Six Workforce Development Initiatives That are Laying the Pathway to Success

Workforce development interventions have historically been heavily driven by federal funding, much of which was designated towards short-term training programs (less than six months) and rarely involved interaction or collaboration among colleges. The resulting efforts by the colleges to improve, update, or expand their workforce development programs typically focused on short-term localized improvement, resulting in competition over limited resources and notable variation in the quality of these programs. This article explores the recent changes in how community colleges and funding bodies are approaching workforce development. This is done by exploring the following six recent workforce development initiatives: Bridges to Opportunity (2002–2008), Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST, 2004–present), Breaking Through (2006–present), Shifting Gears (2007–2011), Accelerating Opportunity (2011–present), and Completion by Design (2011–present). Each of these initiatives has made, and continue to make, significant contributions to our collective understanding of how to create and sustain workforce development programs at community colleges that meet the needs of both students and industry.     

Widening participation in nursing through progression agreements between a university and two further education colleges: a case study

The School of Nursing, part of the Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences within Kingston University/St George's, University of London, has undertaken a number of initiatives to address the widening participation agenda. The student life‐cycle underpins the framework for the university's widening participation strategy and activities. This article provides a case study of the development and implementation of one such initiative, a Progression Agreement project between the School of Nursing and two colleges of further education (FE). The FE colleges provide Access to Nursing/Access to Health and Social Care Professions courses and the university, in partnership with these colleges, has drawn up Progression Agreements to enable successful completers of these access courses to be admitted onto nursing programmes at the university. The article explores the policy issues and literature related to widening participation, how these influenced the development of Progression Agreements, the evaluation of these initiatives and how Progression Agreements have contributed to changes in admission processes for nursing programmes in the university.     

激励理论在高校管理中的应用

在高校管理中应用激励理论是实现科学管理、调动职工和学生两个方面的积极性的客观需求。因此，按照激励理论的原理，针对高校管理对象的心理行为规律。用适当的方法和手段去激励教职工在本职岗位上努力工作，积极创新；调动学生正确认识自身的价值、努力学习立志成才。     

RECENTLY COMPLETED DISSERTATIONS ON COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES

The recession prompted reflection on how resource allocation decisions contribute to the performance of community colleges in the United States. Private benchmarking initiatives, most notably those established by the National Higher Education Benchmarking Institute, can only partially begin to address this question. Empirical and financial barriers may limit the utility of private benchmarking initiatives, and this article argues that renewed interest in public benchmarking initiatives is needed in order to overcome these difficulties and advance the study of how resource allocation decisions contribute to the performance of community colleges. Data is provided to illustrate how the Integrated Postsecondary Data System can be used to compare key financial parameters of two-year public postsecondary institutions.     

高职院校英语口语教学合作学习模式的实践及反思

目前,高职院校英语口语教学的现状不容乐观。合作学习模式作为适合高职学生的有效教学模式之一,能在一定程度上提高英语口语教学质量。教师通过"三步式""拼图式""复述式""头脑风暴式"合作学习模式,可以提高高职学生学习英语的积极性。但是,在实施合作学习模式时教师要合理分组,要围绕教学内容设计任务,任务要从易到难,要关注个人及小组的学习情况,调动学生的学习积极性,培养学生的能力,从而提高高职院校学生英语口语的表达能力。     

Higher Education Mergers: Integrating Organisational Cultures and Developing Appropriate Management Styles

Research evidence indicates that an unusually broad range of issues take on strategic significance in a merger and that organisational cultures are critical to the successful integration of staff, students and other stakeholders within a newly combined higher education institution (HEI). This study was based on two specialist higher education (HE) colleges seeking to expand through merger in order to meet the revised criteria for university status in England. It sought a better understanding of the similarities and differences between the management styles and organisational cultures of the two colleges and an assessment of the significance of these for the proposed merger. The main conclusion of the study was that management styles and initiatives needed to be mindful of the existing cultures and subcultures of the two colleges, otherwise there was a risk that the status and efficiency of the new HEI might be improved at the expense of its academic and scholarly development.     

我国民办高校财务管理问题研究

随着民办高校数量和规模的急剧扩张,其财务管理暴露出越来越多的问题,这些问题既阻碍了民办高校自身的发展,也影响了社会资源的合理配置。民办高校应积极探索财务管理的新思路、新举措,采取有效措施改善其财务管理活动,以适应社会主义市场经济发展的新形势。     

论本科生科研与教学之融合——美国加州大学伯克利分校本科生科研措施之启示

文章比较与借鉴美国加州大学伯克利分校本科生科研措施,论述了目前我国高等学校本科生科研的现状,提出了促进我国高等学校本科生教学与科研的方法。     

浅析现代大学质量文化的基本内涵及建设的方法与途径

质量文化建设作为高校人才培养的关键举措不仅决定高校人才培养的质量和水平,而且,影响乃至决定高校自身的发展与完善。因此,各高校要进一步明晰现代大学质量文化建设的基本内涵,并采取多种举措不断加强、完善自身的质量文化建设,以确保高校人才培养的质量和水平以及高校自身的健康发展与进步。     

当前高校思想政治工作面临的挑战与对策

网络普及带来的负面影响、西方意识形态的渗透等,使高校思想政治工作面临新的挑战。应利用网络平台的优势,更新高校思想政治工作的形式、方法、内容和机制等,使高校思想政治工作在继承优良传统的基础上有所创新,更具针对性和实效性。     

高校党员信教问题及其对策

针对不同地区高校部分党员不同程度地信仰宗教,重点对湖南部分高校的党员信仰状况进行了调查。调查表明,高校党员信教问题不容忽视,要采取有效措施,根据党的政策对信教党员进行教育和处理,并对全体党员进行信仰教育,确保党组织的纯洁性和党员的先进性。     

Organizational effectiveness and mission orientations of two-year colleges

This study investigated the applicability of Cameron's (1978, 1983) nine dimensions of organizational effectiveness in a nationally representative sample of two-year colleges and examined differences in those dimensions for colleges that had decidedly different mission orientations. The results strongly support the applicability of these nine dimensions of organizational effectiveness in two-year colleges and indicate that the effectiveness of these institutions varies significantly depending on their mission orientation. From a global perspective, it appears that two-year colleges with tripartite and dual missions are the most and least effective, respectively, while those with a singular mission occupy a middle position. The implications of these findings for research on the effectiveness of two-year colleges and for initiatives to enhance the effectiveness of their management practices and institutional performance are discussed.An earlier draft of this paper was presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Boston, November 1991.     

地方高校质量文化建设的策略探讨

地方高校质量文化建设关涉到教职工的工作热情和学生的学习积极性,对其提高教育质量和办学水平具有重要意义。但受多种因素的影响,质量文化建设在地方高校往往被忽视。地方高校建设质量文化,应当根据各自实际情况合理设定目标,在物质、制度、精神、行为层面有针对性地开展工作,并在评估中不断完善。     

大学参与式课堂教学的实施策略研究

参与式教学在大学日益受到关注,它的采用将能有效提高学生探索性学习的能动性、独立分析与解决问题的能力,培养学生的创新精神,对大学创新教育的实施将起到积极的促进作用。通过吸纳学生参与教学目标内容设计、采用体现学生主体的有效教学活动形式、实行促进学生发展的学习成效评价等方面的研究与实践,探索大学参与式课堂教学的实施策略。     

论发展高师学生主体性的心理学教学

影响高师公共心理学教学效果的原因是多方面的。其中 ,学生主体性的丧失是高师公共心理学教学效果欠佳的深层原因。故而 ,心理学教学中 ,教师必须从有效学习的三个必要条件来审视教师教学的主体意识和主体行为 ,发展学生学习的主体性。     

实现广西高职与东盟教育合作人才培养目标的举措

实现广西高职与东盟教育合作人才培养目标的措施是:双方应树立国际化的人才培养观念,各校应该拥有自己的"三师型"教师队伍,各国应派教师互访和互派留学生,加强合作办学,优化学科专业设置与课程设置等。     

高校实行教师等级津贴制的问题及对策

高校津贴制好比一把双刃剑。用得好 ,可以激发教师的积极性和创造性促进高校教学和科研向着更高水平发展 ,反之 ,就会挫伤乃至抑制教师的积极性和创造性 ,影响教学和科研质量 ,甚至损害教师的身心健康。因此 ,各高校在实行津贴制时应从实际出发 ,不能搞一刀切     

COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS AND FACULTY OPINIONS OF TECH PREP

According to D. Hull and D. Parnell (1991), technical preparation, commonly referred to as Tech Prep, is essentially an innovative approach to vocational education. It is designed to integrate academic subjects (i.e., mathematics and science) with vocational-technical education subjects (i.e., engineering technology, applied science) and mechanical, industrial, or vocational subjects (i.e., agriculture, health, and business). This study focused on community college presidents' knowledge of attitudes toward Tech Prep in the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS). Four research questions were addressed in the research that are essential to the success of Tech Prep initiatives in the NCCCS. These questions were (1) to what extent are the 58 community colleges in North Carolina actively engaged in Tech Prep programs?; (2) how many of the colleges have been actively involved in Tech Prep programs for four or more years?; (3) to what extent do senior administrators, faculty, and administrative support staff differ in their opinions of Tech Prep programs in their respective colleges?; and (4) what are the differences in opinions of Tech Prep among community college presidents, faculty, and administrative support staff on issues such as recruiting better-prepared students, retention, and graduation rates?     

Fostering Community College Leaders: An Examination of Leadership Development Programs

The study reported in this paper identifies leadership development practices within community colleges by surveying North Carolina community college presidents and evaluating an individual North Carolina community college's leadership institute. The results of the study indicate these community colleges indeed have an interest in leadership development activities for its employees, and the examined leadership institutes are quite effective and beneficial for its participants. Based upon these findings, two sets of recommendations are offered for fostering leadership initiatives within community colleges, namely, a focus on more significant topics for community college employees and developing a leadership learning community within a community college.     

从人才培养水平评估工作看高职院校档案管理的重要性

高职院校人才培养水平评估工作是教育部对职业院校进行宏观管理、监控和指导的重要举措,对高职院校的健康持续发展具有重要促进作用。而高职院校档案工作是人才水平评估工作的基础。通过分析人才培养水平评估工作的各项要求,对如何做好高职院校档案工作提出具体看法。