Category: Learning Abstracts
Outreach Efforts for Part-time Faculty at Central Piedmont Community College
With a 422 percent increase in the number of part-time faculty in higher education between 1970 and 2003, the apparent dependence of community colleges on part-time faculty raises concern when considered alongside recent research suggesting that student exposure to part-time faculty is negatively correlated with associate degree completion. Central Piedmont Community College has been intentional in its efforts to integrate part-time faculty into the culture and climate of the college and has seen increases in both student success and retention.
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The Nature of Innovation in the Community College: Guidelines for Innovators
Throughout 2009 the League for Innovation, with support from MetLife Foundation, conducted research into the nature of innovation in the community college. One project goal was to develop from the research findings a set of guidelines for community college educators who have ideas for solutions to problems and challenges but are not certain how to turn those ideas into action. These guidelines are the focus of this month's issue of Learning Abstracts.
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A Framework for Leading Change Through the Lens of Student Success
The College of Southern Maryland Prince Frederick campus began a collegewide effort that explored innovative ways to respond to the academic and student development needs of the student population. Guided by Kotter's "Eight Stage Process to Creating Major Change," the Student Services division worked with internal and external stakeholders to develop the Learning Community Program, a framework for student success.
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