This qualitative study analyzed the perceptions of African American faculty in the construction of their work experiences and interactions with their colleagues and students at a Central Valley community college. Semi-structured interviews of tenured . . .

The study examined the degree to which Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) was effective in mitigating student deficits in academic preparation, financial capital, and cultural capital in a community college district. Regression analyses . . .

In the era of the Affordable Health Care Act (1999), a technology-educated healthcare workforce is essential and community colleges in California have assisted in this nationwide effort. This research compares two case studies completed at two communi . . .

The purpose of this study was to explore the implementation of the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) and explore what the underlying assessment data from the California Standards Tests (CSTs) and the California English Language Develop . . .

Student Study Team Meetings are a function of general education and are conducted to meet the needs of struggling students. A great deal of time, effort, and fiscal resources are dedicated to the Student Study Team process by highly qualified school p . . .

Higher education has responded to the need for assessing its institutions, faculty, programs, courses, and students' learning over the past several decades. Across the board, educators are asked to assess students' learning with or without useful inst . . .

A Master Plan for Higher Education in California (1960) identified accessibility as a primary goal for higher education. California community colleges were designed to provide access to students, based on the prevalence of the 112 community colleges . . .

This study examines cocurricular learning support in California higher education and the implications for student success. The research incorporates two aspects, including a four-year university component and a community college component. The first c . . .

Student athlete academic success has been a primary focus of National Collegiate Athletic Association goals in recent years, and has also been a focus of the Athletic Department at California State University, Stanislaus. A First Year Experience Learn . . .

The purpose of this study was to examine the factors that influence underprepared students' persistence at a California community college. A mixed method, sequential explanatory design comprised of a quantitative phase followed by a qualitative phase . . .