Dual enrollment (DE) courses are offered as an early college option to students at a small, rural high school in the mid-Atlantic region through a partnership with the regional community college. This study investigates the impacts of dual enrollment courses on the emotions and …
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A major focus of policymakers in recent years has been community colleges, which have been viewed as potential engines for economic advancement and student success. I examined the leadership history of Roane State Community College, a two-year institution of higher learning serv…
Academic mid-level managers, despite their work history and education, are not always prepared for the duties and responsibilities of their current positions or for senior-level management positions. The purpose of this study was to examine how academic mid-level managers percei…
This research study was an investigation into the factors associated with the use of modern contraceptives among reproductive-age women in the New Juaben Municipality of the Eastern Region of Ghana. Reproductive-age women in the Municipality have been found to have a high rate o…
This study used a qualitative phenomenological method to investigate the experiences of women chief technology officers in community colleges and their experiences that led to attainment of leadership roles in technology.
Higher education is at an inflection point in its long history due to various disruptions within the enterprise (e.g., demographic shifts, elimination of state funding, lack of trust within local communities). The most recent disruption, the COVID-19 pandemic, has resulted in br…
LGBTQ students are ubiquitous on community college campuses across the United States. The exact number of LGBTQ students is unknown and often their needs are ignored. LGBTQ students face harassment and discrimination at higher rates than other minority groups. This study was con…
This project examines the history and challenges of community college writing centers and gathers qualitative and quantitative data to explore these issues. Data obtained from community college writing center websites are used to compile information about the structure and set u…
The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine how formerly incarcerated community college students experience stigma related to the self-disclosure of their incarceration history in the campus community. In this study, I sought to understand how formerly incarcerated stud…
This dissertation uses the Community of Practice (CoP) framework (Leve & Wenger, 1991; Wenger, 1998; Wenger et al., 2002; Wenger, et al., 2015) to explore the learning and knowledge construction from the perspective of a community of former writing center tutors in México. It is…
Writing center use among college students has been associated with higher grade point average as well as increased rates of persistence and graduation, yet students choose to use writing centers for vastly different reasons. While research about writing centers and other tutorin…
This study explores the experiences of multi-barriered mature students in Ontario’s colleges, specifically female students that have been out of school for at least 10 years attending post-secondary education (PSE) through the Government of Ontario’s Second Career program. Havin…
Community colleges serve as open-access educational institutions that meet the needs of diverse learners accessing educational attainment such as associate degree programs, certificate programs, transfer, and lifelong learning. Community colleges are exploring ways of becoming m…
Online student success rates in community colleges have continued to fall below student success rates for their on-campus counterparts. The purpose of this causal-comparative quantitative study was to determine the difference in student success between students who used a hardco…
Coral reef resilience to ocean warming and recovery after high-mortality disturbances relies heavily on successful recruitment and survival of stony corals. Early in development, juvenile corals are particularly vulnerable to mortality due to ecological pressures (e.g., predatio…
The College of DuPage (CoD), in suburban DuPage County, Illinois and Johnson County Community College (JCCC), in suburban Johnson County, Kansas, offer an interesting lens through which to examine topics of institutional history and culture, community relationships, and the lead…
Retaining underserved students through completion is a key priority in American higher education. Academic advising is regarded as an important student support service that can positively influence student persistence and reduce attrition. The purpose of this qualitative phenome…
While populist political figures, racism, and white nationalism have been a part of American culture since the first colonizers arrived in the early 17th century, the rise of Donald Trump to the highest executive office in the US, combined with an exponential growth in technolog…
There is an absence of research addressing Women of Color leaders in the academy, specifically relative to the influence of their cultural identity on their leadership styles. The purpose of this study is to understand the lived experience of Women of Color leaders who served in…