| Referral, Enrollment, and Completion in Developmental Education Sequences in Community CollegesJournal Article by: Thomas Bailey, Dong Wook Jeong & Sung-Woo Cho — 11/20/2009Using a longitudinal dataset from Achieving the Dream colleges as well as NELS data, this article analyzes patterns and determinants of student progression through sequences of developmental education starting from initial referral.View AbstractPerformance Accountability Systems for Community Colleges: Lessons for the Voluntary Framework of Accountability for Community CollegesPaper by: Kevin Dougherty, Rachel Hare & Rebecca Natow — 11/2/2009This report discusses findings and implications of a study commissioned by the College Board to inform the development of the Voluntary Framework of Accountability for Community Colleges. CCRC researchers identified the performance indicators that states are already using for their community colleges and interviewed state higher education officials and local community college leaders on their experiences with the collection and use of such performance data.View Abstract | Download the PDFThe Demise of Higher Education Performance Funding Systems in Three States (CCRC Brief No. 41)Brief by: Kevin Dougherty & Rebecca Natow — 5/12/2009This Brief summarizes study findings discussed in CCRC Working Paper No. 17.View Abstract | Download the PDFThe Demise of Higher Education Performance Funding Systems in Three States (CCRC Working Paper No. 17)Paper by: Kevin Dougherty & Rebecca Natow — 5/11/2009To better understand the unstable institutionalization of performance funding in higher education, this paper examines three states (Illinois, Washington, and Florida) that have experienced performance funding program cessation.View Abstract | Download the PDFAchieving the Dream Colleges in Pennsylvania and Washington State: Early Progress Toward Building a Culture of EvidencePaper by: Davis Jenkins, Todd Ellwein, John Wachen, Monica Reid Kerrigan & Sung-Woo Cho — 3/31/2009Colleges participating in the Achieving the Dream initiative commit to using data to improve programs and services in ways that lead to increased student success--a process known as "building a culture of evidence." This report describes the progress made by the 13 Pennsylvania and Washington State community colleges that comprise Round 3 of the initiative after planning and one year of implementation.View Abstract | Download the PDFChallenge and Opportunity: Rethinking the Role and Function of Developmental Education in Community CollegeJournal Article by: Thomas Bailey — 3/24/2009This article examines evidence on the effectiveness of developmental education and outlines a broad reform agenda for helping students with weak academic skills.View AbstractFaculty and Administrator Data Use at Achieving the Dream Colleges: A Summary of Survey FindingsPaper by: Davis Jenkins & Monica Reid Kerrigan — 2/10/2009This report summarizes findings from a study based largely on a 100-item survey instrument developed by CCRC and MDRC. More than 4,000 faculty and administrators at 41 Achieving the Dream colleges were surveyed about what kinds of student data they use, how accessible data on students are at their college, how they use data in their jobs, and what types of data they find most useful. View Abstract | Download the PDFRethinking Developmental Education in Community College (CCRC Brief No. 40)Brief by: Thomas Bailey — 2/10/2009Based on a longer paper, this Brief reviews evidence on the effectiveness of developmental education and suggests a broad reform agenda for helping students with weak academic skills.View Abstract | Download the PDFFormative Evaluation of the Student Achievement Initiative "Learning Year"Paper by: Davis Jenkins, Todd Ellwein & Katherine Boswell — 1/1/2009In September 2007, the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges launched the Student Achievement Initiative (SAI), a system-wide policy to reward colleges for improvements in student achievement. This report presents findings from an independent qualitative review of the initiative conducted by CCRC during the 2007-08 SAI learning year. View Abstract | Download the PDFStudent Success Courses in the Community College: An Exploratory Study of Student Perspectives Journal Article by: Lauren O'Gara, Melinda Mechur Karp & Katherine L. Hughes — 12/24/2008Based on an exploratory study of students in two community colleges, this journal article examines how Student Success courses help students develop relationships that provide helpful support and useful information long after the class is over.View AbstractEvidence-Based Decision Making in Community Colleges: Findings from a Survey of Faculty and Administrator Data Use at Achieving the Dream CollegesPaper by: Davis Jenkins & Monica Reid Kerrigan — 12/22/2008Based on a survey of faculty and administrators at 41 Achieving the Dream colleges, this study examines what specific data college faculty and administrators use in their jobs and the extent to which they use data analysis to design and improve the impact of college programs and services.View Abstract | Download the PDFReferral, Enrollment, and Completion in Developmental Education Sequences in Community Colleges (CCRC Working Paper No. 15)Paper by: Thomas Bailey, Dong Wook Jeong & Sung-Woo Cho — 12/22/2008Using a longitudinal dataset from Achieving the Dream colleges as well as NELS data, this paper analyzes patterns and determinants of student progression through sequences of developmental education starting from initial referral.View Abstract | Download the PDFBridges to Opportunity for Underprepared Adults: A State Policy Guide for Community College LeadersPaper by: Various Authors — 12/10/2008This guide offers practical strategies and tools for addressing the need to provide large numbers of working-age adults with education and training that will allow them to secure jobs paying wages sufficient to support their families and have access to real opportunities for social mobility in American society. View AbstractChallenge And Opportunity: Rethinking the Role and Function of Developmental Education in Community College (Working Paper No. 14)Paper by: Thomas Bailey — 11/30/2008This paper reviews evidence on the effectiveness of developmental education and goes on to suggest a broad reform agenda for helping students with weak academic skills.View Abstract | Download the PDFInformation Networks and Integration: Institutional Influences on Experiences and Persistence of Beginning StudentsJournal Article by: Melinda Mechur Karp & Katherine L. Hughes — 10/1/2008This chapter explores the ways that information networks are related to student persistence in the community college and how institutional structures can encourage such networks.View AbstractUsing State Student Unit Record Data to Increase Community College Student SuccessJournal Article by: Peter Ewell & Davis Jenkins — 9/25/2008This chapter examines lessons learned by states that are using student unit record (SUR) data to improve outcomes for community college students and recommends steps states can take to strengthen their use of SUR databases to benefit students and communities.View AbstractCommunity Colleges Under StressJournal Article by: Matthew Zeidenberg — 7/4/2008This article details three key challenges that community colleges face: unprepared students, financial stress, and high dropout rates.View Abstract | Download the PDFMaking the Transition to Four-Year Institutions: Academic Preparation and Transfer (Working Paper No. 13)Paper by: Josipa Roksa & Juan Carlos Calcagno — 6/3/2008Based on analyses of unit record data of first-time community college students in the state of Florida, this paper examines the role of academic preparation in the transition from community colleges to four-year institutions.View Abstract | Download the PDFAn Exploration of Tinto’s Integration Framework for Community College Students (Working Paper No. 12)Paper by: Melinda Mechur Karp, Katherine L. Hughes & Lauren O'Gara — 5/16/2008This paper explores the applicability of Tinto's integration framework for understanding the ways that first-year community college students engage with their institutions.View Abstract | Download the PDFA Short Guide to "Tipping Point" Analyses of Community College Student Labor Market Outcomes (CCRC Research Tools No. 3)Brief by: Davis Jenkins — 4/4/2008This guide is designed for community colleges and state agencies that are interested in analyzing the labor market outcomes of their programs and identifying opportunities for improving employment outcomes of their students.View Abstract | Download the PDF |
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| | Books | | Defending the Community College Equity AgendaBook by: Thomas Bailey & Vanessa Smith Morest — 11/25/2006In this book, CCRC researchers analyze how colleges have tried to improve their performance with respect to low-income students, students of color, and nontraditional students, given the challenges that their students face. View Abstract | Purchase at Amazon.comASHE Reader on Community CollegesBook by: Barbara K. Townsend, Debra Bragg, Kevin Dougherty, Frankie Laanan & Berta Vigil Laden — 4/1/2005This compilation features recent research publications on a variety of community college topics. Published by: Pearson Publishing.To Order this Book: 1-800-922-0579.View Abstract | Purchase at Amazon.comCommunity College Movement in Perspective: Teachers College Responds to the Truman CommissionBook by: Thomas Bailey & Martin S. Quigley — 3/28/2003This work offers an historical and contemporary structure covering The Truman Commission, the U.S. Scene in 1947, guidelines for the establishment of two-year colleges, and the enduring role played by Teachers College.View Abstract | Purchase at Amazon.comHonored but Invisible: An Inside Look at Teaching in Community CollegesBook by: W. Norton Grubb, Helena Worthen, Barbara Byrd, Elnora Webb, Norena Badway & Associates — 3/1/1999Based on the most extensive research on community college teaching to date, this book examines the nature of teaching and the institutional forces that shape it in a variety of course settings, ranging from innovative approaches to complex subjects to conventional didactic instruction. View Abstract | Purchase at Amazon.com |
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| Presentations | Online Learning: Coursetaking Patterns and Performance
Among Underprepared Community College StudentsThis presentation focused on underprepared student performance in distance-education courses in community colleges.Conference: Association for the Study of Higher Education
(ASHE) Conference 2009
Date: November 07, 2009 1:15PM-2:45PM
Location: Port McNeill, Sheraton Vancouver Wall Center, Vancouver, BC The Variable Stability of State Performance Funding ProgramsConference: Association for the Study of Higher Education
(ASHE) Conference 2009
Date: November 06, 2009 9:45AM-11:15AM
Location: Port Hardy Room, Sheraton Vancouver Wall Center, Vancouver, BC Building Bridges to CTE for Basic Skills Students: How to Design Cost-Effective Contextualized Basic Skills ProgramsThe session focused on the ways to accelerate the transition to college-level career-technical education for basic skills students.Conference: National Council for Workforce Education (NCWE) 2009 Annual Fall Conference
Date: October 19, 2009 3:15PM-4:15PM
Location: Orcas Room, Level 3, Westin Seattle Hotel, WAChallenges and Opportunities for Community Colleges in Educating the Middle-Skill WorkforceThis session presented research findings on how to help community colleges respond to new opportunities in educating the middle skill workforce. Conference: National Council for Workforce Education (NCWE) 2009 Annual Fall Conference
Date: October 18, 2009 10:30AM-11:30AM
Location: Adams Room, Level 2, Westin Seattle Hotel, WAWhither State Performance Funding for Higher Education: A Symposium on Its Current and Future StatusConference: AERA 2009 Annual Meeting
Date: April 15, 2009 10:35AM-12:05PM
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 24A |
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| Seminars | A Matter of Degrees: The Role of Community Colleges in Increasing Postsecondary Completions
This seminar welcomed presenters affiliated with the state of Michigan's Commission on Higher Education and the Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count initiative.Date: April 27, 2004 -2005 academic year. 11:30am–2:00pm
Location: 179 Grace Dodge Hall, Teachers College, Columbia University Community Colleges in the 21st Century: Challenges and OpportunitiesThis seminar presented various findings from an investigation conducted by the Community College Research Center involving detailed case studies of fifteen community colleges nationwide. Presenters discussed project findings and their implications for the future of the American higher education system.Date: February 26, 2004 (2003-2004 academic year). 11:30am-2pm
Location: 179 Grace Dodge Hall, Teachers CollegeEquity and AccessCCRC Seminar on equity and access at community colleges.Date: March 26, 2003 3PM-5PM
Location: 179 Grace Dodge Hall, Teachers College, Columbia University.Accountability and Learning Outcomes in Community CollegesCCRC Seminar about accountability and learning outcomes in community colleges. Topics included state accountability agendas and the characteristics of an effective accountability system. Date: March 22, 2002
Location: Teachers College, Columbia University |
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