In recent years a convergence of several forces such as increased legislative involvement in higher education, governmental and philanthropic pressure to increase postsecondary degree and certificate production, and fiscal belt-tightening at colleges and universities across Amer…
In recent years a convergence of several forces such as increased legislative involvement in higher education, governmental and philanthropic pressure to increase postsecondary degree and certificate production, and fiscal belt-tightening at colleges and universities across Amer…
This book explores the factors that affect student retention rates in community college by presenting net-generation (or millennial) students with the opportunity to tell their stories and give insight into why they chose and completed their respective community college programs…
<Span><span>This book explores what motivates net-generation community college students to complete their degrees. By emphasizing relationships, personal growth, and support systems, the author's research will empower educational institutions to increase retention and foster suc…
" Informed by research and theory, each chapter in this volume blazes new territory in articulating how community colleges can advance outcomes for students in STEM, particularly those from historically underrepresented and underserved communities."
The fact college students often struggle in mathematics is not new. They exhibit a great deal of anxiety, dislike, and overall disinterest. Quantitative data displaying abysmal student success rates are widely available and shared. This book explores the complexity surrounding t…
"This book explores the rich history of community college math with a specific focus on gatekeeper math classes. Gatekeeper math classes include courses such as college algebra, introduction to statistics, and all developmental math classes. For community colleges, successful co…
This study investigated two features of the biofunctional theory of educational psychology, the multi-source hypothesis of learning and wholetheme instruction. The multi-source hypothesis holds that learning theories that account only for students' active efforts to learn fail t…
The purpose of this study was to determine the degree to which nontraditional student characteristics related to academic and social integration of community college students. Additionally, another purpose of this study was to determine the degree to which nontraditional student…
The method of mentoring by electronic mail is a new approach that is gaining widespread acceptance. The benefits of e-mail mentoring offer advantages not found in other traditional mentoring programs. Mentoring can play a major part in the development and decision making of youn…
