Publications

The intent of this volume is to advance the conversation among researchers and practitioners about possible approaches to classifying two-year colleges.

This paper discusses the process and impact of the ATE innovation from several different dimensions by examining instructional and institutional factors that affect the process of curriculum integration.

This paper reports on findings from a qualitative study that examined students' academic preparedness and assessment and placement policies in 15 U.S. community colleges.

In CCRC's 2003 newsletter, Director Thomas Bailey discusses the fiscal crisis facing community colleges and reviews some of the findings from CCRC's national field study of community colleges and CCRC's research on the educational outcomes of community college occupational students.

This paper discusses the economic returns to education for African American and Hispanic students and the performance of community colleges in increasing college access for ethnic minority students.

This book examines the origins and early history of the American community college and the role played by Teachers College in that history.

This article discusses the potential of noncredit education in community colleges as a bridge to college for the most disadvantaged youth and adults.

This report examines community colleges' successes and failures in their role as a bridge to opportunity for disadvantaged students and discusses changes they could make to be more effective in this role.

This report is a quantitative analysis of postsecondary occupational education students using national datasets.

This journal article describes the uneven supply of contract training by community colleges.

This report, commissioned by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) of the U.S. Department of Education, examines the rationale for federal involvement in occupational education.

This article provides an overview of preexisting relationships between high school and colleges and discusses the promising initiative of dual enrollment.

This paper reports on a two-year research study jointly conducted by CCRC and National Center for Postsecondary Improvement that compares for-profit institutions with community colleges.

This paper argues that community colleges should be a major institution helping disconnected youth reconnect to education.

This article provides information on two major settings for literacy education for adults: adult basic education and community college remedial programs.

This book chapter examines the rise of the school-to-work movement in the late 1980s and continued throughout the 1990s, and discusses work-based learning pedagogies.

This chapter discusses the challenges of community colleges, trends leading to enrollment growth, and the controversy over mission expansion and offers suggestions for reform. A brief version is also available.

This journal article discusses the performance of community college remedial writing students on a task that required them to compose an informational report from sources.

This journal article explores the decision-making factors for students applying to postsecondary institutions, with a focus on issues related to student ethnicity.

CCRC Brief No. 13 focuses on immigrant enrollment in community colleges and two-year associate degree programs in City University of New York (CUNY) senior colleges.

This monograph explores the nurse licensure debate, what is known about the programmatic differences between pre-licensure programs, and research on the job performance of ADN- and BSN-educated nurses.

This report reviews the available evidence on the economic benefits of postsecondary education below the level of the baccalaureate degree, concentrating on the effects of community colleges.

This nine-part series presents case material from a study of curriculum and pedagogy for integrated instruction in seven community colleges across the country.

This article discusses mainstreaming and centralization, two ways in which community colleges organize developmental education.

This book chapter features a credible discussion of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act.

This book chapter, published in Higher Education in the United States: An Encyclopedia, provides an overview of occupational education in higher education.

This book chapter discusses issues pertaining to tech prep programs, which link students’ secondary and postsecondary education experiences and help ...

This book chapter provides an in-depth account of current issues surrounding high-school-to-college transitions.

This chapter discusses higher education policies and legislation, the social and economic philosophy behind higher education and open-admission policies, and challenges facing higher education.

This book chapter features an all-inclusive discussion of the role of community colleges in higher education.

In CCRC's 2002 newsletter, Director Thomas Bailey discusses the growing national interest in community colleges and reviews CCRC research comparing for-profit colleges and community colleges.

This chapter, published in Perspectives on the Community College: A Journey of Discovery, features a revealing discussion about the new roles of community colleges.

This book chapter discusses changing labor demands in the information economy and how workforce development at community colleges can meet those demands.

This chapter discusses community college policy issues and provides readers with an in-depth discussion of research questions and methodological perspectives.

This journal article discusses a study that investigated the effects of task repetition on the writing skills of upper level developmental reading students.

This article analyzes the roles of counselors in the Puente program, a high school intervention designed to improve guidance and counseling for disadvantaged high school students.

This book chapter examines pedagogical complexity and institutional diversity within vocational and occupational education.

This book chapter profiles Clark Kerr, an economist and labor-management expert whose goal was to coordinate the programs of state colleges and universities.

This book chapter focuses on the role of community colleges in education and society. The chapter was published in Education and ...

The journal article describes CCRC's case study research on remediation, which shows that there is more to remediation than traditional developmental education programs.

This report discusses crucial issues related to counseling and guidance in community colleges and outlines an agenda for potential future research.

This paper discusses how the potential richness and complexity of vocational instruction are often undeveloped within the classroom and unrecognized by academic instructors and administrators.

In the inaugural edition of CCRC's newsletter, Director Thomas Bailey discusses the mission of CCRC and the research it conducted during its first three years on the multiple missions of community colleges and the conditions under which individual students benefit most from community colleges.

This journal article discusses partnerships between community colleges and local communities that aim to enhance workforce development.

This article in New Directions for Community Colleges examines emerging systems of workforce development and the role of community colleges.

This journal, edited by former CCRC affiliate Debra Bragg, reveals how "new vocationalism" in community colleges plays an increasingly prominent role in the new economy.

This article in New Directions for Community Colleges discusses the Workforce Investment Act and its impact on workforce development at community colleges.

This article, published in Career Research and Development, the NICEC Journal, discusses the role of information in guidance and counseling and the preconditions necessary for individuals to use information well.

This journal article provides definitions, principles, and models to illuminate the meaning and importance of the new vocationalism in American community colleges.

This report offers insight into how research evaluating the effectiveness of remedial education can be improved to shed light on how these programs can be improved.