Referral, Enrollment, and Completion in Developmental Education Sequences in Community CollegesJournal Article by: Thomas Bailey, Dong Wook Jeong & Sung-Woo Cho — 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 AbstractThe Outlook for Noncredit Workforce EducationJournal Article by: Michelle Van Noy & James Jacobs — 2009Drawing on a review of state policies in all 50 states as well as case studies of 20 community colleges in 10 states, this article examines the recent growth and future trends in noncredit courses connected with workforce instruction and contract training.View AbstractAmerican Community Colleges in the DownturnJournal Article by: Michelle Van Noy & Matthew Zeidenberg — 2009This article elaborates on the increased importance of community colleges in training, re-training, and providing higher education in the recent economic downturn.View Abstract | Download the PDFChallenge and Opportunity: Rethinking the Role and Function of Developmental Education in Community CollegeJournal Article by: Thomas Bailey — 2009This article examines evidence on the effectiveness of developmental education and outlines a broad reform agenda for helping students with weak academic skills.View AbstractStudent Success Courses in the Community College: An Exploratory Study of Student Perspectives Journal Article by: Lauren O'Gara, Melinda Mechur Karp & Katherine L. Hughes — 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 AbstractDual Enrollment Can Benefit a Broad Range of StudentsJournal Article by: Melinda Mechur Karp & Katherine L. Hughes — 2008A study conducted by CCRC finds that dual enrollment is a promising strategy in helping students enter and persist in postsecondary education.View AbstractInformation Networks and Integration: Institutional Influences on Experiences and Persistence of Beginning StudentsJournal Article by: Melinda Mechur Karp & Katherine L. Hughes — 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 — 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 — 2008This article details three key challenges that community colleges face: unprepared students, financial stress, and high dropout rates.View Abstract | Download the PDFThe Rise of Noncredit Workforce EducationJournal Article by: Michelle Van Noy, James Jacobs, Suzanne Korey, Thomas Bailey & Katherine L. Hughes — 2008At many community colleges, noncredit education enrolls more students than do credit programs. This article highlights CCRC's national study on the increasing importance of noncredit workforce education.
View Abstract | Download the PDFSupporting College Transitions Through Collaborative Programming: A Conceptual Model for Guiding PolicyJournal Article by: Melinda Mechur Karp & Katherine L. Hughes — 2008Credit-based transition programs (CBTPs) allow high school students to take college-level classes and earn
college credit while still in high school. This article provides a theoretical rationale for policy makers’ enthusiasm for CBTPs.View Abstract | Download the PDFA Virtual World with Real ResultsJournal Article by: Katherine L. Hughes & Joanne Wang Golann — 2008This article details how high school students are learning invaluable job-readiness and academic skills by setting up and running their own businesses in a virtual world.View Abstract | Download the PDFRemediation in the Community CollegeJournal Article by: Henry Levin & Juan Carlos Calcagno — 2008Remediation is the most common approach to preparing students academically and socially during their early stages of college. However, despite its profound importance and its significant costs, there is very little rigorous research analyzing its effectiveness. This article provides a conceptual framework for the evaluation of remedial education programs. View AbstractAfter Admission: From College Access to College Success (Book Review)Journal Article by: Melinda Mechur Karp — 2007According to one CCRC Researcher, a key strength of Rosenbaum, Deil-Amen & Person's (2006) book is that it focuses on institutional procedures and mechanisms, not just on outcomes.View AbstractInstitutional Effectiveness and Student Success: A Study of High- and Low-Impact Community CollegesJournal Article by: Davis Jenkins — 2007This article presents findings from a CCRC study on institutional effectiveness that uses transcript-level data on Florida community college students as well as fieldwork at six Florida community colleges.View AbstractStepping Stones to a Degree: The Impact of Enrollment Pathways and Milestones on Community College Student OutcomesJournal Article by: Juan Carlos Calcagno, Peter Crosta, Thomas Bailey & Davis Jenkins — 2007Findings highlighted in this article suggest that reaching milestones such as obtaining 20 credits or completing 50 percent of a program is a more important positive factor affecting graduation probabilities for younger students than it is for older students.View AbstractDoes Age of Entrance Affect Community College Completion Probabilities? Evidence From a Discrete-Time Hazard ModelJournal Article by: Juan Carlos Calcagno, Peter Crosta, Thomas Bailey & Davis Jenkins — 2007This article reveals unique findings from a study that compared educational outcomes of older and traditional-age students.View AbstractIncome Equity and Workforce Development: Balancing the Earnings ScaleJournal Article by: James Jacobs — 2007This article calls for community colleges, on behalf of their students, to join the national discussion of how income and wealth are created. View AbstractCommunity College Missions: A Theoretical and Historical PerspectiveJournal Article by: Kevin Dougherty & Barbara K. Townsend — 2006This chapter analyzes various ways of conceptualizing the missions of the community college, describes how those missions have varied over time and across geographical regions, and examines how missions complement and conflict with one another.View AbstractThe Uncertain Future of the Community College Workforce Development Mission Journal Article by: James Jacobs & Kevin Dougherty — 2006This chapter explores the evolution of the workforce development role of the community college, its interactions with other missions of the college, and the current crisis facing workforce development.View AbstractThe Impact of Community College Attendance on Baccalaureate AttainmentJournal Article by: Mariana Alfonso — 2006This article advances the literature on the impact of community colleges on baccalaureate attainment by estimating new models that allow controlling for pathways of enrollment while using different measures of educational expectations and correcting for college choice.View AbstractHelping Students Enter and Succeed: Access, Success, and Accountability Policies in the “Achieving The Dream” StatesJournal Article by: Kevin Dougherty, Monica Reid Kerrigan & H. Kenny Nienhusser — 2006This article features findings of a commissioned audit of state policies on community college access, success, and accountability in seven states.View AbstractAcademic Progress of Community College Nursing Aspirants: An Institutional Research ProfileJournal Article by: Dolores Perin — 2006The community college is a major site preparing students for nursing careers, an important role at a time of a national shortage. This study tracked the academic progress of a cohort of nursing aspirants over a 3-year period. View AbstractIs Student-Right-To-Know All You Should Know? An Analysis of Community College Graduation RatesJournal Article by: Juan Carlos Calcagno, Thomas Bailey, Davis Jenkins, Gregory S. Kienzl & D. Timothy Leinbach — 2006Over the last decade, policymakers, educators, and researchers have increasingly sought to understand community college policies and practices that promote students' success. This effort has been partly driven by an increased emphasis on outcome accountability, but it has also promoted a productive discussion about improving institutional performance. This article presents a research model that CCRC has developed to better understand the effects of institutional characteristics on student outcomes.View AbstractHispanic Educational Attainment in Sub-baccalaureate ProgramsJournal Article by: Mariana Alfonso — 2006Sub-baccalaureate institutions have traditionally been seen as the primary point of access to higher education for economically and academically disadvantaged students. View AbstractThe Community College as a Nexus for Workforce Transitions: A Critical EssayJournal Article by: James Jacobs & Richard A. Voorhees — 2006This article examines horizontal and vertical workforce transitions and how a global economy and the
need to train new subpopulations of future workers will cause community colleges to approach
their roles in workforce training differently.View Abstract | Download the PDFRelative Success? Determinants of College Graduation Rates in Public and Private Colleges in the U.S. Journal Article by: Marc Scott, Thomas Bailey & Gregory S. Kienzl — 2006Despite growing criticism of public universities, there is little discussion of what appropriate institutional evaluation entails. This article discusses the use of regression analysis to evaluate public and private institutions serving vastly different populations. View AbstractCan Community Colleges Protect Both Access and Standards? The Problem of RemediationJournal Article by: Dolores Perin — 2006Community colleges tend to require that low-scoring students attend remedial courses even in the absence of a state mandate. This article details the qualitative case study that investigated state and institutional practices for remediation in 15 community colleges selected for region, size, and urbanicity.View AbstractIt’s Not Enough to Get Through the Open Door: Inequalities by Social Background in Transfer from Community College to Four-Year CollegesJournal Article by: Kevin Dougherty & Gregory S. Kienzl — 2006This journal article analyzes two nationally-representative datasets to examine how the likelihood of transfer is affected by social background, precollege academic characteristics, external demands at college entrance, and experiences during college.View AbstractRethinking Cooling Out at Public Community Colleges: An Examination of Fiscal and Demographic Trends in Higher Education and the Rise of Statewide Articulation AgreementsJournal Article by: Gregory Anderson, Mariana Alfonso & Jeffrey C. Sun — 2006The rise of articulation agreements constitutes a new state strategy to cope with the stagnation of higher education appropriations, the spiraling costs of tuition, and an excess demand for affordable higher education. View AbstractEffectiveness of Statewide Articulation Agreements on the Probability of Transfer: A Preliminary Policy AnalysisJournal Article by: Gregory Anderson, Jeffrey C. Sun & Mariana Alfonso — 2006Does the existence of statewide articulation agreements increase the probability of vertical transfers from two-year to four-year colleges?View AbstractOnline Education as Institutional Myth: Rituals and Realities at Community CollegesJournal Article by: Rebecca Cox — 2005Relying on data from an in-depth study of 15 community colleges, this article explores
online education through the lens of institutional theory.View Abstract | Download the PDFThe Returns to Education at Community Colleges: Evidence from the National Education Longitudinal SurveyJournal Article by: David Marcotte, Thomas Bailey, Carey Borkoski & Gregory S. Kienzl — 2005This article discusses the economic effects of a community college education using the latest available nationally-representative dataset. The authors find substantial evidence that a community college education has positive effects on earnings among young workers, especially for those who earn an associate degree.View AbstractThe Education Gospel and the Role of Vocationalism in American Education Journal Article by: W. Norton Grubb & Marvin Lazerson — 2005The idea that formal schooling preparing individuals for employment can resolve all public and private dilemmas has become dominant in the US and many other countries. This article reviews the many consequences of vocationalism and analyzes the problems that it creates.View AbstractThe Educational Outcomes of Occupational Sub-Baccalaureate Students: Evidence from the 1990s. Journal Article by: Mariana Alfonso, Thomas Bailey & Marc Scott — 2005Over the last 15 years, the “vocationalization” of the community college has been one of the most controversial trends in higher education. However, little is known about how the educational experiences of occupational students compare to those of academic students. This journal article discusses findings from longitudinal research. View AbstractExpanding the Reach of Dual Enrollment ProgramsJournal Article by: Thomas Bailey & Melinda Mechur Karp — 2005Dual-enrollment programs help students aspire to and prepare for college, and allow them to earn free or low-cost college credits. View AbstractInstitutional Decision Making for Increasing Academic Preparedness in Community CollegesJournal Article by: Dolores Perin — 2005This publication identifies current organizational and instructional approaches to developmental education in community colleges and recommends a process by which colleges can make institutionally appropriate decisions improve developmental education outcomes.View AbstractPedagogical Alignment and Curricular Consistency: The Challenges for Developmental EducationJournal Article by: W. Norton Grubb & Rebecca Cox — 2005Four elements--instructor approach, student needs, cirricular content, and instructional support--must be in alignment for developmental education. This chapter discusses the challenge of aligning these elements in the developmental classroom.View AbstractRemediation Beyond Developmental Education: The Use of Learning Assistance Centers to Increase Academic Preparedness in Community CollegesJournal Article by: Dolores Perin — 2004This journal article details a case study on 15 community colleges across the US and includes findings revealing important means of increasing students' academic preparedness for postsecondary study.View AbstractThe Unending Search for Equity: California Policy, the Improved School Finance, and the Williams CaseJournal Article by: W. Norton Grubb, L. Herta & L. Goe — 2004This article applies the logic of the “improved” school finance, arguing the need to understand how resources are used at the school and classroom levels. View AbstractThe Academic Writing of Community College Remedial Students: Text and Learner VariablesJournal Article by: Dolores Perin, A Keselman & M. Monopoli — 2003This journal article discusses the academic writing of developmental students at community colleges.View AbstractThe Perceptions of College Students Regarding the Factors Most Influential in their Decision to Attend Postsecondary EducationJournal Article by: Baranda Fermin & M. L. Pope — 2003This journal article explores the decision making factors for students applying to postsecondary institutions, with a focus on issues based upon student ethnicity.View AbstractThe Uneven Distribution of Employee Training by Community Colleges: Description and Explanation.Journal Article by: Kevin Dougherty — 2003In the last 20 years, a new form of vocational training "contract training" or "customized training" has come to the forefront. This journal article describes the uneven supply of contract training by community colleges.View AbstractLiteracy Education After High SchoolJournal Article by: Dolores Perin — 2003This article provides information on two major settings for literacy education for adults: adult basic education and community college remedial programs. View AbstractCommunity Colleges and the Equity Agenda: The Potential of Noncredit EducationJournal Article by: W. Norton Grubb, Norena Badway & D Bell — 2003The potential of noncredit education in community colleges is discussed in this informative journal article.View AbstractA Researcher's PerspectiveJournal Article by: Thomas Bailey — 2003A researcher's perspective about classification systems for two-year colleges.View AbstractClassifying Two-Year Colleges: Purposes, Possibilities, and PitfallsJournal Article by: Rebecca Cox & A. C. McCormick — 2003This journal article is about the purposes, possibilities, and pitfalls of classifying two-year colleges.View AbstractPerformance, Graduation, and Transfer of Immigrants and Natives in the City University of New York Community CollegesJournal Article by: Thomas Bailey & Elliot Weininger — 2002Journal article discussing research on the significant portion of US immigrants picking up advanced skills at the City University of New York (CUNY) schools.View AbstractWhat Role Can Dual Enrollment Programs Play in Easing the Transition between High School and Postsecondary Education?Journal Article by: Thomas Bailey, Katherine L. Hughes & Melinda Mechur Karp — 2002This illuminating article provides an overview of pre-existing relationships between high school and a broad range of colleges, and discusses the promising initiative of dual enrollment. View AbstractCurriculum and pedagogy for academic-occupational integration in community colleges: Illustrations from an instrumental case study - Parts I-IXJournal Article by: Dolores Perin — 2002This nine-part series presents case material from a study of curriculum and pedagogy for integrated instruction in seven community colleges across the country.View Abstract |
