Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and TechnologyPublisher:
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Category : Community colleges
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Science and Technology Education at Community Colleges
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and TechnologyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Community colleges
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation in the 21st Century
Author: Dimitra SmithPublisher: Information Science Reference
ISBN: 9781799841234
Category : Career education
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
"This book covers the essential role of community colleges in developing a skilled workforce via varying educational opportunities that include, degree completion, workforce development, and skill enhancement"--
Science and Technology Education in Two-year Colleges
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on SciencePublisher:
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
This report on a House congressional hearing on proposed legislation regarding the improvement of science and technology education and advanced technical training in two-year colleges presents testimony, along with prepared letters, statements, and supplemental materials. The report opens with an introductory statement by Rick Boucher, the House subcommittee chair, and continues with testimony and prepared statements on the Technical Education and Training Act of 1991 (H.R. 2936) and the National Community College Technology Act (H.R. 3606). Statements and, in some cases, responses to questions by subcommittee members are provided by the following witnesses: Nebraska Congressman Peter Hoagland; Dr. Luther S. Williams, National Science Foundation; Jeff Ellison, Intel Corporation; P. Douglas Groseclose, Martin Marietta Electronics; Dr. Cary Israel, Illinois Community College Board; Dr. William F. Synder, Wytheville Community College (Virginia); and Dr. Paul C. Gianini, Jr., Valencia Community College (Florida). The report concludes with the subcommittee markup of H.R. 2936 and the full committee markup of H.R. 2936. An appendix provides statements submitted by Sam Villareal of the Texas Engineering Extension Service, Texas A&M University System, and V. David Vandelinde, the Chair of the Engineering Education Coalition, along with the subcommittee report on H.R. 2936. (JMC)
The Integration of the Humanities and Arts with Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Higher Education
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309470641
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
In the United States, broad study in an array of different disciplines â€"arts, humanities, science, mathematics, engineeringâ€" as well as an in-depth study within a special area of interest, have been defining characteristics of a higher education. But over time, in-depth study in a major discipline has come to dominate the curricula at many institutions. This evolution of the curriculum has been driven, in part, by increasing specialization in the academic disciplines. There is little doubt that disciplinary specialization has helped produce many of the achievement of the past century. Researchers in all academic disciplines have been able to delve more deeply into their areas of expertise, grappling with ever more specialized and fundamental problems. Yet today, many leaders, scholars, parents, and students are asking whether higher education has moved too far from its integrative tradition towards an approach heavily rooted in disciplinary "silos". These "silos" represent what many see as an artificial separation of academic disciplines. This study reflects a growing concern that the approach to higher education that favors disciplinary specialization is poorly calibrated to the challenges and opportunities of our time. The Integration of the Humanities and Arts with Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Higher Education examines the evidence behind the assertion that educational programs that mutually integrate learning experiences in the humanities and arts with science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) lead to improved educational and career outcomes for undergraduate and graduate students. It explores evidence regarding the value of integrating more STEMM curricula and labs into the academic programs of students majoring in the humanities and arts and evidence regarding the value of integrating curricula and experiences in the arts and humanities into college and university STEMM education programs.
Science and Technology Education at Community Colleges
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and TechnologyPublisher:
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Category : Community colleges
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
White Awareness
Author: Judy H. KatzPublisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806114668
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
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Handbook of College Science Teaching
Author: Joel J. MintzesPublisher: NSTA Press
ISBN: 0873552601
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Are you still using 20th century techniques to teach science to 21st century students? Update your practices as you learn about current theory and research with the authoritative Handbook of College Science Teaching. The Handbook offers models of teaching and learning that go beyond the typical lecture-laboratory format and provides rationales for updated practices in the college classroom. The 38 chapters, each written by experienced, award-wining science faculty, are organized into eight sections: attitudes and motivations; active learning; factors affecting learning; innovative teaching approaches; use for technology, for both teaching and student research; special challenges, such as teaching effectively to culturally diverse or learning disabled students; pre-college science instruction; and improving instruction. No other book fills the Handbook's unique niche as a definitive guide for science professors in all content areas. It even includes special help for those who teach non-science majors at the freshman and sophomore levels. The Handbook is ideal for graduate teaching assistants in need of a solid introduction, senior faculty and graduate cooridinators in charge of training new faculty and grad students, and mid-career professors in search of invigoration.
Crossing the Finish Line
Author: William G. BowenPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400831466
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Why so many of America's public university students are not graduating—and what to do about it The United States has long been a model for accessible, affordable education, as exemplified by the country's public universities. And yet less than 60 percent of the students entering American universities today are graduating. Why is this happening, and what can be done? Crossing the Finish Line provides the most detailed exploration ever of college completion at America's public universities. This groundbreaking book sheds light on such serious issues as dropout rates linked to race, gender, and socioeconomic status. Probing graduation rates at twenty-one flagship public universities and four statewide systems of public higher education, the authors focus on the progress of students in the entering class of 1999—from entry to graduation, transfer, or withdrawal. They examine the effects of parental education, family income, race and gender, high school grades, test scores, financial aid, and characteristics of universities attended (especially their selectivity). The conclusions are compelling: minority students and students from poor families have markedly lower graduation rates—and take longer to earn degrees—even when other variables are taken into account. Noting the strong performance of transfer students and the effects of financial constraints on student retention, the authors call for improved transfer and financial aid policies, and suggest ways of improving the sorting processes that match students to institutions. An outstanding combination of evidence and analysis, Crossing the Finish Line should be read by everyone who cares about the nation's higher education system.
Redesigning America’s Community Colleges
Author: Thomas R. BaileyPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674368282
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
In the United States, 1,200 community colleges enroll over ten million students each year—nearly half of the nation’s undergraduates. Yet fewer than 40 percent of entrants complete an undergraduate degree within six years. This fact has put pressure on community colleges to improve academic outcomes for their students. Redesigning America’s Community Colleges is a concise, evidence-based guide for educational leaders whose institutions typically receive short shrift in academic and policy discussions. It makes a compelling case that two-year colleges can substantially increase their rates of student success, if they are willing to rethink the ways in which they organize programs of study, support services, and instruction. Community colleges were originally designed to expand college enrollments at low cost, not to maximize completion of high-quality programs of study. The result was a cafeteria-style model in which students pick courses from a bewildering array of choices, with little guidance. The authors urge administrators and faculty to reject this traditional model in favor of “guided pathways”—clearer, more educationally coherent programs of study that simplify students’ choices without limiting their options and that enable them to complete credentials and advance to further education and the labor market more quickly and at less cost. Distilling a wealth of data amassed from the Community College Research Center (Teachers College, Columbia University), Redesigning America’s Community Colleges offers a fundamental redesign of the way two-year colleges operate, stressing the integration of services and instruction into more clearly structured programs of study that support every student’s goals.
Facing an Exponential Future
Author: Darrel W. StaatPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1475843631
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
This bookwill bring awareness to community college administrators and faculty to the recent technological developments, such as Artificial Intelligence, autonomous vehicles, personal robots, 3-D printing, the Internet of Things, nanotechnology, genome research, bitcoin, and quantum computing. These technologies will require radical change in the operation of community colleges. This book describes the new technologies, discusses the impact on the community college environment, and provides recommendations for modifying college operations.