umt_0136D_10023.pdf.

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Aquila, Meredith Suzanne Hahn. "Building the Personal| Instructors' Perspectives of Rapport in Online and Face-to-Face Classes." Thesis, George Mason University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10640729.

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<p> This dissertation explores the ways that instructors at a community college perceive instructor-student rapport in online and face-to-face classes. While instructor-student rapport has been shown to play an important role in student retention and success (Benson, Cohen, & Buskist, 2005; Granitz, Koernig, & Harich, 2009; Murphy & Rodriguez-Manzanares, 2012), it has only recently been examined in the context of online education, and generally only from the student’s perspective and not from the point of view of faculty. This study utilized grounded theory methods to create

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Bragg, John R. Jr. "Communication Apprehension Among Community College Students: A Phenomenology." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3236.

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A qualitative investigation was conducted to explore the phenomenon of communication apprehension among a purposeful sample of five community college students with high levels of communication apprehension. The phenomenon of Communication Apprehension (CA) is “an individual’s level of fear or anxiety associated with either real or anticipated communication with another person or persons” (Beatty, McCroskey, & Heisel, 1998, p. 197; McCroskey, 1970, p. 269). All individuals experience some level of CA, and between 30% and 40% of individuals are estimated to experience high levels of CA. For the

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Cooney, Matthew A. "The Demographics and Utilization of Transformational Leadership Practices by Potential Community College Presidents." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1478693608096498.

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Azar, Janet Ann Craig. "Full-time community college faculty with doctorates." W&M ScholarWorks, 2000. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539618576.

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The purpose of this study was to portray full-time community college faculty with doctorates and to identify differences and/or similarities between two-and four-year full-time faculty with doctoral degrees. The author also hoped to explore why community college faculty with doctorates decided either to enter or remain in the community college sector of higher education.;This study used a mixed design to answer the research questions. The National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF-93) database was used to answer the first two questions. Chi-square analysis identified statistical difference

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Garcia, Eileen. "Supplemental instruction, study habits, and the community college student." FIU Digital Commons, 2006. https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3871.

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The purpose of this study was to demonstrate if the academic assistance program Supplemental Instruction (SI) facilitates the acquisition of effective study behaviors through strategies that transcend simple double-exposure to the course material. Its advocates claim it increases academic achievement using learner-centered knowledge and acquisition of effective study behaviors. SI sessions are specifically related to particular courses that students are taking. Sessions are facilitated by the SI leader who has taken the subject matter course in the past. Students review the content of the prev

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Cavins, Kathryn M. Palmer James C. "Collaborative attempts to structure community into two institutions of mass higher education." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p3065873.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Illinois State University, 2001.<br>Title from title page screen, viewed April 11, 2006. Dissertation Committee: James Palmer (chair), Dianne Ashby, Paul Baker, William Tolone. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 132-137) and abstract. Also available in print.

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Askin, Jacalyn Ann. "Community college funding: Environmental and institutional influences." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/282905.

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Community colleges are unique among higher education institutions in their potential access to local appropriations as well as state funding. Twenty-six states reported to the Education Commission of the States in 2001 that community colleges in their states received some share of local funding. In research question one, using data for 781 public community colleges, we explore the implications of resource dependency theory for mission differentiation between dual-funded and state-funded colleges. Research question two studies the influences of state demographics, economics, politics and colleg

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Leon, Bianca R. "Leadership Development Institute| A California community college multi-college district case study." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10116187.

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<p>The purpose of this study is to examine a community college district Grow Your Own (GYO) leadership program in the Western United States, the Multi College Leadership Development Institute (MCLDI). The MCLDI was developed in-house for a multi-campus community college district and offered to interested employees at all position levels with the intent to provide them the opportunity to develop and enhance their leadership skills and abilities. While most leadership development literature has focused on the presidential role or other senior level positions, the aim of MCLDI is to support leade

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Schwarz, Michael J. "An examination of institutional improvement on measures of out-of-class interactions between faculty and community college transfer students at bachelor's-granting institutions." Thesis, Indiana University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10193981.

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<p> With the recent attention being paid to student success and student equity, as well as outcomes for historically and currently disadvantaged students including those who begin at community colleges, this study examines the extent to which positive changes have been observed that are favorable to community college student success after transfer. Data from the 2005-2012 administrations of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) are examined to determine the extent to which out-of-class student faculty interaction – a known contributor to student success – has increased o

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Brennan, Michael. "Community College Internationalization| The Role of Presidential Leadership." Thesis, University of Pennsylvania, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10615429.

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<p> The literature differentiates between globalization and internationalization, but views the two phenomena as inextricably linked. Globalization is defined as a set of imposing economic and political forces that demand higher education pursue increased levels of international engagement (Altbach & Knight, 2007, p. 290); and has been explained as a process accelerating the “…flow of people, culture, ideas, values, knowledge, technology, and economy across borders, resulting in a more interconnected and interdependent world” (Knight, 2008, p. x). </p><p> International

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Mott, Maxine Carol. "Women community college presidents' leadership agendas." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/289100.

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This qualitative research study was an investigation into the leadership agendas of five women community college presidents and the outcomes of these agendas. The study had two unique features. First, it examined the conceptual basis of the presidents' leadership agendas. Second, it provided a comparative analysis of a feminist leadership model to other, more prominent, models of higher education leadership. A feminist research methodology, which extended beyond describing simplified realities of women leaders, was used to determine if women leaders' interpretations of how they practice leader

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Walkuski, Christy B. "Civic Narratives: Exploring the Civic Identity of Community College Students." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1488979292765753.

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Goode, Francis. "Approaches to Ghana's Higher Education Challenges Drawn from the U.S. Community College Model." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4627.

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Higher education institutions in Ghana are challenged in providing access to affordable education to accommodate all qualified students for postsecondary education. Most Ghanaian students seek skills and knowledge to prepare them for a global workforce. The study's purpose was to investigate the adaptation of the U.S. community college's 2-year model for training students in Ghana's higher education system to participate in high skilled employment in business and industry, using a conceptual framework drawn from Becker's theory of human capital. The research questions focused on what support s

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Fridena, Richard Henry. "Community college presidents and institutional decision making." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/282860.

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This is a case study of one state's community college presidents as an organized power network. I examine community college leadership as a function of group or class interests and social and institutional environments. Institutional leadership is not seen as the efforts of a single leader in a single institution. This case study uses a Delphi survey and content analysis to explore the general and specific transmission mechanisms of class interests, structural dependence, and power networks. The Delphi survey examined class formation and interests through identifying the consensus ideology hel

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Chou, Chieh-Hsing. "International students' learning experiences in Taiwanese higher education." Thesis, California State University, Fullerton, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3580608.

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Sullivan, Kamisha A. "Sharing Stories of Student Mothers in Community College." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10822595.

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<p> Student mothers are an often overlooked population within higher education. However, one national study found the majority of students raising children while attending college are located in community college and they are predominately female. Therefore, the experience of student mothers in California, which has the largest system of community colleges in the country with 114 colleges provides important understanding about this population. This qualitative study shares the stories of 23 student mothers enrolled in two California community colleges through a conceptual framework that combin

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Ens, Jason M. "Making engagement : higher education reform discourse and organizational change /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/9377.

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Auten, Marianne Adams. "Helping Educators Foster a Growth Mindset in Community College Classrooms." Thesis, Walden University, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3591125.

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<p> Current research shows that students with a growth mindset are more motivated to learn, want to work harder, are less discouraged by difficulty, use more effective strategies for learning, and have higher academic performance in comparison to students without this mindset. Despite these promising findings, a growth mindset is sometimes not reinforced or is even refuted by classroom conditions. The purpose of this intrinsic case study was to explore how community college educators create classroom environments that foster a growth mindset. The conceptual framework for this study was a soci

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Gerkin, David. "The impact of a first -year learning community on student persistence: Perceptions of community college students." ScholarWorks, 2009. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/666.

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This descriptive case study explored the perceptions of former community college first year learning community participants on aspects of their learning community experience that affected their persistence in college using Astin's student involvement theory and Tinto's student persistence model as a conceptual framework. Learning communities have been shown to increase student persistence, but little is known about how they do so. A better understanding of how learning communities contribute to increased student persistence would improve learning community practice and gain administrative supp

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Gross, Tajah M. "One critical year| Understanding college entry experiences, academic resilience, and student persistence among nontraditional community college students." Thesis, Capella University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10243323.

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<p> This study examines college entry experiences (enrollment, orientation, assessment, and support services) and their contribution to the persistence of nontraditional students enrolled in community colleges. By reviewing the current retention research and models on academic integration, social integration, involvement, engagement and the construct of resilience, college entry experiences were identified and correlated to the work of Tinto, Astin, Kuh, and other researchers. Based on the findings of each of the four college entry experiences, this study provides insights and offers recommend

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Appelbaum, Richard. "An interview study of community college student perspectives on service-learning." FIU Digital Commons, 1999. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1299.

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Over the past two decades, the community college in the United States has boasted a leadership role in the movement to make education community-based and performance-oriented. This has led to an intensification in attempts to search for more innovative means to make education more experiential and relevant to students' lived experiences. One such innovative program that holds promise to meet this challenge is service- learning. This paradigm attempts to relate the academic education in the classroom to community-based problems, which fits in neatly with the community-based characteristics of t

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Riddick, Althea A. "The Relationship Between Student Demographics on Persistence at a Rural Community College." Thesis, Northcentral University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3670958.

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<p> The purpose of this quantitative research study was to determine if student background variables ([age, race, gender, and socioeconomic status, (SES)] are predictors of student persistence semester-to-semester (2009-2010). The sample population included 298 students, consisting of first-time, first-semester, full and part-time students working toward achieving a degree or credential at a rural community college in northeastern North Carolina. Community colleges enroll almost half of the nation's college learners, fewer than half of the learners who begin at community colleges earn a degr

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Meier, Kenneth Mitchell. "THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE MISSION: HISTORY AND THEORY, 1930-2000." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/194041.

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This study is a multidisciplinary historical analysis of the national junior-community college mission debate in the twentieth century. It utilizes resource dependency, institutional and social movement theories to explain the organizational behaviors of the community college as these relate to the concept of mission. Historians of the colleges note that the first junior colleges were established without clear missions or a plausible theoretical framework to rationalize their educational activities and social purposes. Growth in concern about the mission and identity of the community college p

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Guzman, Sergio A. "Community college students' perceptions of educational counseling, its value, and its relationship with students' academic and social integration into the community college." Thesis, California State University, Fullerton, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3581493.

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<p> This dissertation investigated community college students' perceptions about educational counseling, its value, and its relationship with academic and social integration into the college environment. In an attempt to explore students' perceptions, a quantitative study was conducted at four California community colleges. The survey was distributed to over 22,000 community college students, and 1,746 students responded. Statistical analysis of the survey responses yielded the following findings: (a) historically underrepresented populations of college students such as students of color, firs

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Stein, Jordan. "The Path to Innovation and Efficiency in Higher Education." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2013. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/763.

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In this thesis, I discuss the emergence of the “non-traditional” post -secondary student and what is necessary to both narrow the socioeconomic education gap and make higher education more efficient for the vast majority of Americans. l explain how the current conglomeration of laws, regulations and proposed regulations stifle innovation and inhibit the achievement of a high Education Return On Investment. I discuss changes that are on the horizon and borrow from the success of certain innovations. In the final section, I suggest and review potential frameworks for education innovation and fun

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Berry, Susan T. "A Positive Approach Toward Unit Functioning in Higher Education." UKnowledge, 2013. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/epe_etds/9.

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This companion dissertation reports the findings of applied case study research on four community college organizational units that consistently meet or exceed standard performance measures. In addition, prior ample evidence confirms that performance extended significantly beyond what might be explained by available tangible resources alone. The case study contexts are common in higher education in general: a) an external partnership, (b) an ad hoc team, (c) a traditional, cross-divisional service unit, and (d) a grant-funded student service unit. Emerging positive organizational theory and re

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Auten, Marianne Adams. "Helping Educators Foster a Growth Mindset in Community College Classrooms." ScholarWorks, 2011. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1073.

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Current research shows that students with a growth mindset are more motivated to learn, want to work harder, are less discouraged by difficulty, use more effective strategies for learning, and have higher academic performance in comparison to students without this mindset. Despite these promising findings, a growth mindset is sometimes not reinforced or is even refuted by classroom conditions. The purpose of this intrinsic case study was to explore how community college educators create classroom environments that foster a growth mindset. The conceptual framework for this study was a social c

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Faber, Andrea. "The Impact of College Attributes on the Earnings of Community College Graduates." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo151335572292832.

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Rosner-Salazar, Ari Senghor. "Colorado Community College Student Perceptions of Higher-Education Affordability| A Phenomenological Study." Thesis, Colorado State University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10785062.

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<p> Using a phenomenological method, this study explored the higher-education affordability perceptions of a purposively-collected group of 19 students at the pseudonymous Crestview Community College (CCC) in Colorado. The defining themes of the study were: (a) knowledge of the College Opportunity Fund (COF) program and perceptions of higher-education affordability in the Colorado context, (b) how participants learned about and implemented college selection, financing, and success strategies, (c) family finances and their impact on work and college decisions, (d) participant views on the finan

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Olson, Joseph B. "Common Transitional and First-year Experiences of Newly Appointed Community College Deans: A Qualitative Analysis." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1996. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2761.

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The purpose of this qualitative research study was to identify common transitional and first year experiences of newly appointed community college deans. A population of deans from the states of North Carolina, Virginia, and Texas was identified. Through the use of qualitative research techniques, personalized accounts were collected from a sample of eleven deans. Through a qualitative analysis of these personalized accounts, thirteen themes were developed. These themes identified common issues and backgrounds encountered and shared by the eleven deans. These themes reveal that

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Kronenberger, Judy L. "Student Success: The Effects of a Community College First-Year Course." University of Dayton / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1355257609.

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Nichols, Harriet Hanna. "Strategies and leadership options for internationalizing the comprehensive community college: A case study of Tidewater Community College, 1986-1995." W&M ScholarWorks, 1995. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539618716.

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Cady, Sara C. "Successful student goal completion| A community college case study." Thesis, Capella University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3607436.

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<p> Research studies have shown that one half of all students who begin college fail to realize their goals. This case study of one community college provided a comprehensive examination of best practices developed over several years through strategic enrollment planning. Additionally, this dissertation examined the decision-making processes that brought about changes through interviews and retrieval of archival documents. Both revealed an obvious path that brought about significant organizational change among departments and staff. This study may assist or provide guidance and recommendations

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Mollenkopf-Pigsley, Christine. "College mission change and neoliberalism in a community and technical college." Thesis, Walden University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3737544.

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<p> Administrators of 2-year colleges are working in an environment where they seek to balance the social development of the student and the community’s demand for a trained workforce to achieve economic development. This balance has resulted in ambiguity about the mission and purpose of 2-year colleges. The purpose of this case study was to explore a community college’s experiences with mission change by exploring the interaction between a neoliberal public policy environment and the traditional social democratic mission of academia. Harvey’s conceptualization of neolibera

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Jones, Maisha N. "Black Male Students' Community College Experiences." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10822801.

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<p> Contrary to the rhetoric around a post-racial United States, Black male students are not experiencing equitable outcomes in higher education. Community colleges are a critical access point to higher education for Black males; however, they are not graduating, transferring, or entering the workforce at an acceptable pace. The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore Black male students’ perceptions of their community college experience. The Five Domains Conceptual Model is a holistic framework utilized to address inequitable outcomes for Black males in community colleges. A con

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Wurtz, Keith. "Effects of Learning Communities on Community College Students' Success| A Meta-Analysis." Thesis, Walden University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3665445.

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<p> Low graduation rates are a significant issue for colleges. The majority of higher education institutions in the United States offer learning communities (LCs), which have been found to be effective for improving course success and persisting to the next semester. However, there is a gap in the literature regarding the effectiveness of LCs with different types of populations and different types of LCs. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to identify the most effective types of LCs. Research questions addressed the effects of different types of LCs on different student success outcomes

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Arnaud, Velda. "Institutionalized Community College Service Learning to Promote Engagement." Thesis, Walden University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3601905.

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<p> Community college graduation rates are low, and community colleges have been tasked with producing more graduates to meet workforce needs. Research has determined that engaged students remain at their institutions and complete their degrees. Service learning has been identified as a high-impact practice that engages students with their learning and builds connections between students and campus personnel. The majority of service-learning research, having been conducted with 4-year colleges and universities, may have limited applicability to the community college population. This qualit

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Orcutt, Bradford. "Project Management Competencies Leading to Technology Implementation Success at a Community College." ScholarWorks, 2011. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/973.

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The problem addressed in this study was to understand the knowledge gap between project management competencies available and those needed for successful implementation of technology projects at a community college. The purpose of the qualitative study was to evaluate, compare, and analyze the performance of project managers of 2 large technology projects in a specific community college with respect to each other and what was known about achieving project success at a public institution of higher education (IHE). The research questions for this study examined the competencies exhibited by the

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Hockett, Anne B. "High school senior college choice factors and influences." Thesis, Wingate University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3721096.

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<p> This applied mixed method research study was undertaken to identify the college choice factors influential in the college choice decision-making processes of high school seniors, and retrospectively, college freshmen, in one rural NC public school system. Current high school seniors were surveyed; Randolph Community College freshmen, who were graduates of the same high school system, were interviewed. Quantitative data analysis was performed using chi square testing. Standard protocol for qualitative data collection and analysis was observed. </p><p> The most important finding of th

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Ousley, Melissa D. "Coffee pots and clocks: Cultural challenges to organizational change in higher education." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/280376.

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Restructuring student services from a silo model to a one-stop model requires a paradigm shift in philosophy by training specialists to be generalists. These generalists must have a greater breadth of knowledge to provide a wider range of services. Although they are not required to have complete knowledge of the department and college, generalists are required to know enough to provide general services, as well as make referrals. However, the perceptions on the effectiveness of the model may differ when viewed through the perspective of administrators versus the perspective of staff. Because o

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Luddy, Jennifer. "The Ritual Lens| Student Success in Community Colleges." Thesis, University of Maryland University College, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10633816.

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<p>A college degree is vital to the economic and social well-being of the entire nation and its citizens. Yet, community colleges ? which serve half of all students in higher education ? have low graduation rates. Lack of academic preparation, competing personal and work demands, and economic stress make earning a degree difficult for many. As part of a national agenda, community college leaders are searching for new ways to help students succeed. Student success theories have historically provided practitioners with frameworks to understand how students navigate the educational environment. T

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Stearns, Jill. "Type of First Term Course Failure and Community College Degree Completion." Thesis, Walden University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3739817.

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<p> Community colleges are the largest segment of higher education institutions in the United States providing access to historically underserved populations and growing numbers of first generation college students. Increasing college degree attainment is a national priority with new expectations of accountability. Despite decades of educational research, community colleges have startling low completion rates. Within the framework of Tinto’s theory of retention, a predictive analytics model could provide community colleges the opportunity to drive custom intervention and support services

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Cooper, Ernest C. McCarthy John R. "Economic determinants of enrollment in community colleges an empirical test of higher education demand theory /." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 1993. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p9416861.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Illinois State University, 1993.<br>Title from title page screen, viewed March 1, 2006. Dissertation Committee: John McCarthy (chair), Robert Arnold, Lawrence Bates, Patricia Harrington Klass, Rodney Riegle. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 121-133) and abstract. Also available in print.

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Mason, Gregory K. "The Role of Mentoring in Developing Future African American Community College Presidents." Thesis, Indiana Wesleyan University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10930282.

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<p> American community colleges are facing the dual dilemma of replacing the increasing number of presidents who are retiring, and promoting more diversity among their successors. Mentoring is viewed as a way of helping minority faculty and administrators acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to advance successfully into senior leadership roles. This study utilized a mixed-methods phenomenological approach to explore the differences in the perceptions of preparedness for their first presidency among Black/African-American community college presidents, who were mentored through an afro-cen

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Sodhi, Ruby. "Accrediting Processes and Institutional Effectiveness at a California Community College." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2505.

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The implementation of the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges' (ACCJC) 2002 Accreditation Standards significantly increased the number of sanctions on California community colleges resulting in a debate regarding the interpretation and application of the standards. This study examined the perceptions at a community college regarding compliance and the application of ACCJC's 2002 Standard IB on institutional effectiveness as defined by the Commission. This qualitative, exploratory case study used Etzioni's 2 constructs' organizational compliance and organizational effective

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Kramer-Jefferson, Kathryn R. "Behavior Intervention Teams| Examining Interventions with Community College Students Threatening Self-Harm." Thesis, Frostburg State University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10608638.

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<p> Effective in 2011, The Department of Justice implemented a change to the direct threat standard, which is part of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act. This change removed the threat of harm to self from the direct threat standard and potentially limits the actions that colleges can take when working with and responding to students who threaten self-harm. This study sought to determine how this change influenced the work of behavior intervention teams when responding to community college students who threaten self-harm. Higher numbers of students are arriving on college campuses

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