scholarly journals Fostering Minority Access and Achievement in Higher Education: The Role of Urban Community Colleges and Universities

1988 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 57-57
Author(s):  
Roger R Woock
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Urban Community ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Urban Community Colleges

Global Goals and Contributing Disciplines in Higher Education, With a Focus on Sustainable Engineering

2016 ◽  
Vol 138 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaufui Vincent Wong
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Quality Engineering ◽  
Sustainable Engineering ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
The Many ◽  
Engineering Schools

This work has been done to recognize the various contributing disciplines in colleges and universities to achieving the global goals. One aim is to point out the many college disciplines internationally that would contribute to these goals. Only four out of the global goals seem not to be directly contributed to by sustainable engineering. A presentation of relevant publications has been made of the role of sustainable engineering in accomplishing the 17 global goals of the United Nations. The pervasiveness and long reach of the many branches of sustainable engineering are evident. The implied importance of good quality engineering schools and colleges worldwide cannot be refuted.

Race for Social Justice in Higher Education

2022 ◽  
pp. 138-156
Author(s):  
Bryan Q. Patterson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
High Education ◽  
Mission Statements ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Systematic Change ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
New Model

In the last decade, there has been a greater focus on social justice concerns in United States. These concerns include addressing situations of racism, microaggressions, and racial injustices. As a result of these concerns, the need for social justice has become more apparent for institutions of higher education to adjust and rethink how they become more inclusive and provide more equitable opportunities for all stakeholders. Institutions of higher education are being pushed into unfamiliar territory, and the role of academics and high education institutions will need to be redefined in a new model of true systematic change and policy overhaul. How do institutions of higher education (colleges and universities) become more accountable in reshaping their purpose and mission statements through the lens of social justice and inclusivity? This chapter will generate insights and illuminate ongoing institutional conversations regarding the successful adoption of social justice frameworks and practices in the foundations of higher education.

scholarly journals Inside the Math Trap: Chronic Math Tracking From High School to Community College

2020 ◽  
pp. 004208592090891
Author(s):  
Federick J. Ngo ◽  
David Velasquez
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Community College ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Urban Community ◽  
Educational Experiences ◽  
Transition To College ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Urban Community Colleges

Examining linked academic transcripts from urban community colleges and their feeder high schools, we identify math course-taking patterns that span sectors. We highlight stifled mobility and chronic repetition of math coursework in the transition to college, and we identify “math traps” from which students do not escape. Math mobility was limited, math repetition was rampant, and nearly half of students found themselves in math traps. All else equal, being trapped in math was significantly linked to race/ethnicity, suggesting that these forms of chronic math tracking across sectors expose previously undocumented forms of inequality in educational experiences.

Sources and Information About Urban Community Colleges

1999 ◽  
Vol 1999 (107) ◽  
pp. 85-94
Author(s):  
Dana Scott Peterman ◽  
Carol A. Kozeracki
Keyword(s):  
Community Colleges ◽  
Urban Community ◽  
Urban Community Colleges

scholarly journals Preaching to the Choir: Turning Anger Into Engagement at Urban Community Colleges

2018 ◽  
Vol 111 ◽  
pp. 6-11
Author(s):  
Jesse W. Schwartz
Keyword(s):  
Community Colleges ◽  
Urban Community ◽  
Urban Community Colleges

In the wake of the election, I attempt to channel my students' understandable anger, fear, and rage into activism (broadly concieved) outside the classroom.

scholarly journals COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND DISTANCE LEARNING

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Susan Ives
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Diverse Population ◽  
Student Body ◽  
Traditional Student ◽  
Environmental Scan

The goal of community colleges is to serve local needs. Community colleges’ low tuition helps keep higher education affordable for a diverse population. Distance learning holds the promise of providing yet another mechanism by which community colleges can bring education to a non-traditional student body. This paper explores the role of distance learning opportunities in community colleges within the context of today’s current environmental scan.

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