The Mixed Methods Blog

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

The President’s Role in Improving Teaching and Learning

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Community college presidents are crucial in fostering a campus culture that allows strong teaching to flourish. This blog post describes four ways leaders can embrace and encourage highly effective practice in the classroom.

Studying Teaching in Community Colleges: Creating the Conditions Where Effective Instruction Can Flourish

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This post introduces CCRC's new blog series on teaching in community college. This summer, we will go inside the classroom to understand more about the practices that define high-quality instruction.

The Future of Work: Making the Education System More Flexible for the Dawning Work Ecosystem

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Automation will eliminate some jobs, but certain skills will remain uniquely human, Michelle Weise told an audience at Teachers College in May. 

Inside CCRC: How Stacie Long Uses Design to Make CCRC's Work Easy to Grasp

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Long uses graphics, colors, and design to improve the readability of our research while maintaining its technical accuracy.

Can Innovation Scale? Lessons From the 2019 League for Innovation Conference

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Drawing on lessons learned from CUNY ASAP, iPass, and faculty development cycles, this blog post explores why some reforms prove successful in multiple contexts, while others do not.