Performance Measures for Improving California Community Colleges: Issues and Options
This paper addresses the issue of performance funding and its implications for California’s community colleges. It was prepared for the State Chancellor’s Office, California Community Colleges.
Community College and Secondary School Collaboration on Workforce Development and Education Reform: A Close Look at Four Community Colleges
Drawing on site visits to four community colleges, this paper examines how community colleges are responding to workforce preparation pressures.
Edging Toward Effectiveness: Examining Postsecondary Occupational Education
This study looks at workforce development activities at seven community colleges and outlines priorities for future research.
Linking Measures of Quality and Success at Community Colleges to Individual Goals and Customer Needs
This paper presented at the Independent Advisory Panel Meeting, National Assessment of Vocational Education, examines how vocational education differs at the secondary and postsecondary levels.
Multiple Missions of Community Colleges: Conflicting or Complementary?
In this report and brief, the authors clarify the underlying assumptions of both sides in the community college multiple missions debate.