scholarly journals INTEREST GROUP SESSION—COMMUNITY COLLEGE: THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER WITHIN GERONTOLOGY

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S240-S240
Author(s):  
Jan Abushakrah ◽  
Michael A Faber
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Workforce Development ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Short Term ◽  
University Partnerships ◽  
College And University ◽  
Comprehensive Education ◽  
College Programs

Abstract This symposium will highlight how innovative and often non-traditional Community College Gerontology students are motivated to seek career shifts and intentional training and comprehensive education. Understanding and applying this approach allows students to build on their prior skills, especially caregiving experience, to advance to more professional roles in the field of Gerontology. During this symposium we will focus on the Applied Gerontology aspect of Community College programs, including short-term certificates and other approaches related to and informed by the rapidly evolving workforce development in the field of aging. Selected Community College and University representatives, who understand and are leaders in the field of Applied Gerontology, will highlight models of existing Community College and University partnerships/collaboration that work, as well as provide models of other applied approaches. In addition, there will be an opportunity for robust dialog between Community Colleges and four-year Colleges and Universities – both on developing other effective Applied Gerontology approaches, and on creating even better partnerships and collaboration. This symposium will appeal to professionals working in both two and four-year systems of higher education. Colleges and Universities desiring to develop or enhance relationships with area Community Colleges will find this session especially helpful.

Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation in the 21st Century

2021 ◽  
pp. 115-131
Author(s):  
Carlos Lopez
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Workforce Development ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Modern Trend ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Workforce Preparation ◽  
The Right

This chapter addresses the modern trend in community colleges and their evolving mission to serve as one of the significant contributors to workforce development in our nation. There are many challenges community colleges face today. One of those challenges is to be one of the main suppliers of skilled professionals for the workforce. Therefore, it is crucial to understand the role of community colleges, their mission, and how they will develop programs to train people with the necessary skills to meet the demands of the workforce. For community colleges to achieve that goal, they have to go from adding and/or restructuring curricula to making sure they have the right personnel to teach special and high tech courses that will prepare students with the right skill set and knowledge to join the workforce after getting their degree, diploma, or certification at the community college.

The Evolving Role of Community Colleges in Workforce Development

2021 ◽  
pp. 92-114
Author(s):  
Carrie Weikel-Delaplane ◽  
Lucy Arellano
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Workforce Development ◽  
Workforce Education ◽  
Workforce Training ◽  
Program Review ◽  
Skilled Workforce ◽  
Industry Needs

Community colleges play a crucial role in developing a skilled workforce through preparation. The questions that this chapter addresses are: How are community colleges ensuring that they are addressing current workforce and industry needs? What evidence is there in the published scholarship? What is the process of continual program review to update career technical education and workforce education? To address the questions, a systematic literature review of the scholarship on workforce training at community colleges was conducted. The chapter illustrates the findings emerging from the literature review and particularly highlights 1) the changing focus of the community college, 2) the refinement of workforce education through program review, and 3) including student outcomes as part of program review. These findings incorporate an overview of the role community colleges play in workforce development and education while a focus on program review procedures speaks to the innovation, evolution, and future of workforce education.

scholarly journals Information Literacy and Instruction: Reference and Information Literacy in the Community College Library

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Chelsea Contrada
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Community College ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Literacy Instruction ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Library Instruction ◽  
Strong Case ◽  
Information Literacy Instruction ◽  
College Library

Library workers from libraries of all types can struggle with the challenges of juggling instructional responsibilities with other assigned duties. Library context can play a key role in the resources available to mitigate these challenges. In this article, Chelsea Contrada discusses information literacy instruction in a community college library context and how that context influences her approach to library instruction. She articulates some of the unique aspects of instruction in community colleges and how community college librarians take a different approach than many of their peers in four-year colleges and universities. Contrada makes a strong case for increased collaboration across library type and more robust opportunities for professional development and engagement for community college librarians.—Editor

Beyond Knowledge Ventriloquism and Echo Chambers: Raising the quality of the Debate in Teacher Education

2016 ◽  
Vol 118 (12) ◽  
pp. 1-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth Zeichner ◽  
Hilary G. Conklin
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Market Competition ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
College And University ◽  
Echo Chambers ◽  
University Programs

Background/Context For over two decades, there has been a steady call for deregulating U.S. teacher education, closing down allegedly poor quality college and university programs, and creating greater market competition. In response to this call to disrupt the dominance of colleges and universities in teacher education, and because of the policies and funding allocations of the U.S. Education Department and private foundation funding, non-university providers of teacher education have proliferated in certain areas of the country. A critical aspect of the current call for greater deregulation and market competition in teacher education has been the declaration that university teacher education has failed. While there is no dispute about the need for improvements in the dominant college and university system of teacher education, it is also important to critically evaluate the warrants for the value of programs that critics claim should replace college and university programs. Purpose The focus of this paper is to illustrate how research has been misrepresented to support policies and programs that would simultaneously reduce the role of colleges and universities in preparing U.S. teachers and support the expansion of the role of non-university providers. We also examine the print news media's role in uncritically reproducing a narrative of failure about university teacher education and promoting the success of new non-university programs—attention that has served to inflate the public perception of these organizations and programs beyond what is warranted by the available evidence. Research Design Four cases are presented that illustrate the efforts to manufacture a narrative of the failure of colleges and universities in preparing teachers, and to construct a narrative of success for the non-university programs that have been funded to replace them. The authors use the concepts of echo chambers and knowledge ventriloquism to show how this process operates. Conclusions/Recommendations Following the presentation of the cases, specific recommendations are offered for raising the quality of the debates about the future of U.S. teacher education. These include greater transparency in the process of reform, better communication between researchers and stakeholders, using research that has been vetted to inform the debates, and genuinely exploring different policy options for teacher education.

Changing the Conversation

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Rosalind Latiner Raby
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Community College ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
Community College Students ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Education Abroad ◽  
Institutional Choices

Community college literature uses three distinct narratives to explain why few community colleges offer education abroad and why limited numbers of community college students study abroad. This chapter explores the viability of these narratives and counters them by showing that non-traditional community college students understand the role of education abroad to enhance their personal and professional growth, are capable of making sound decisions, and are able to balance work, school, and family. The chapter concludes with a discussion on how weak institutional choices remain the most important element that negatively impacts the choice to study abroad.

Community Colleges and Workforce Development

2021 ◽  
pp. 74-91
Author(s):  
Roch Turner
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Workforce Development ◽  
Dental Hygiene ◽  
Historical Analysis ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Causal Factors ◽  
Significant Contributor ◽  
Two Year College ◽  
College System

Community colleges have played a significant role in the strength of America's workforce for over a century. Throughout the past one hundred years, the two-year college system has evolved into a significant contributor for economic strength and growth. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a historical analysis of the modern community college. In doing so, the reader will have a clear understanding of why and how a contemporary community college came into existence, as well as causal factors to its success. Following the historical analysis, this chapter will discuss the creation of a dental hygiene program at a rural two-year college. The intent is to give this chapter's reader insight to the process by which a community college creates workforce-based programming.

Research Problems in Community College Mathematics Education: Testing the Boundaries of K-12 Research

2014 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vilma Mesa ◽  
Claire Wladis ◽  
Laura Watkins
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Mathematics Instruction ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Collaborative Effort ◽  
College Mathematics ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Research Problems ◽  
K 12

The purpose of this commentary is to articulate the need to investigate problems of mathematics instruction at community colleges. We briefly describe some features of this often-ignored institution and the current status of research. We also make an argument for how investigations of instruction in this setting can both advance our understanding of this particular context and give practitioners tools to deal with pressures from policymakers to show short-term results. This work is the result of a collaborative effort between community college practitioners and researchers, responding to the needs of their work in mathematics education.

scholarly journals Creative interventions: increasing enrollment, serving students & community, reaffirming gerontology education

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 540-540
Author(s):  
Jan Abushakrah ◽  
Mike Faber
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Interest Group ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Student Enrollment ◽  
College And University ◽  
Aging Society ◽  
Creative Interventions

Abstract The session will focus on innovative ways to increase student enrollment, better meet the needs of students and the communities served, and raise awareness of the crucial role of gerontology education in addressing the needs of a rapidly aging society. A panel of Community College and University gerontology professionals will share the innovative ways that they are working to address the three focus areas of this symposium. We will also include opportunities for discussion with participants about their experiences with and ideas for addressing these issues. Community College Interest Group Sponsored Symposium.

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