"Fall 2014." Includes bibliographic references and index.
Contents:
Putting the pieces together: lessons learned for future reforms / Andrea Venezia, Katherine L. Hughes. Steps and missteps: redesigning, piloting and scaling a developmental writing program / Peter Adams, Donna McKusick -- The California Acceleration Project: reforming developmental education to increase student completion of college-level math and English / Katie Hern, with Myra Snell -- Strategies for integrating student supports and academics / Mina Dadgar, Thad Nodine, Kathy Reeves Bracco, Andrea Venezia -- Providing transparent information to empower students' decision making and develop institutional capacity / Gary Rodwell -- Strengthening program pathways through transformative change / Lenore Rodicio, Susan Mayer, Davis Jenkins -- State-level reforms that support college-level program changes in North Carolina / R. Edward Bowling, Sharon Morrissey, George M. Fouts -- What we've learned about supporting faculty, administrator, and staff engagement / Alison Kadlec, Isaac Rowlett -- Putting the pieces together: lessons learned for future reforms / Andrea Venezia, Katherine L. Hughes.
Summary:
"This volume profiles some of the innovative reforms community college practitioners are engaged in, focusing on supporting students through to graduation. Much has been written at the federal and state levels about the need to improve student completion rates; this volume translates that imperative into action at the campus level. With most chapters written or cowritten by practitioners, the volume presents their voices and experiences in the work of changing academic content, pedagogy, student support services, and other critical components of community colleges. Each chapter focuses on either a particular campus-based reform or on a cross-cutting approach or set of issues relevant for most campuses. The volume highlights opportunities, describes challenges and how they were overcome, and provides guidance that can be used by other postsecondary practitioners involved in large-scale -- campus, multi-campus, or system-level -- reforms that aim to increase student success" -- p. [4] of cover.
Series:
New directions for community colleges, 0194-3081 ; no. 167
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