Papers by Linda Serra Hagedorn
Routledge eBooks, Jun 21, 2023
Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning
В статье рассматривается опыт модернизации и развития образования в трех странах - Индии, Китае и... more В статье рассматривается опыт модернизации и развития образования в трех странах - Индии, Китае и Вьетнаме, путем введения в систему образования американской модели двухгодичного обучения, что является небольшой, но важной частью решения непростой задачи преодоления глобальных проблем бедности, безработицы и неравенства. Результатам таких нововведений и посвящена настоящая статья.
New Directions for Institutional Research, 2016
Community colleges have been challenged to increase their graduation, transfer, and general succe... more Community colleges have been challenged to increase their graduation, transfer, and general success rates. Because they serve the largest proportion of nontraditional students and students of color, their participation in programs to enhance the number of college graduates contributes to social equity and justice. One of the biggest obstacles has been students who enter the developmental pipeline and never emerge to the college level, and hence cannot qualify to graduate or transfer. This chapter speaks to several governmental and nongovernmental initiatives to assist developmental education students achieve academic success.
As part of the Higher Education for a New Century Conference held at the University of Southern C... more As part of the Higher Education for a New Century Conference held at the University of Southern California, we convened an invited one-day seminar for community college presidents and chancellors. The invitation list included the chancellors from Los Angeles and Orange County as well as all of the campus presidents from Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Bernardino County. The purpose of the day was to discuss the future of community colleges in southern California and to share ideas, concerns, and best practices. The following provides the minutes and conclusions from the one-day seminar attended by 18 Southern California Community College leaders. After a welcome from USC's Chair of the Community College Leadership Program, the first speaker was introduced. Assemblyman Jack Scott from California's 44 th District opened up his talk with a listing of his extensive involvement with the California community colleges including serving as a Dean of Instruction at Orange Coast College in 1973 and President at both Cypress (1978) and Pasadena City Colleges (1987). Scott's talk touched upon many topics pertinent to the audience. First, he addressed the needs of colleges and the implications of Tidal Wave II (the expected increase of more than ½ million students to the California Community Colleges within the present decade). He emphasized the growing needs for adult and community education, which will also impact space and facilities shortages. There is the need to investigate a joint use of facilities as well as institute year-round calendars. The use of distance education is also a possible reliever of the space problems destined for the near future. Confidently, Dr. Scott explained that community colleges have maintained a positive image with the legislature, but there are just not enough resources to meet every need. Community colleges are promoted by both Democrats and Republicans. While Democrats appreciate the open door policies of the colleges and the thrust to educate the general citizenry of California, Republicans emphasize the economic advantages of community colleges in providing education in the least expensive mode. Scott urged all in attendance to invite their legislaters to their campuses. In his words "nothing works better -keep telling the story and sell yourselves. If you want more money you are going to have to fight for it." Scott predicted a growing need for accountability. He felt that the University of California system was operating at too rich a level, and that the campuses should be held more accountable for the use of their state funds.
Routledge eBooks, Apr 6, 2023
The Journal of Higher Education, Jul 1, 2010
... the River Negotiating the Academic, Financial, and Social Currents in Selective Colleges and ... more ... the River Negotiating the Academic, Financial, and Social Currents in Selective Colleges and Universities Camille Z. Charles Mary J. Fischer Margarita A. Mooney Douglas S. Massey with assistance from Gniesha Dinwiddie Brooke Cunningham PRINCETON UNIVERSITY ...
Routledge eBooks, Apr 6, 2023
SN Social Sciences, Jul 1, 2022
While community colleges have historically been a source of training for many people, the latest ... more While community colleges have historically been a source of training for many people, the latest trend is a drift from their vocational focus to one of a more scholarly focus: transfer to four-year institutions. At the same time, business and industry are demanding more highlytrained workers as many employment opportunities remain open due to a lack of appropriately trained individuals. This white paper posits a confluence of the missions and needs of community colleges and local businesses and describes scenarios where long-term united efforts will assist local residents to engage the jobs and opportunities in Los Angeles and to strengthen the middle class structure of the city. Further, the paper argues that a united posture between community colleges and community businesses make logical, financial, and altruistic sense. Academic Exchange Extra invites reader responses to any writings in this issue-especially articles advancing the scholarly debate of issues raised.
Students demonstrate slow progress in research methods and basic statistics classes if they strug... more Students demonstrate slow progress in research methods and basic statistics classes if they struggle with identifying types of variables. A web-based multimedia instructional program to bring students up to speed on this concept was designed and evaluated with 90 undergraduate students at a Midwestern University. In order to make the design engineering process (Bryk & Gomez, 2008) easy, the program was designed both as a teaching tool and a research platform for testing potentially effective program features and instructional design strategies. In addition to the evaluation of the overall effectiveness of the program, the effectiveness of two types of potentially effective feedback was tested in this study. The results demonstrated the effectiveness of the program with either type of feedback.
While admissions at the undergraduate level are experiencing a surge of students over 30 years of... more While admissions at the undergraduate level are experiencing a surge of students over 30 years of age, the pool of traditionally aged students is declining. These phenomena indicate that older (over age 30) students will also be enrolling in graduate programs in increasing numbers. This paper addresses the issue of retention as t pertains to older female graduate students. Data are examined from a fall 1991 survey and its 1992 followup at a large Midwestern research university. The study evaluated such potential obstacles to female graduation as concern family issues, relationships with faculty and fellow students, difficulty of the coursework, and financial problems and financial aid. Results of a logistic regression on a sample of 81 respondents found that the factor most predictive of persistence was not being married. Other important variables supporting persistence including maintaining a positive relationship with fellow students, maintaining a positive interaction with faculty, and achieving a high grade point average. An appendix contains the measurement scales used in the analysis. (Contains 50 references.) (GLR)
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