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Title: A PILOT STUDY OF LEARNING INSTRUCTIONAL STYLES AS A PREDICTOR OF EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES IN PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I AT BROWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
Creator: BATTLE, COLIN, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Abstract/Description: Broward Community College (Florida) has experienced high attrition in its Principles of Accounting I. The present study investigates the relationship of grades with divergent instructional/learning styles. Subject literature indicated individual approaches to perceiving, thinking, remembering and problem solving. These traits are possessed by both learners and teachers. However, the interaction of instructional/learning styles remained unexplored at the community college level. Further,...
Show moreBroward Community College (Florida) has experienced high attrition in its Principles of Accounting I. The present study investigates the relationship of grades with divergent instructional/learning styles. Subject literature indicated individual approaches to perceiving, thinking, remembering and problem solving. These traits are possessed by both learners and teachers. However, the interaction of instructional/learning styles remained unexplored at the community college level. Further, accounting education has not provided discussion of the issue. Using the Learning Styles Inventory (LSI) and the Canfield Instructional Style Inventory (CIS), learning and instructional preferences were obtained. This style data was used to determine measures of divergence between instructor's and learner's style along 17 selected factors. The sum of these differences provided a total divergent measure of instructional/learning style (TMD) and were based on key score preference zones representing broad measures of instructional/learning style. Students and instructors in Principles of Accounting I during Term I 1979/80 were selected. Results were summarized and three statistics applied. Z-tests showed significant differences exist on the TMD between campuses of the college. Significant differences were not found between full- and part-time faculty on the same measure. Results required all statistics be performed by campus Multiple correlation analysis by campus indicated low multiple R and R('2) values for the relationship of grades, TMD, and quality points. An alternate correlation analysis was postulated based on the 17 individual factors making up the TMD and indicated a stronger multiple R and R('2). Chi-Square analysis were performed on each of the selected factors. The factors Achievement/Independence and Numeric were found to relate to grades for Campus #1. The analysis for Campus #2 indicated the variables Numeric, Affiliation/Peer, Eminence/Competition and Reading affect the relationship with grades. In conclusion, TMD and quality points in multiple correlation analysis are questionable as predictors of grades. A composite measure of difference (TMD) inhibits the strength of each selected factor and alternate procedures are too general an identification of style preference. Campus groupings lacked the homogeneity required by the distinctive characteristics of teaching and learning., .
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Date Issued: 1982
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11801
Subject Headings: Education, Community College
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Title: International education at the community college level: Evaluation of levels of commitment and curriculum integration.
Creator: Ortega-Cowan, Joan, Florida Atlantic University, Kussrow, Paul G.
Abstract/Description: As global interdependency becomes increasingly more apparent in our shrinking world, changing economic conditions draw people of many different cultures closer together. It is crucial that we develop knowledge and understanding of international cultures and countries to initiate and encourage reciprocal commercial and cultural exchange between local community colleges and the global community. Community colleges have an exceptional opportunity to provide effective leadership in order to...
Show moreAs global interdependency becomes increasingly more apparent in our shrinking world, changing economic conditions draw people of many different cultures closer together. It is crucial that we develop knowledge and understanding of international cultures and countries to initiate and encourage reciprocal commercial and cultural exchange between local community colleges and the global community. Community colleges have an exceptional opportunity to provide effective leadership in order to implement and integrate international education (IE) concepts in their mission statement, goals and curriculum. The ultimate goal should be to institutionalize IE throughout the curriculum, faculty, staff, and student body of all community colleges. The success of enlarging global dimensions of community college students depends largely on the expressed commitment of strategic institutional leadership as wen as community support for such an undertaking. It is essential that a strong commitment by the board of trustees, the president, key academic leaders, and the faculty exists to implement international education concepts in the curriculum of the institution. The institution's mission and goals statement should reflect that view, and the board of trustees should promote that mission statement with a supportive policy statement. A director of international education is absolutely necessary to initiate, implement and maintain IE programs as well as funds for the development of the programs and for travel-related IE activities. A public information system will keep the institution and the community cognizant of the program's activities, and community advisory and support groups should be utilized for community input. This study is based upon an established demonstration project at the community college level through the Community Colleges for International Development (CCID). Levels of commitment of strategic leadership at CCID institutions were determined as well as levels of integration of IE concepts in curriculum at CCID member and affiliate institutions. An evaluation of the relationship between the two variables was undertaken to determine if strategies have been successfully implemented to achieve the stated goals of Community Colleges for International Development. An evaluation between the level of involvement of COD member and affiliates in IE programs and activities was also undertaken to determine whether there is a difference between the commitment and involvement of members and affiliates in implementing IE concepts in curriculum at their respective CCID institutions.
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Date Issued: 1999
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12593
Subject Headings: International education, Community colleges
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Title: Computer-aided composition instruction in Florida's community colleges.
Creator: Kromhout, Elaine W., Florida Atlantic University, Kerensky, Vasil M.
Abstract/Description: Ubiquitous incorporation of computer-based, electronic technologies into American society has created intense pressure upon the composition instructors at Florida's community colleges to develop computer skills themselves and to develop curricula which routinely incorporate these technologies into their teaching responsibilities. This fact makes clear the need to assess instructors' readiness: What computer skills have they acquired and what computer-aided teaching methodologies have they...
Show moreUbiquitous incorporation of computer-based, electronic technologies into American society has created intense pressure upon the composition instructors at Florida's community colleges to develop computer skills themselves and to develop curricula which routinely incorporate these technologies into their teaching responsibilities. This fact makes clear the need to assess instructors' readiness: What computer skills have they acquired and what computer-aided teaching methodologies have they learned which make them capable of and willing to teach composition with the aid of computers? What support services on community college campuses seem to encourage instructors to take on the responsibility to teach computer-aided composition. After its pilot testing, a thirteen question survey was sent to the 473 known instructors of credit-level composition at Florida's twenty-eight community colleges. This study examined the characteristics of the 222 respondents, of whom 61 reported that they do teach computer-aided composition and 161 reported that they do not. One way analyses of variance applied to the survey responses of these groups compared them regarding their institutions' technology support services; regarding their familiarity with, training for, and uses of computer technologies in their personal and professional responsibilities; and regarding their participation in departmental, divisional, and institutional planning activities for technology enhancements. Findings revealed that, compared to those instructors who do not teach computer-aided composition, instructors who do are (1) more likely to be familiar with and use a greater variety of computer technologies for both personal and professional use, (2) more likely to serve on departmental committees which consider technology uses, (3) more likely to have in-office access to desktop computers, to have nearby full-service faculty/student computer labs, and to have greater access to computer hardware overall, and (4) more likely to have attended workshops and taken courses on computer technologies and on instructor methods for use of technologies. In responses to a Likert-like question, composition instructors who do teach with the aid of computer technology also expressed greater than expected professional satisfaction with computer-aided composition as compared to traditional methodology.
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Date Issued: 1995
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12417
Subject Headings: Education, Community College, Education, Language and Literature, Education, Technology
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Title: A STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF THE STAFF DEVELOPMENT CENTER AT VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE ON FACULTY AWARENESS AND USE OF EDUCATIONAL CONCEPTS, MEDIA MATERIALS, AND TESTING STRATEGIES.
Creator: NICKEL, DONNA ARLENE., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: The Curriculum and Instructional Development Center at Valencia Community College was established through funding under the Advanced Institutional Development Program-Title III from 1977 to 1981. This study measures the awareness and use of educational concepts, media materials, and testing strategies among the full-time faculty who were teaching at the college in 1977. Those faculty members who participated in the Curriculum and Instructional Development Center completed the Survey a second...
Show moreThe Curriculum and Instructional Development Center at Valencia Community College was established through funding under the Advanced Institutional Development Program-Title III from 1977 to 1981. This study measures the awareness and use of educational concepts, media materials, and testing strategies among the full-time faculty who were teaching at the college in 1977. Those faculty members who participated in the Curriculum and Instructional Development Center completed the Survey a second time at the beginning of the year's experience in January and again at the end of the year's experience in December. In January 1982, at the completion of the project, only those full-time faculty members who had been full-time faculty members in 1977, who were still at the college and who chose not to participate in this Curriculum and Instructional Development Center completed the questionnaire. The effects of the year's experience on those who chose to participate is compared with the growth and change among nonparticipants.
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Date Issued: 1984
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11848
Subject Headings: Continuing education centers, Community colleges--Faculty, Community college teachers
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Title: DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF THE USEFULNESS OF STUDENT SERVICESAT THE COMMUNITY JUNIOR COLLEGE.
Creator: BLAKE, ROSALYN MOORE, Florida Atlantic University, Smith, Lawrence E.
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to determine certain perceptions held by disadvantaged students about the usefulness of selected student services at eight MOTEC-JC related Community junior colleges in America. In order to accomplish this purpose, a survey questionnaire was sent to eight community junior colleges participating in the MOTEC-JC Program (Moving On To Enrollment and Completion of Junior College), a Federally funded institute operated at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton,...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to determine certain perceptions held by disadvantaged students about the usefulness of selected student services at eight MOTEC-JC related Community junior colleges in America. In order to accomplish this purpose, a survey questionnaire was sent to eight community junior colleges participating in the MOTEC-JC Program (Moving On To Enrollment and Completion of Junior College), a Federally funded institute operated at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida. Some of the MOTEC-JC participants were teachers and administrators employed at the following community junior colleges which partieipated in this study: Central Florida Community College, Ocala, Florida; Sanford D. Bishop State Junior College, Mobile, Alabama; Daytona Beach Community College, Daytona Beach, Florida; Cumberland County College, Vineland, New Jersey; Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, Florida; Broward Community College, Fort Lauderdale, Florida; and Jefferson State Junior College, Birmingham, Alabama. A participant from each of these eight community junior colleges identified disadvantaged students enrolled in their respective institutions and administered the survey instrument to these students. One hundred and forty-two questionnaires responded to by disadvantaged students were returned and utilized in percentage, ratio, and statistical analyses. Percentages were obtained to determine disadvantaged students' utilization of selected student services at their respective community junior colleges. Ratios were computed to isolate important relationships among the answers given by disadvantaged students to the questions comprising each of the ten sections of the questionnaire. Moreover, findings were analyzed and tested by x^2 to identify significant differences in the responses made by disadvantaged students when classified as Freshmen and Sophomores. A comparison of the responses of these two groups was made to determine if being freshmen or sophomores at the community junior colleges made a significant difference in whether these students utilized the selected student services. Disadvantaged students were utilizing selected student services at their community junior colleges. Furthermore, being freshmen or sophomores made no significant difference as to whether these students utilized the selected services. Nevertheless, there were those disadvantaged students who never used the selected student services at their community junior colleges. Consequently, future research is needed to obtain information from disadvantaged students not utilizing selected student services at their community junior colleges.
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Date Issued: 1975
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11651
Subject Headings: Community colleges, Counseling in higher education
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Title: A comparison of the teaching styles of full-time and part-time community college faculty.
Creator: Johnson, Cynthia Smyth., Florida Atlantic University, Pisapia, John
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to compare the teaching styles of full-time and part-time community college faculty. The Principles of Adult Learning Scale (PALS) and a modification of the PALS for students were used to measure teaching style. The PALS identifies the extent to which an instructor prefers a learner-centered or a teacher-centered style. The sample was comprised of 31 full-time and 42 part-time randomly selected faculty from seven Florida community colleges and 925 students. Six...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to compare the teaching styles of full-time and part-time community college faculty. The Principles of Adult Learning Scale (PALS) and a modification of the PALS for students were used to measure teaching style. The PALS identifies the extent to which an instructor prefers a learner-centered or a teacher-centered style. The sample was comprised of 31 full-time and 42 part-time randomly selected faculty from seven Florida community colleges and 925 students. Six hypotheses were tested. The findings are summarized here: (1) There was a significant difference between full-time and part-time faculty in teaching style as measured by faculty self-report. Full-time faculty have a more teacher-centered preference than part-time faculty. (2) There was a significant difference between full-time and part-time faculty in teaching style as measured by student perception. Students perceived full-time faculty as more teacher-centered than part-time faculty. (3) There was a significant difference between faculty and student perceptions of teaching style. Students perceived faculty as more teacher-centered than faculty perceived themselves. (4) Faculty characteristics accounted for 17.4% of the variance in mean faculty PALS scores. (5) Student characteristics accounted for 4.2% of the variance in mean faculty PALS scores. (6) Course variables accounted for 47.7% of the variance in mean faculty PALS scores. Additional findings included: (1) Both full-time and part-time community college faculty prefer a teacher-centered style. (2) Students are more satisfied with the overall teaching style of part-time faculty than the teaching style of full-time faculty. (3) In regard to teaching style, part-time faculty are less influenced by the expectations of colleagues than full-time faculty. (4) As the number and percentage of faculty employed part time at community colleges have increased, the reasons adjunct faculty accept part-time employment have changed.
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Date Issued: 1999
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12617
Subject Headings: Community college teachers, Adult education, Teaching
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Title: GAP ANALYSIS: A NEW TECHNIQUE FOR PLANNING IN THE PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
Creator: KAMI, MICHAEL JOHN., Florida Atlantic University, Buckner, Leroy M.
Abstract/Description: This dissertation deals with the question of adequate planning by community colleges. Today's fast changing environmental conditions require an institutional planning process that facilitates an equally fast reaction by the college at various levels of its activities. The study describes a particular business planning method, the Gap Analysis system, a ten-step process. The system is validated by 1,429 U.S. manufacturing and non-manufacturing company executives, as a practical and effective...
Show moreThis dissertation deals with the question of adequate planning by community colleges. Today's fast changing environmental conditions require an institutional planning process that facilitates an equally fast reaction by the college at various levels of its activities. The study describes a particular business planning method, the Gap Analysis system, a ten-step process. The system is validated by 1,429 U.S. manufacturing and non-manufacturing company executives, as a practical and effective management tool. These executives represented 705 different companies which, in turn, did not differ significantly from the U.S. business population both by size of company and by type of industry. The results show a great unfamiliarity with even rudimentary facts about community colleges on the part of at least three quarters of businessmen and their companies. There is an immediate need for better public relations and communications with the local business community. It is recommended that initiative be taken by the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges to start remedying the inadequacies (internal planning and community communications) with an intensive, cooperative program of education of community college personnel across the country. Specific steps are suggested to develop such a program.
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Date Issued: 1974
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11633
Subject Headings: Educational planning, Community colleges--Administration
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Title: A CASE STUDY OF THE POST DEGREE EXPERIENCES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE BACCALAUREATE GRADUATES TRANSITIONING TO UNIVERSITY MASTER’S PROGRAMS.
Creator: Lopez-Acevedo, Jessica, Floyd, Deborah L., Maslin-Ostrowski, Patricia, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology, College of Education
Abstract/Description: Community College Baccalaureate (CCB) programs have proliferated during the past two decades but research on post graduate educational pathways CCB graduates follow is limited. The purpose of this multiple case embedded design comparative study (Yin, 2012) was to describe and further understand the experiences of CCB graduates as they explored educational pathways after they graduated from the community/state college, specifically post degree education. The study also examined if faculty in...
Show moreCommunity College Baccalaureate (CCB) programs have proliferated during the past two decades but research on post graduate educational pathways CCB graduates follow is limited. The purpose of this multiple case embedded design comparative study (Yin, 2012) was to describe and further understand the experiences of CCB graduates as they explored educational pathways after they graduated from the community/state college, specifically post degree education. The study also examined if faculty in master’s programs at universities are aware of the CCB graduates’ intentions to enroll in their master’s programs. A multi-case study was conducted in South Florida utilizing qualitative research methods. Building on literature from scholars about 2+2 Transfer, articulation of programs between community/state colleges and universities, and the CCB (Cohen et al., 2014; Floyd et al., 2012; Floyd & Walker, 2009; Ignash, 2012; Skolnik, 2016), as a conceptual framework, this study explored educational pathways for CCB graduates and the students’ perceptions about their experiences.
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Date Issued: 2021
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013712
Subject Headings: Community college graduates, Case studies, Graduate education
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Title: An exploration of the relationship between mathematics anxiety level and perceptual learning style of adult learners in a community college setting.
Creator: Cook, Roberta Parrino., Florida Atlantic University, Guglielmino, Lucy M., Morris, John D., College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Abstract/Description: This study investigates the relationships between and among math anxiety level, perceptual learning style (audio, visual, tactile/kinesthetic), age, gender, and math performance. The subjects were 501 community college students taking remedial credit Introductory Algebra and college credit Basic College Algebra. A questionnaire measuring math anxiety level, perceptual learning style, and personal demographics was developed and administered to the participants. Math anxiety level was measured...
Show moreThis study investigates the relationships between and among math anxiety level, perceptual learning style (audio, visual, tactile/kinesthetic), age, gender, and math performance. The subjects were 501 community college students taking remedial credit Introductory Algebra and college credit Basic College Algebra. A questionnaire measuring math anxiety level, perceptual learning style, and personal demographics was developed and administered to the participants. Math anxiety level was measured by the Brief Math Anxiety Rating Scale (BMARS), a subscale of Suinn's Math Anxiety Rating Scale (MARS). Perceptual learning style was measured by the Learning Style Inventory-Adapted (LSI-A), an adaptation of the CITE Learning Style Inventory. The results showed that math anxiety level was significantly correlated to one or more learning styles for all groups studied. Math Anxiety level was also significantly correlated to gender but did not have significant correlations with age or math performance. For the female subjects, there were significant positive correlations between math anxiety level and two learning styles: tactile/kinesthetic and audio. For males, there was a significant positive correlation between math anxiety level and audio learning style only. While the math anxiety levels of females were significantly higher than those of males, their course grades were as well. They were also significantly older than the males in the study group and had significantly higher preferences for the visual learning style than the males. Multiple regression analyses were performed with the predictor variables of age, gender, learning style; and the criterion variable math anxiety level. The regression models were statistically significant and predicted up to 15% of the variance in math anxiety level. Multiple regression analyses were performed on subgroups of the original groups. These groups were comprised of the participants who received letter grades from A-F. Those receiving incompletes or withdrawals were not included in this part of the study. The predictor variables for the regressions in these models were: age, gender, math anxiety level, and perceptual learning style. The criterion variable was math performance, measured by the final grade in the course. All but one of the regression models were statistically significant, predicting up to 16% of the variance in math performance. The remedial credit model was not significant. Further research is needed with a more comprehensive learning style instrument and possibly a different measure for evaluating math performance that would also include all the incomplete grades and withdrawals.
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Date Issued: 1997
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12528
Subject Headings: Education, Community College, Education, Mathematics, Education, Adult and Continuing, Education, Educational Psychology
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Title: A predictive model of student performance in Internet-based distance learning courses at the community college.
Creator: Coleman-Ferrell, Tunjarnika Lowell, Florida Atlantic University, Bryan, Valerie
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this research study was to develop a predictive model of student performance in Internet-based distance learning courses at the community college level. The predictor variables included socioeconomic status as it relates to age, gender, marital status, income, and race, as well as, level of education, computer proficiency, motivation, academic support, and grade received in the course. The survey used in this study was the Internet Based Distance Learning Courses Questionnaire ...
Show moreThe purpose of this research study was to develop a predictive model of student performance in Internet-based distance learning courses at the community college level. The predictor variables included socioeconomic status as it relates to age, gender, marital status, income, and race, as well as, level of education, computer proficiency, motivation, academic support, and grade received in the course. The survey used in this study was the Internet Based Distance Learning Courses Questionnaire (IBDLQ). The survey was administered to a sample of 291 completers of Internet-based distance learning courses at the end of the Summer 2000 and Fall 2000 school semesters at Palm Beach Community College. One hundred respondents returned completed surveys, indicating a return rate of 34%. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to test each hypothesis and to provide a model that was predictive of student performance. Nine null hypotheses were formed to determine if there were significant relationships between student performance and the aforementioned variables. The results of the tests of the nine null hypotheses showed that the hypotheses that involved student performance and marital status, age and motivation-self pace were rejected. In this study, the final model indicated that the predictor variables accounted for 14.2% of the variance in student performance. The correlation matrix showed that the older students in this population were less often currently married than were younger students and appeared only marginally less likely to be motivated by self-paced courses. The correlation between being motivated by self-paced courses and being married showed that married students were a little more likely to be motivated by self-paced courses. Analysis of responses to the open-ended question on course satisfaction revealed four main themes that influence student performance: academic support from the instructor, flexibility, socioeconomic status specific to family responsibilities that include marital status, whether or not the student has dependents, and age. Suggestions for future research included increasing sample size, adding variables such as frequency of student computer use, whether or not the respondent has dependents, and surveying the instructors of the courses for frequency of availability online, levels of expertise, and instructor perception of barriers.
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Date Issued: 2001
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11949
Subject Headings: Community college students, Internet in higher education, Distance education
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Title: ASSESSING THE EDUCATIONALLY RELATED NEEDS OF ADULTS: A PRACTICAL, LOW COST APPROACH BY A COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN COOPERATION WITH THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.
Creator: GRADY, SANDRA COLE., Florida Atlantic University, Wiegman, Robert R., MacKenzie, Donald G.
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to develop and test a practical, low cost approach to the needs assessment process, that would produce data to assist in planning programs and services for adults living in a newly established service area of a community college. Designed to encourage agency participation, the assessment was conducted in cooperation with Broward County's community college, and public school system. Methodology: A trained team of 25 community college and public school employees,...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to develop and test a practical, low cost approach to the needs assessment process, that would produce data to assist in planning programs and services for adults living in a newly established service area of a community college. Designed to encourage agency participation, the assessment was conducted in cooperation with Broward County's community college, and public school system. Methodology: A trained team of 25 community college and public school employees, and volunteers from the community completed the survey process within a two-week period. Respondents were interviewed by telephone, through the use of a questionnaire form designed to enable interviewers to: (1) read questions and record responses with speed and ease, and (2) code directly for data processing. Supportive materials were developed to assist the survey team. Results: The 385 survey interviews were most often conducted on weekdays, 5 P.M. to 9 P.M., with half (50.9 percent) of the respondents indicating educational interests and preferences. Selected data were presented by frequency distribution percentages, and cross-tabulations, according to five required information areas: 1. Personal Background Information. The sex and race of respondents were pre-determined according to quota sampling criteria. The age composition was comparable to data from 1970 U.S. Census Bureau reports, with the exception of the 60 and over age category which represented a 10 percent increase, or 36.9 percent of all respondents. 2. Current Occupational and Educational Status. Of those persons employed (46.5 percent), the services and retail trade areas were most evident. Over half the adults (53.5 percent), were not employed, and consisted primarily of retired persons and housewives. 3. Educational Program Interest and Goals. Interest centered in the non-credit, continuing education program area (29.6 percent), with emphasis on cultural enrichment, recreation and leisure time, or two-year college transfer program (10.9 percent) in the areas of liberal arts, law, art, and engineering. 4. Preferred Conditions for Learning. Respondents preferred programs and services that employed a lecture or group discussion method held in the morning, 9 A.M. to noon, or evening, 5 P.M. to 9 P.M., for two hours, twice a week, for eight weeks, at a community college, or an adult or vocational center. 5. Perceived Barriers to Programs and Services. Nearly four out of ten adults reported barriers. The most significant problems expressed were job responsibilities, lack of time, child care, poor health, and lack of transportation.
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Date Issued: 1978
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11709
Subject Headings: Community and college--Florida--Broward County, Adult education--Florida--Broward County, Broward Community College
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Title: A prediction model for community colleges using graduation rate as the performance indicator.
Creator: Moosai-Sitahal, Susan, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Abstract/Description: In this thesis a prediction model using graduation rate as the performance indicator is obtained for community colleges for three cohort years, 2003, 2004, and 2005 in the states of California, Florida, and Michigan. Multiple Regression analysis, using an aggregate of seven predictor variables, was employed in determining this prediction model. From this prediction model, a predicted graduation rate was obtained for each of the 142 institutions in this study. Using this predicted graduation...
Show moreIn this thesis a prediction model using graduation rate as the performance indicator is obtained for community colleges for three cohort years, 2003, 2004, and 2005 in the states of California, Florida, and Michigan. Multiple Regression analysis, using an aggregate of seven predictor variables, was employed in determining this prediction model. From this prediction model, a predicted graduation rate was obtained for each of the 142 institutions in this study. Using this predicted graduation rate, an Institutional Performance Ratio (IPR), was then calculated for each institution, by dividing the actual graduation rate for each institution by its predicted graduation rate. These IPR values were then used to classify the performance of each institution as meeting expectation, exceeding expectation or falling below expectation. Inter institutional comparisons were also made using these IPR values.
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Date Issued: 2010
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/2683205
Subject Headings: Community colleges, College attendance, Educational evaluation, Educational indicators
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Title: THE DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION AND COOPERATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN SELECTEDJUNIOR/COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN SOUTH FLORIDA--A STATUS REPORT JANUARY, 1976.
Creator: WADDELL, ROBERT HENRY, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to determine the current status of the distributive education and the cooperative education prog rams in selected junior/community colleges in South Florida. Conclusions: The concept of cooperative distributive education and cooperative education is hanging by a thread in South Florida. The study indicated that on many campuses were it not for the initiative and hard work of often one or two individuals, either program would c ease to exist in a moment. If...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to determine the current status of the distributive education and the cooperative education prog rams in selected junior/community colleges in South Florida. Conclusions: The concept of cooperative distributive education and cooperative education is hanging by a thread in South Florida. The study indicated that on many campuses were it not for the initiative and hard work of often one or two individuals, either program would c ease to exist in a moment. If dramatic action is not initiated quickly on the State level these programs will continue to be subject to the whims of circumstance. In fact it would not be at all surprising for this invaluable educational resource to be lost virtually overnight. In general, the degree of adherence to the recommended program criteria was found to be quite low. This might mistakenly be interpreted as a failure on the part of the individual coordinator, or of poor program organization, but this would be totally inaccurate and unjust. The standards by which the programs were measured are attainable , but exceedingly high. It is doubtful that there are any other programs on the junior/community college campuses that ask as much of their instructional staff as that asked of the distributive education and cooperative education teacher/coordinators. As the author traveled from campus to campus it became increasingly apparent that a relative handful of dedicated men and women were accomplishing a truly enormous amount with little or no assistance or support. With increased financial and administrative assistance there is no doubt that the distributive education and cooperative education programs in South Florida's junior/community colleges are prepared to offer their students vocational education of the very highest quality.
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Date Issued: 1976
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11675
Subject Headings: Distributive education--Florida, Education, Cooperative--Florida, Community colleges--Florida, Junior colleges--Florida
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Title: A COMPENSATORY READING PROGRAM FOR THE COMMUNITY JUNIOR COLLEGE.
Creator: WEISS, LUCILE S., Florida Atlantic University, Wiegman, Robert R.
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to determine if a compensatory reading program based on the language experience approach could raise the reading level o f underachieving disadvantaged students in the community junior colleges to a level commensurate with their ability and high enough for subsequent success in college level academic courses. The literature indicates that this student has special needs which must be met if he is to succeed in college level work. Programs which meet these needs...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to determine if a compensatory reading program based on the language experience approach could raise the reading level o f underachieving disadvantaged students in the community junior colleges to a level commensurate with their ability and high enough for subsequent success in college level academic courses. The literature indicates that this student has special needs which must be met if he is to succeed in college level work. Programs which meet these needs must be developed to implement the open door policy and the concept of universal higher education. The community colleges actively recruit students who would not attend college if such programs were not promised. Statistics indicate, however, that only a small percentage of these students succeed in college level courses. It is suggested by this fact that the programs offered arc inadequate. The failure of these students imposes a great burden on the students and on the colleges. The program which is the subject of this study was implemented during the fall quarter, 1974, at Broward Community College, Broward County, Florida, as part of its Special Services Program. Ninety four entering freshmen needed compensatory reading instruction. Forty two of these were enrolled in the Special Services Reading Component, SRD 999. Fifty two were enrolled in the experimental program. All Ss were administered the Nelson Denny Reading Test, form A, during the first week of the quarter. They were also administered the Revised Beta Examination and produced a projective drawing of a person. The potential reading level of each student was calculated from the IQ score of the Beta Examination. The drawings were evaluated on five criteria as a measure of self concept. During the final week of the quarter the students produced a second drawing and were administered the Nelson Denny Reading Test, form B. Thirty six of the experimental group and twenty six of the control group remained to complete the post tests and earn a grade. An analysis of covariance showed there was no statistically significant difference between the groups for the vocabulary subtest of the Nelson Denny Reading Test. There was statistically significant difference, at the .5% level of confidence, for both paragraph comprehension and total reading. Difference in persistence between the groups was tested by the z-test of correlated proportions. It was not statistically significant. The test of chi square, corrected for continuity, was applied to the changes in self concept as measured by the projective drawings. There was statistically significant difference between the groups for only one of five criteria. The study was limited both in number of subjects and in time allowed. The fifteen week quarter was further shortened by the necessity of administering pre and post tests. Two weeks at the beginning of the quarter and one week at the end of the quarter were used for testing. The students met for threa hours a week. It was concluded that replication of the study for a longer period of time would be worthwhile. The students enrolled in the experimental program were also enrolled in at least one other compensatory course and in some cases in college level courses. Success in academic courses, however, depends largely upon reading ability. It is suggested that this program be implemented as a pre-college enrollment course.
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Date Issued: 1974
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11634
Subject Headings: Reading--Remedial teaching, Compensatory education, Community colleges--Curricula
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Title: A cost-effectiveness analysis of two community college baccalaureate programs in Florida: an exploratory study.
Creator: Bemmel, Edwin P., Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this case study was to determine which, if any, alternative in delivering baccalaureate programs in the state of Florida was the most cost-effective one. This exploratory study focused on gaining an understanding of the cost effectiveness of two baccalaureate programs offered at a Florida community college to two like programs at a Florida university using qualitative and quantitative methodologies. The researcher interviewed five community college and three State Department of...
Show moreThe purpose of this case study was to determine which, if any, alternative in delivering baccalaureate programs in the state of Florida was the most cost-effective one. This exploratory study focused on gaining an understanding of the cost effectiveness of two baccalaureate programs offered at a Florida community college to two like programs at a Florida university using qualitative and quantitative methodologies. The researcher interviewed five community college and three State Department of Education administrators during the Fall of 2007 and analyzed expenditure and effectiveness data from 2003-04 through 2006-07 to determine the cost effectiveness for the programs at each institution. The study revealed that the university and community college programs were equally effective as measured by student graduation and test scores. The community college baccalaureate programs were more cost effective, however, using a formula of per-student state funding combined with student cost. Th e lower per-student funding and student tuition charged resulted in the community college baccalaureate being a less expensive alternative of offering baccalaureate degrees to the state and the students. Using Henry Levin's ingredients model of measuring cost effectiveness, the quantitative analysis of the study revealed that that the university programs were more cost effective in the early years, but the differences diminished over time. Using Levin's model for comparison, the researcher concluded that increased growth in the enrollment of the programs combined with the implementation of effectiveness measures comparable to those of the university would render baccalaureate programs at the community colleges more cost effective., Conclusions based on the formula of state and student cost were based on factual data, while conclusions based on Levin's ingredients model were based on assumptions and estimates using a weighting factor along with an indirect cost rate for Proxim University. The study identified factors other than the cost effectiveness that could make the community college baccalaureate a more attractive alternative and concluded with recommendations for practice, policy, and future research. Differences in state and local laws, or economic, geographical, and environmental differences combined with the nature of this exploratory case study limit the generalizability of the results of this study.
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Date Issued: 2008
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/107803
Subject Headings: Education, Higher, Forecasting, Community colleges, Higher education and state
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Title: Effects of learning-style responsive vs. traditional staff development on community college professors' achievement in and attitudes toward alternative instructional strategies.
Creator: Hart, Christina T., Florida Atlantic University, Bryan, Valerie
Abstract/Description: This researcher conducted an investigation concerning the effects of learning-style responsive versus traditional staff development on community college professors' achievement in and attitudes toward alternative instructional strategies. This study involved 84 faculty from three community colleges in Florida. Participants were voluntary and experienced both a learning-style responsive workshop and a traditional workshop through a counter balanced, reversed measures design. Objectives for...
Show moreThis researcher conducted an investigation concerning the effects of learning-style responsive versus traditional staff development on community college professors' achievement in and attitudes toward alternative instructional strategies. This study involved 84 faculty from three community colleges in Florida. Participants were voluntary and experienced both a learning-style responsive workshop and a traditional workshop through a counter balanced, reversed measures design. Objectives for each workshop focused on one learning-style method, thereby exposing participants to content about learning styles while using learning-style strategies to deliver the material. The average participant was a Caucasian female between the ages of 40-49 years old who taught in the Arts and Sciences. The Productivity Environmental Preference Survey (PEPS) (Dunn, Dunn and Price, 1979, 1980, 1990, 1996) was used as the self-report instrument to identify the participants' learning-styles. The Semantic Differential Scale (SDS) (Pizzo, 1981) was used to assess the participants' attitudes toward the two instructional approaches in contrast with each other. A researcher-developed instrument called The T-Hart Achievement Test (THART) served as a pre- and posttest assessment consisting of multiple-choice questions based on the objectives of the staff development workshop. Each group reported a statistically more positive attitude following the learning-styles experimental workshop regardless of the method used. This finding supported the hypothesis that participants receiving staff development through their learning-style preference evidence significantly higher attitudinal test scores than participants receiving traditional staff development. There was no statistical difference in the knowledge or achievement on treatment concepts and practices learned by participants when the Programmed Learning Sequence (PLS) method was used. There was, however, a statistically significant difference in the achievement of the community college faculty when Learning-Style Small Group Techniques (SGT) were applied. This finding supports the experimental hypothesis that participants receiving learning-style responsive staff development will evidence significantly higher mastery of knowledge of workshop concepts and practices as measured by achievement-test scores than participants receiving traditional staff development. There was also a statistical difference in achievement by age when using the Small Group Techniques (SGT) learning-style method than when using the Programmed Learning Sequence (PLS) strategy.
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Date Issued: 2005
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12186
Subject Headings: Motivation in education, Learning, Psychology of, Community colleges--Florida--Administration, Educational psychology
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Title: Predicting readiness on the Florida Entry-Level-Placement Test from a set of high school academic variables.
Creator: Forman, Joseph Martin., Florida Atlantic University, Kerensky, Vasil M., Morris, John D.
Abstract/Description: This study explored the predictive accuracy of three, two-group linear discriminant function equations. The grouping or criterion variables employed were scores from the three sections (math, reading, and writing) of the Computerized Placement Test (CPT). The predictor variables used were gathered from the academic history for each case. These variables ranged from the GPA in grade eight, through the normal-curve-equivalent test scores in both math and reading from the Grade Ten Assessment...
Show moreThis study explored the predictive accuracy of three, two-group linear discriminant function equations. The grouping or criterion variables employed were scores from the three sections (math, reading, and writing) of the Computerized Placement Test (CPT). The predictor variables used were gathered from the academic history for each case. These variables ranged from the GPA in grade eight, through the normal-curve-equivalent test scores in both math and reading from the Grade Ten Assessment Test (GTAT), and included several actual GPAs achieved in science and math courses at all three levels of difficulty in high school (Appendix A). The data set was built from 16 variables derived from the academic history of 432 graduates of the Broward County public schools in 1994. Each of these cases was found to have had a pass/fail score on the Florida Entry-Level-Placement Test (CPT) at Broward Community College. All three discriminant function equations were examined to determine if the models were statistically significant and reliable, or consistently repeatable, using both a leave-one-out analysis, and a hold-out estimate analysis. The degree to which the models performed better than proportional chance was also investigated. The results of the three, two group discriminant equations built from the predictor variables and the grouping variables have implications for high school counselors. These data indicated a better prediction for students who do not pass (90.4%) the CPT than for those who do pass (48.8%) the entry-level placement test at Broward Community College. The external analyses (leave-one-out and hold-out) show some reduction in predicting accurately; but, as demonstrated by the Z class summary, still are predicting at a significant level for the samples with the exception of the CPTRJ hold-out method for the non-selected group. For high school counselors, then, this research was designed to encourage early examination of particular data sets for the purpose of predicting success on the Florida entry-level placement test. Successful course selection can assist students gain access to college.
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Date Issued: 1997
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12536
Subject Headings: Educational tests and measurements, Competency-based educational tests, Community colleges--Florida--Entrance examinations
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Title: RESILIENT STRETCHING IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEADERS: INSTITUTIONAL FISCAL DECISION-MAKING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
Creator: Law, Renée, Floyd, Deborah L., Florida Atlantic University, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology, College of Education
Abstract/Description: In this qualitative grounded theory study, I interviewed participants from and analyzed documents associated with three community/state colleges in Florida. Additionally, I have included the perspective of key informants from the state and/or the Florida College System. The purpose of this qualitative grounded theory study was to develop a substantive theory to explain the process by which senior administrative leaders engaged in fiscal decision-making due to shifting funding sources during...
Show moreIn this qualitative grounded theory study, I interviewed participants from and analyzed documents associated with three community/state colleges in Florida. Additionally, I have included the perspective of key informants from the state and/or the Florida College System. The purpose of this qualitative grounded theory study was to develop a substantive theory to explain the process by which senior administrative leaders engaged in fiscal decision-making due to shifting funding sources during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although prior decision-making theories exist, such as rational choice theory and garbage can theory, these theories do not address how fiscal decisions are made in higher education institutions during times of extended crisis exemplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. This research study found that during the COVID-19 pandemic leaders sought to establish resilience as part of their fiscal decision-making process to ensure their ability to lead and maintain viable institutions of higher education. Moreover, through the fiscal decision-making process, the leaders in this study did not permit themselves or their institutions to accept the status quo, rather they extended themselves and their organizations to stretch beyond prior capabilities to respond to ever changing needs of students as well as external stakeholders brought about from the COVID-19 pandemic. The collective experiences of these leaders during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the resilient stretching theory of community college fiscal decision-making, which will be further expounded upon throughout this research study.
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Date Issued: 2023
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014351
Subject Headings: Community college administrators, Education--Finance, Decision making, Education, Higher--Administration, COVID-19
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Title: The impact of community college presidents' mentoring practices on protege success.
Creator: Ray, Magdala T., Florida Atlantic University, Pisapia, John
Abstract/Description: Filling the pipeline to the community college presidency with diverse and qualified candidates who mirror the demographics of the student population and who are prepared to lead amidst the complexity of the 21st century institution can be accomplished through a variety of strategies. This study focuses on the impact of current community college presidents' mentoring activities on the career advancement of their proteges---in whom they see the potential to fulfill the requirements for...
Show moreFilling the pipeline to the community college presidency with diverse and qualified candidates who mirror the demographics of the student population and who are prepared to lead amidst the complexity of the 21st century institution can be accomplished through a variety of strategies. This study focuses on the impact of current community college presidents' mentoring activities on the career advancement of their proteges---in whom they see the potential to fulfill the requirements for community college leadership as a president. The profile of contextual factors (age, gender, ethnicity, geographic location and duration of the mentoring relationship) and mentoring activities developed through this study reveals that current community college presidents are involved in guiding their proteges by teaching the job, providing challenge, and teaching the politics of the job. They are helping their proteges through career help, protection and sponsorship, and they are encouraging their proteges through career counseling, friendship and demonstrated trust. Of the contextual factors and mentoring activities, the two which are most significant in predicting protege career advancement are the duration of the mentoring relationship and the teaching of the politics of the job. Implications and recommendations derived from this study include training and development of mentor/protege relationships within the community college system for better awareness and understanding of the mentoring activities and continued emphasis on increased mentoring opportunities for minorities.
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Date Issued: 2004
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12102
Subject Headings: Mentoring in education, College teachers--In-service training, Educational leadership, Community college presidents--United States, Community college administrators, Career development--United States
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Title: Time Orientation and the Ability to Envision the Distant Future of Higher Education in a Community College.
Creator: Diaz, Gisela M., Bryan, Valerie, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Abstract/Description: Although temporal issues affecting organizations and leaders have been researched, time orientation (preference for one or more of the present, past, and future time frames) and visioning ability of change agents within organizations remain open for additional investigation. This exploratory survey study compared self-reported time orientation (TO) and visioning ability ratings of administrators and faculty at a community college. The research added to the extant literature by contextualizing...
Show moreAlthough temporal issues affecting organizations and leaders have been researched, time orientation (preference for one or more of the present, past, and future time frames) and visioning ability of change agents within organizations remain open for additional investigation. This exploratory survey study compared self-reported time orientation (TO) and visioning ability ratings of administrators and faculty at a community college. The research added to the extant literature by contextualizing the measures of the key constructs and extending the research to a novel setting. Scores for all three time frames were assessed in contrast to studies that emphasize future orientation. In addition, TO measures were obtained using an instrument constructed specifically for organizations (Fortunato & Furey, 2009). An adapted version of a visioning ability by Thoms and Blasko (1999) was constructed to address a specified time depth (the distant future) and domains relevant to higher education. Administrators reported significantly higher ratings than faculty on Future TO and visioning ability measures. Future TO scores for faculty were lower in relation to scores on the other two TO scales, but no within-group TO differences were found for administrators. A multiple regression model indicated that Future TO was the best predictor of visioning ability. Faculty teaching in the Associate of Science areas had higher Present TO scores than those teaching in the Associate of Arts programs. TO and visioning ability did not change as a function of gender, age, culture, and years of experience in higher education. The interpretation of the findings was limited by the lack of benchmarks that allow for meaningful comparisons across organizations, and by a continued need to establish construct and predictive validity for the key measures. The research has implications for hiring decisions, for staff development, and for temporal profiling in organizations interested in envisioning the distant future.
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Date Issued: 2017
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005927
Subject Headings: Dissertations, Academic -- Florida Atlantic University, Education, Higher, Community colleges--Faculty., Community colleges--Administration., Time perspective., Organizational change.
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