scholarly journals Global Studies Certificates As An Instrument for Building Capacity for Community College Internationalization

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (6S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacye Fraser Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
International Education ◽  
College Campus ◽  
Global Studies ◽  
Capital Theory ◽  
Building Capacity ◽  
Education Model ◽  
Campus Internationalization ◽  
The U.S

Community college campus internationalization is only represented in a small portion of the institutions in the U.S.  Global Studies Certificates (GSC) are in an even smaller proportion of community colleges, but offers a credentialed program for curricular and co-curricular activities to be used to work with campus internationalization. This pilot study looks at 23 community colleges with established GSC programs.  Building capacity for campus internationalization cannot be just a tiny effort, it must be a comprehensive effort involving administration, faculty, staff and students. Utilizing Raby’s (2012) International Education model and Schultz’s (1960) Human Capital Theory in education, GSC’s will be examined to determine the effectiveness to establish pathways for integration of campus internationalization into the mission, outcomes, and culture of the campuses examined.

The Development of Community Colleges in Vietnam

2019 ◽  
pp. 122-134
Author(s):  
Anh Le
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Community College ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Doi Moi ◽  
Vietnamese Higher Education ◽  
Vietnamese Community ◽  
The U.S

Since 1986, with the creation of the Renovation (Doi moi) policy, Vietnam has demonstrated a strong commitment to the improvement of its higher education system. After 25 years of opening its doors to the global educational environment, Vietnam has achieved some notable accomplishments. The country's higher educational system has become more diversified, more accessible, and more open to international cooperation. However, the management structure and quality assurance aspects of higher education still need significant improvement. One of the new and exciting opportunities for Vietnamese higher education is the development of community colleges. The emergence of community colleges, which resemble the U.S. community college model, is a fairly new phenomenon in Vietnam. This chapter analyzes the literature and the Vietnamese government's policies regarding the direction of higher education in general and community colleges in particular. Predictions and recommendations for the future of Vietnamese community colleges are also provided.

Designing Learning Environments That Integrate With Students' Academic Learning in a Community College Setting

2021 ◽  
pp. 134-145
Author(s):  
Anne M. Hornak
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Academic Learning ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
College Setting ◽  
Equity And Inclusion ◽  
The U.S

This chapter focuses on how student learning needs to be intentionally designed to consider both what happens in and out of the classroom. The chapter focuses on student learning within a community college context, where co-curricular engagement looks much different than at a four-year school, specifically on how community colleges engage in design thinking principles related to curricular and co-curricular learning around equity and inclusion issues. Additionally, it is important to note that while some community colleges have residential opportunities for students, approximately 28% in the U.S., most are considered commuter campuses. Creating co-curricular opportunities on a commuter campus can be more challenging, however not impossible, and often adds value to the community college experience.

Student Activism at the Urban Community College

2019 ◽  
pp. 103-113
Author(s):  
Everrett A. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Urban Community ◽  
Student Activism ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
College Campus ◽  
Urban Community College ◽  
Urban Community Colleges ◽  
The Many

Historically, activism has long been a vehicle for student voices to be heard on the American college campus. Specifically for community colleges, student activism dates back to the early 20th century, throughout the 60s, early 70s, and continues today. Most recently, there has been a wave of student protests at community colleges in urban settings, including El Centro College in Dallas, Texas, where a sniper eventually opened fire on on-duty police officers at a rally. Student activism at urban community colleges are plausibly more expected because of the many controversial issues that urban environments produce, including issues around race, gender, crime, and socio-economic inequities. This chapter explores student activism on the urban community college campus during periods of heightened unrest in the United States, and will include an examination of the paradigms that have influenced working with students during these experiences.

Low-Cost Initiatives for Expanding Study Abroad Opportunities

2019 ◽  
pp. 158-171
Author(s):  
Drew Allen Gephart
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
International Education ◽  
Financial Aid ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Study Abroad Programs ◽  
Administrative Procedure ◽  
Promotional Materials ◽  
Study Abroad Program

Community colleges without a budget strictly allocated to study abroad programs need to be creative in how they expand opportunities for their students. This chapter will focus on the strategies developed by the Peralta Community College District's Office of International Education to develop a stronger study abroad program with limited resources and staffing. After the Peralta Colleges committed to the Institute of International Education's Generation Study Abroad initiative in 2014, it created new study abroad programs, organized annual study abroad fairs, was awarded a scholarship of $7,500, created new promotional materials and an administrative procedure, launched a new website and newsletter, organized financial aid workshops and professional development day presentations for faculty, and opened a study abroad scholarship through its foundation. The chapter will share how other colleges can learn from these efforts and institutionalize study abroad on their campuses.

Community Colleges: The Next Frontier of Recovery Support at Institutions of Higher Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Erin K Jones
Keyword(s):  
Community Colleges ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Support Programs ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Building Capacity ◽  
Grant Program ◽  
Pilot Programs ◽  
Recovery Support ◽  
Survey Responses

In 2016, TYR could identify only six community colleges offering recovery support programs and services. Based on this finding, TYR identified a need for pilot programs to better understand programmatic models that may be effective for supporting students in recovery at community colleges. TYR’s Bridging the Gap grant program supports these pilot programs and is intended to act as a catalyst for building capacity for recovery support on community college campuses across the U.S. The goal of the program is two-fold; first, to help more 2-year institutions initiate recovery support programs and services and second, to study what programs and services are viewed as helpful and useful to students in recovery so that best practices can be shared as the field develops. This session provided a recap of TYR’s 2016 research, observations from Year 1 of the grant program, and a discussion on survey responses on institutional attitudes and student engagement in recovery support on 2-year campuses.

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