The Mixed Methods Blog

Perspectives from our researchers, highlights from recent studies, and other news about CCRC

The Secret Sauce to District-Wide Guided Pathways Governance and Employer Engagement

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Jothany Blackwood of San Antonio College describes four specific strategies for facilitating strong governance and employer engagement when implementing whole-college reforms.

Learning With Colleges About How to Enact Whole-College Reforms

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In the latest installment in our guided pathways blog series, Alison Kadlec, who co-founded Sova, describes five principles for helping higher education institutions build capacity for large-scale change.

The Untapped Potential of Librarians in Supporting Guided Pathways

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In this blog post, Shanna Smith Jaggars, one of the coauthors of Redesigning America's Community Colleges, describes a section of the book that was left on the cutting room floor: how librarians can bolster guided pathways.

CCRC Working With Colleges to Create Data Tool for Aligning Credit and Noncredit Programs

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In this blog post, CCRC's Maria Cormier describes a new project aimed at facilitating and improving colleges' efforts to better align their credit and noncredit offerings.

Guided Pathways at Community College of Philadelphia: A Catalyst for Institutional Change

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In the second installment of our practitioner blog series, the president of Community College of Philadelphia describes how thoughtfully engaging the entire campus community in guided pathways work bolstered the impact of the reform.