Mainline Protestant congregations are struggling to adapt to the rapidly changing culture.Grounding congregants in the biblical narrative, theological reflection, and ethical practices have long been a function of local...
Palavra-chave:
communities of practice, justice, listening, practical theology, prophetic e spirituality
Sujeito:
Religion and justice, Communities of practice, Listening, Theology, Practical e Spirituality
Transfer shock and transfer phase satisfaction with the senior institution reported by community college students after transferring into Western Carolina University’s RN to BSN Nursing Program were examined to determine if...
Palavra-chave:
Academic Advising, Appreciative Advising, Attrition, Nursing Programs, Transfer Shock e Transfer Stress
Sujeito:
Counseling in higher education -- North Carolina, Transfer students -- North Carolina, Nursing students -- North Carolina e Western Carolina University. RN to BSN Nursing Program
Over the past decade, the nation has seen an increase in high school dropout rates as well as an increased need for a more skilled workforce. The Early College movement in North Carolina was a collaboration between public...
Palavra-chave:
Academic Integration, Adult Learning, Community College, Early College, Intergroup Contact Theory e Social Integration
Sujeito:
College-school cooperation -- North Carolina, Early College High School Initiative (Program), Student adjustment -- North Carolina e Community college students -- North Carolina
The community college enrolls over 40 percent of all higher education undergraduate students (Mullin, 2012). Recent calls for educational reform and demands for accountability within higher education have placed increasing...
Palavra-chave:
Faculty Learning Community, FLC, Instructional Technology, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Skills Assessment Manager e SoTL
Sujeito:
Community college teachers -- In-service training -- United States, College teaching -- Evaluation, Effective teaching -- Evaluation, Professional learning communities -- United States, Group work in education -- United States e Education, Higher -- Research
State and national programs such as Completion by Design, Achieving the Dream, and SuccessNC are leading to an increased emphasis on student completion driven in part by President Obama’s 2020 goal to increase degree attainment...
Palavra-chave:
Advising, Community College, Completion, Orientation, Retention e Success
Sujeito:
Isothermal Community College -- Students, College dropouts -- North Carolina -- Prevention., College attendance -- North Carolina, Academic achievement -- North Carolina, College student orientation, Counseling in higher education, College student development programs -- North Carolina e Community colleges -- North Carolina
O Criador:
Capps, Vanessa Littleton e McCluney, Alice Lorraine
The purpose of this project was to improve ways the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction can develop and implement a process for improving rater agreement performance on Standards 1 through 5 of the North Carolina...
Palavra-chave:
calibration, evaluation, NCEES, OCT, principal e teacher evaluation
Sujeito:
Educational evaluation -- North Carolina, Teachers -- Rating of -- North Carolina, Teacher effectiveness -- North Carolina, Effective teaching -- North Carolina e Academic achievement -- North Carolina -- Evaluation
Forsyth Technical Community College (FTCC) face a shortage of funding to meet the demands of students, faculty, staff and businesses. Through this practitioner research, the utilization of the college’s current customer...
Palavra-chave:
Client, Customer Relationship Management, Development, Education, Partnership e Strategic
Sujeito:
Community colleges -- Customer services -- North Carolina -- Management, Community and college -- North Carolina, Strategic planning -- North Carolina, Business and education -- North Carolina e Forsyth Technical Community College
This improvement project was developed to address the discrepancy between how principals rate and evaluate teachers and the value-added measures teachers receive based on student growth data from standardized tests....
Palavra-chave:
evaluation, observation, principal, rating e value-added
Sujeito:
School principals -- Training of -- North Carolina -- Cabarrus County, Teachers -- Rating of -- North Carolina -- Cabarrus County, School personnel management -- North Carolina -- Cabarrus County, School improvement programs -- North Carolina -- Cabarrus County, Educational leadership -- North Carolina -- Cabarrus County e School districts -- North Carolina -- Cabarrus County
Through this improvement initiative, we sought to investigate whether the positive impact of exposure to the college environment can extend to those previously enrolled in a Career and Educational Program (CEP), which is...
Sujeito:
Postsecondary education, Education, Higher, School enrollment e Universities and colleges -- Orientation
The lack of first-generation student (FGS) involvement in high-impact practices (HIPs) is critical in addressing college students' social mobility and economic equity in the 21st century. Participation in HIPs can lead to...
Palavra-chave:
barriers, first-generation, high-impact practice, higher education e marketing
Sujeito:
Western Carolina University, First-generation college students, Education, Higher, Faculty advisors, Intervention (Administrative procedure) e Marketing
