Occupational segregation by gender continues with a significant underrepresentation of women in the skilled trades industry. There is a significant workforce shortage in the skilled trades industry locally, regionally, and...
Subject:
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, Skilled labor, Women employees, Employee retention, and Equality
The purpose of this disquisition is to improve the persistence of African American women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) gateway courses at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) through the...
Subject:
African American women college students -- North Carolina -- Case studies, Academic achievement -- North Carolina -- Case studies, Science -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- North Carolina -- Case studies, Technology -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- North Carolina -- Case studies, Engineering -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- North Carolina -- Case studies, Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- North Carolina -- Case studies, and North Carolina Central University
The need for educators to have reliable professional development on refining their online teaching skills became evident during the Coronavirus pandemic. Student learning should be engaging in both in-person and online...
Subject:
Teachers -- Training of, Public schools, Equality, Web-based instruction, and COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
Multi-agency partnerships can be a key element in sustaining growth and outreach in higher education, and the literature clearly indicates the increasing number and diversity of collaborative structures occurring on today’s...
Subject:
Corporate culture -- North Carolina -- Case studies, Community colleges -- North Carolina -- Sociological aspects -- Case studies, Community colleges -- Social aspects -- North Carolina -- Case studies, and Community and college -- North Carolina -- Case studies
The purpose of this disquisition is to disseminate an improvement initiative in a public high school that addressed female Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) disparity in STEM classes. In this high school current...
Subject:
Lincolnton High School (Lincolnton, N.C.), Girls -- Education -- North Carolina -- Lincolnton, Science -- Study and teaching -- North Carolina -- Lincolnton, Technology -- Study and teaching -- North Carolina -- Lincolnton, Engineering -- Study and teaching -- North Carolina -- Lincolnton, Mathematics -- Study and teaching -- North Carolina -- Lincolnton, and School improvement programs -- North Carolina -- Lincolnton
Under-resourced community college students struggle to meet their basic needs, often facing food and housing insecurities, all while trying to focus on their studies. A handful of institutions have increased the graduation...
Keyword:
Academic Support, Basic Needs Support, Community College Completion, Completion, Holistic Support, and Under-Resourced Students
Subject:
Low-income students, Academic achievement, Community colleges, Central Piedmont Community College (Charlotte, N.C.), and Continuous improvement process
This intervention focused on nontraditional students at McDowell Technical Community College and Gardner-Webb University and the importance of bolstering their educational success. Community colleges and private institutions of...
Keyword:
Academic Advising, Nontraditional Student, Program Completion, and Student Success
Subject:
Nontraditional college students -- North Carolina, McDowell Technical Community College -- Students, Gardner-Webb University -- Students, College freshmen -- Counseling of, College student orientation, Counseling in higher education, Mentoring in education, College dropouts -- North Carolina -- Prevention, and Academic achievement -- North Carolina
Creator:
Cooke, Amy, Cross, Penelope, and Newcomb, Sara Allen
This study was designed to determine any change to Black students’ sense of belonging after UNC Asheville staff members completed capacity building training about racial consciousness. To view Black students’ sense of...
Keyword:
Black students, CRT, CWS, sense of belonging, and whiteness
Subject:
African American college students, Belonging (Social psychology), and Black people -- Race identity
This qualitative study follows career changers, to tell their story and to analyze their experiences. Twelve new lateral entry teachers are tracked throughout their first five years of teaching in order to understand their...
Keyword:
Alternative, Lateral Entry, Licensed, and Teachers
Subject:
Teachers -- Alternative certification, First year teachers, and Career changes
This qualitative study focuses on North Carolina community college basic skills departmental directors. In this study, interviews were the means to gather data and to give North Carolina community college basic skills directors...
Keyword:
Adult Education, Basic Skills, Community College Basic Skills, General Education Development, General Education Diploma, and High School Equivalency
Subject:
North Carolina Community College System. Adult Basic Education Program, Basic education -- North Carolina -- Evaluation, Educational leadership -- North Carolina, Community colleges-- Curricula -- North Carolina -- Evaluation, and Adult education -- North Carolina -- Evaluation
