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UNINA9910453427403321 |
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Autore |
Roggow Michael J. |
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Strengthening community colleges through institutional collaborations / / Michael J. Roggow, editor |
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San Francisco, California : , : Jossey-Bass, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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1-118-88141-9 |
1-118-88152-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (105 p.) |
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Collana |
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New Directions for Community Colleges ; ; Number 165 |
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Community colleges - Administration |
Community colleges |
Community colleges - Planning |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Strengthening Community Colleges Through Institutional Collaborations; CONTENTS; EDITOR'S NOTES; Foreword; 1 College to High School: Kentucky's Dual Enrollment Alternative; Kentucky Middle College High Schools; Institutional Partnerships; Research Methods; Findings; Promising Practices; Implications for Practice; References; 2 The Role of Secondary School and Community College Collaborations to Increase Latinas in Engineering in a Rural Community; Introduction; Paving the Way for Latina Students to Participate in STEM Activities; Using Physical Space to Build Educational Partnerships |
The Counselor as a Change AgentIt Takes a Village to Support Latina Students; Summary and Conclusion; Practitioners Must Understand the Culture of a Community; Be Aware of How Students May Perceive Physical Space Within Educational Communities; Family and Community Support Are Critical to Encouraging Students to Attend College; Show Latina Students That Attending Community College Can Lead to Lifelong Educational Opportunities; References; 3 Improving Student Performance Outcomes and Graduation Rates Through Institutional |
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Partnerships; Designing the Grant Proposal: Planning for Collaborations |
Partnering With High SchoolsCollaborative Efforts With Academic Departments; Partnerships That Advance General Education and Assessment; Academic and Student Affairs Partner to Advance Students; Collaborations With the Office of Institutional Research; Partnering With John Jay College; Recommendations; References; 4 Collaborating for Social Justice Through Service Learning; National Calls to Action Over Civic Learning; Student Marginalization and Service Learning; Building a Socially Responsible Internship Program |
Partnering With Sites That Encourage Students to Critically Understand Social Issues Impacting Their Communities As Well As Their Chosen FieldCollaborative Development of Learning Outcomes That Account for Both Organizational/Community Needs and Student Background, Interests, Attitudes, and Capacities; Intentional Opportunities for Students to Reflect and Synthesize Their Experiences With Academic Knowledge and Skills; Socially Responsible Service Learning in Action; Example 1; Example 2; Conclusion; References |
5 Turning Knowledge Into Success: The Role of Collaboration in Knowledge Management ImplementationThe Theory of Knowledge Management Practice in Higher Education Institutions; Phase I: Establishing a Technology Infrastructure to Facilitate Data Organization and Access; Phase II: Converting Data Into Information; Phase III: Creating a Common Knowledge Base About Student Success; Phase IV: Integrating Knowledge Base Indicators in Information Systems; Phase V: Toward Establishing the First-Year Program |
Development of a First-Year Program: Culmination of Knowledge Management Practice Through Collaboration |
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This issue illustrates examples of effective collaborations written by community college presidents, administrators, faculty, and leaders of state governments and national organizations. Each has contributed a story illustrating a successful program that required the efforts of a range of individuals and recommendations for others to build their own successes. Topics include: How to build effective dual enrollment programs to motivate high school students in rural areas to pursue higher educationWhy collaboration is c |
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UNINA9910461499503321 |
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Teaching sustainability, teaching sustainably [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Kirsten Allen Bartels and Kelly A. Parker |
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Sterling, Va., : Stylus Pub., c2012 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (298 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BartelsKirsten Allen <1968-> |
ParkerKelly A. <1963-> |
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Environmental education |
Sustainable development |
Environmental responsibility - Study and teaching |
Cross-cultural studies |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Sustainability as a core value in education -- pt. 2. Teaching sustainability in the academic disciplines -- pt. 3. Education as a sustainable practice -- pt. 4. Leadership and reform strategies for long-term institutional change. |
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Over the coming decades, every academic discipline will have to respond to the paradigm of more sustainable life practices because students will be living in a world challenged by competition for resources and climate change, and will demand that every academic discipline demonstrate substantial and corresponding relevance. This book takes as its point of departure that integrating a component of sustainability into a discipline-specific course arises from an educator asking a simple question: in the coming decades, as humanity faces unprecedented challenges, what can my discipline or area of |
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