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Tech Prep Consortium at Bristol Community College is at the forefront of collaborative education initiatives with its development and implementation of a Women In Technology (WIT) Project-Based Learning Program in High Tech Manufacturing. A Special Populations Grant in 1996 encouraged interested educational institutions to develop a program that would address the need to get high school students involved in careers in which one gender was underrepresented. Bristol Community College's Tech Prep Program responded and was awarded the funding necessary to implement a series of activities to address the need for young women to get involved in the various fields of engineering and technology. Crucial to the WIT Program's success was the establishment of strong partnerships with industry, government, and education. The Bristol Tech Prep Consortium, with the support of educators from area high schools and the leadership and resources of local businesses, recruited female high school students to participate in project-based learning at local plants. In 1997, the Bristol Community College Tech Prep Program implemented its first Women In Technology Project-Based Experience at Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) in Attleboro, Massachusetts for 12 students. At TI students have acted as junior engineers as they developed designs and devices that addressed realworld engineering problems. Every year since, the program has grown significantly and has had a positive effect on the lives of over 200 students. In 2000, Leach & Garner Company in North Attleboro, Massachusetts joined the WIT Program. Additional partnerships have included students, businesses and educators from Swansea, South Carolina and Skaget-Island Prep Works Consortium in Washington State. As many as 110 students have participated in this Women in Technology initiative per year. The results have been impressive. One study noted that 65% of the graduates from the 1997-98 WIT Program had gone to college to pursue an engineering or computer technology major. Also noteworthy are the devices and designs completed by the students on each site. Many of these have been adopted and showcased both locally and nationally. Businesses too have benefited from this partnership because they are the direct recipients of student projects that reduce time, labor, and related costs to industry. As a result of the WIT Program success, the College received an $848,000 National Science Foundation Grant to develop a Computer Integrated Manufacturing Program for women and nontraditional students in Southeastern Massachusetts. The Bristol Tech Prep Consortium's Women In Technology Program was also the recipient of the first place Bellwether Award in the category of workforce development. The WIT Program clearly demonstrates that integration of academic disciplines within a combined content and contextual framework can foster widespread success for students, schools, industry, and communities.  相似文献   

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通过对香港理工大学专上学院、宁波职业技术学院和宁波城市学院07级饭店管理专业毕业生潜流失现状、饭店就业意愿、就业评价信息的实证分析,探讨饭店专业毕业生潜流失原因,研究香港职业教育体系对宁波高职院校饭店专业教学改革启示,提出加强学生职业道德素养教育,提升其知识技能实践性、专业性和国际化能力的教学改革观点。  相似文献   

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Virginia Western Community College (VWCC) conducted a two‐year follow‐up of its developmental mathematics students. The students left a statistical path that led to some important implications about the efficiency of VWCC's program and that identified some variables and relationships that other developmental educators may want to investigate. Some major findings were: (1) Blacks and males enrolled in and failed developmental mathematics at significantly higher rates than whites and females. (2) Female instructors exhibited significantly higher pass rates than male instructors, and there appeared to be an interaction between the sex of the instructors and the sex of the students. (3) The developmental program effectively prepared its graduates for all of the college level mathematics courses except business mathematics. (4) The pass rates of the developmental teachers varied significantly, but there was no correlation between their pass rates and the college level success rates of their graduates.  相似文献   

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在严峻的就业形势下,大学生的就业问题日益引起人们的关注。巢湖学院工科毕业生就业工作也面临着一些亟待破解的难题。一是就业认识偏差较大,首先表现在就业期望值偏高,其次表现在就业区域定位与实际就业流向错位落差大,再次表现在对专业兴趣不够高,就业焦虑,心理困扰大。二是就业的专业对口率不高。本文就上述问题作些分析与对策的探讨。  相似文献   

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Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, Alabama, took the Community College Futures Assembly challenge for the 2006 Bellwether Award from FAST COMPANY's release of The Rules of Business: Timeless Truths from the Best Minds in Business to identify its own substantive question for this year's competition: “The New Rules of Business” support an organization that values a culture of intentionality. How has your community college met the challenge to create a culture of intentionality that fosters and supports excellence in teaching and learning? Inspired by the timeless truths that the editors use to structure the book, Wallace State's New Rules of Business affirm these truths while defining five rules of learning-centered strategic planning, shared governance, and fiscal responsibility.  相似文献   

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The ways in which the Education Pilot Criteria for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award were adapted for use in institutional self-assessment are summarized. Research results are based on self-reported perceptions of academic deans in the North Carolina Community College System regarding current and future applications of continuous quality improvement principles in the academic setting.  相似文献   

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The Community College and Public Health project is sponsored by the League for Innovation in the Community College (the League) and the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health’s Framing the Future Task Force. The mission is to fully include community colleges in the continuum of public health education. An expert panel outlined efforts community colleges and public health could do together. Two prototype curricular models were then developed. Public Health: Generalist & Specializations is intended for transfer to bachelor’s degree programs in general public health, health education, health administration or environmental health. Health Navigator is primarily an applied associate degree program preparing graduates as Community Health Workers, patient navigators, and health insurance navigators. The prototype curricular frameworks were developed in collaboration with public health academic and practice organizations. The League expects to play a lead role in implementation including sponsoring demonstration projects and recognition awards for excellence.  相似文献   

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The annual Community College Futures Assembly is an edutaining experience. This special issue highlights the lessons learned from the institutions that were competitively selected to present at the 2001 Assembly. The theme of the 2001 Assembly was the merger of education, entertainment, and information as driven by digital technologies. Educating attendees was the major purpose of the keynote address and the presentations of the Bellwether Award finalists. Entertainment was available throughout the Assembly through stimulating presentations, enthusiastic camaraderie, and great meals. Information was conveyed to all attendees to spread throughout their home institutions and communities. This introduction focuses on the experience of attending the 2001 Community College Futures Assembly. Over 250 community college trustees, presidents, vice presidents, deans, faculty members, and other decision makers representing 31 states and Canada attended the Assembly, which was held in Orlando, Florida. The Assembly is sponsored annually by the Institute of Higher Education (IHE) of the University of Florida (UF) and cosponsored by numerous organizations identified in this article. The Assembly has provided quality learning experiences since 1995, and it is proud to be an independent national policy forum recognized by the Association of Community College Trustees for its Trustee Education Recognition Program.  相似文献   

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Responding to an impending health crisis due to a national nursing shortage, Montgomery County Community College increased nursing admissions by 50% and graduates by 51% through implementing a Continuous Nursing Program (CNP). Through implementing three 14-week semesters per year, the CNP uses an accelerated timeframe while maintaining a nonaccelerated program design.  相似文献   

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Wyoming Community College Commission policy currently states any student enrolled for more than 12 credit hours will be charged tuition for only 12 credit hours. This policy is referred to as the tuition cap. In November 2010, the commission discussed increasing the tuition cap to 15 credits. An increase from 12 to 15 credits would have represented a 25% increase in tuition for students enrolled for 15 or more credits. Casper College president Dr. Walter Nolte commissioned a study to examine the impact such an increase would have on Casper College and its students. A survey instrument was designed to determine if students carrying more than 12 credit hours would reduce their enrollment credits and what sources of funding they would seek to defray the increased cost. Using a multistage sampling design, a sample of 67 Casper College course sections was selected to respond to the survey. The data were analyzed with logistic regression models, and the estimates were adjusted using sampling weights and a finite population correction. Analysis indicated that 42% of Casper College students would reduce their credit hours by an average of 3.3 credits. Approximately 58% of students would seek additional scholarships and 63% would seek increased work hours. The results of the study were presented to the Wyoming Community College Commission on October 28, 2011. In December 2011, the Commission announced a decision not to increase the tuition cap.  相似文献   

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The Community College Futures Assembly has served as a national independent policy think tank since 1995. Its purpose is to articulate the critical issues facing American community colleges and recognize leading-edge trendsetting programs. Convening annually in January in Orlando, Florida, the Assembly offers a learning environment where tough questions are raised, critical issues are discussed, and policy implications are challenged. The 2006 Community College Futures Assembly focused on “The New Rules of Business.”

This special focus issue of the Community College Journal of Research and Practice highlights the “best practices” of 30 Bellwether trend-setting institutions. These institutions competitively presented their “lessons learned” to representatives of colleges interested in replicating their award winning programs. In each of the three award categories, Instructional Program and Services; Planning, Governance and Finance; and Workforce Development; 10 Bellwether finalists were competitively selected. Finalists were featured as presenters at the assembly to share their leading-edge ideas with participants. Three institutions then won the prestigious Bellwether Award in their respective category.  相似文献   

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As part of the reform of the overall education system in Hong Kong, the government set a target in October 2000 of raising the percentage of senior secondary school graduates who could receive higher education from the current 30% to 60% within a period of ten years. Prior to this announcement, however, the School of Professional and Continuing Education of The University of Hong Kong (or HKU SPACE for short) had already taken the lead by establishing the first Community College in March 2000. The Associate Degree programme of the College offered an alternative route to higher education to many aspiring young people. The broad-based curriculum with its equal emphasis on science and humanities (as well as solid generic skills) is a new attempt to produce people that can meet the challenges of the knowledge society. The first intake of 740 students in 2000 was followed by a second intake of more than a thousand in 2001. This paper examines the experience gained during the first two years of this new development, and explores the role of community colleges in general in the education reform movement and human resources development strategy of Hong Kong  相似文献   

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对体育专业毕业生心境状态及其变化特点进行初步观测,在6个月的时间内分4次对安徽省普通高校体育专业毕业生男184名和女105名采用简明心境量表测量心境。结果表明:体育专业毕业生心境状态不容乐观;与学生常模相比,体育专业毕业生在首次测查和第2次测查中均表现出较多的紧张焦虑情绪;女性体育专业毕业生心境状态较男性差(P〈0.05);社会体育专业学生心境状态优于其他三个体育专业毕业生。  相似文献   

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随着高等教育的大众化发展、经济结构战略性调整的推进,就业的结构性矛盾进一步加剧,高校毕业生就业形势日趋严峻。大学生就业难已经成为社会关注的焦点问题。本文以武夷学院2010届毕业生就业情况为例,从就业市场需求、学校、用人单位、学生个体等层面进行分析,探索解决问题的途径,为当前高校毕业生就业问题提供参考。  相似文献   

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加拿大西北社区学院基于"能力本位"的烹饪专业实训教学专业设置科学,培养目标明确,课程设置合理,教师德才兼备,技能全面,适时进行课程改革,教学方法灵活多样,重视为学生提供真实的实训平台,在实训中注重营销,多方位推介学生。同时,西北社区学院注意与媒体、社区的沟通。这些实训教学模式体现出来的特点对我国高职教育实训教学的改革具有重要的启示与借鉴意义。  相似文献   

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我国高等教育已经由精英教育阶段步入到大众化教育阶段,我国在当前高等教育大众化背景下,大学生的就业问题日益突出。本文通过对高等教育大众化、大学生的择业观和大众化对择业观的影响三方面进行研究,具体分析大学生的择业观以及其特点,有利于高校毕业生实现充分就业。  相似文献   

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Using an ex post facto analysis of outcomes data, this paper tracks the academic performances of developmental and non-developmental students and examines the effects that developmental courses have on subsequent academic progress leading up to graduation. Three-year data on developmental students and graduates were analyzed to discern the characteristics of students graduating from the College, and to compare and contrast the characteristics of developmental and non-developmental students who graduated. The College graduates were categorized into four groups with respect to their academic preparation as suggested by their placement scores. During the three-year period considered, over 61% of the College's graduates took one or more developmental courses. This study shows that there is a positive link between the number of developmental courses taken and time to graduation. Consistent with prior studies, it is remarkable that developmental students perform equally well in college level courses as non-developmental students, depending on the number of pre-college level courses taken. As higher education institutions are facing increasing demands for accountability and performance requirements, accurate assessment and placement of students needing interventions become more imperative. However, accountability measures linked to retention, graduation rates, and federal student financial aid may disadvantage community colleges, especially because roughly two-thirds of community college students attend part-time and require remediation.  相似文献   

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This qualitative case study at a two-year community college investigated the reasons behind a persistent gap in the college students’ engagement level in several key areas such as active and collaborative learning and student-faculty interaction as demonstrated in the longitudinal Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) and the Community College Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (CCFSSE) results. Using the maximal variation purposeful sampling method, 63 students participated in the study. Results suggested that students’ own perception and behaviors, faculty’s expectations and characteristics, the course characteristics, and institutional level support all played an important role in engaging students. There was a disparity between students’ high perception of the importance of engagement and low level of effort and a disparity between faculty’s perception of student engagement and students’ own perception of engagement. Community college students welcomed high expectations and high standards from their faculty and also desired more challenging courses despite all the obstacles in their lives. Discussions and recommendations for strategies to close the gap in the two disparities and, thus, improve student engagement level are provided.  相似文献   

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In 1969 the University of Cincinnati established the College of Community Services as an alternative for students (particularly adults) who were primarily interested in careers in the human service professions. This article examines some of the tensions in the institutional development of the College, with particular attention to the question of how best to build a quality professional college in a major urban university.  相似文献   

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美国社区学院职业道德教育特色吸引着越来越多的社会关注,职业道德教育与专业课程设置能够有机结合。通过校企合作提升职业道德素质,通过学生社团各种服务和活动提高职业道德修养,借助校园文化进行职业道德教育渗透,通过网络课程拓展职业道德教育。美国社区学院成功的职业道德教育为美国培养了大量德才兼备的技术人才,提升了大学生在就业市场中的竞争优势以及社区学院的社会声誉。探究借鉴美国社区学院职业道德教育特色,构建我国高职院校职业道德教育新范式,不失为职业德育教育的新思考。  相似文献   

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