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Supporting the Shift: Professional Development for Alternative Grading Practices

open access: yesNew Directions for Community Colleges, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Alternative grading (e.g., contract grading, ungrading, specifications grading) practices have emerged as a promising approach to enhance student success, improve students’ sense of belonging, and make higher education more accessible. This study explores the challenges faced by community college faculty when implementing alternative grading ...
Breana Bayraktar, J. Indigo Eriksen
wiley   +1 more source

Civic Development of Latine Students: The Role of Equity‐Minded Community College Leaders

open access: yesNew Directions for Community Colleges, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores how equity‐minded educators at Hispanic Serving community colleges (HSCCs) foster the civic development of Latine students, emphasizing leadership, civic engagement, and agency beyond academic success. Using a multi‐case study design, we analyzed interviews with 29 educators from two HSCCs in Southern California to ...
Cynthia M. Alcantar   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Guided Toward Equity: Communities of Practice and Organizational Change in Community Colleges

open access: yesNew Directions for Community Colleges, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although community colleges advance equity by providing opportunities for marginalized students to pursue higher education, barriers to earning credentials remain, particularly for students of color. Higher education stakeholders are investing in “equity work” as organizations take responsibility for ensuring equitable outcomes.
Karin Yndestad   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Academics for Black Survival and Wellness: A Grassroots Intervention for Black Liberation and Anti-Racism Inside and Outside of Academia. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Community Psychol
Jean PL   +14 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Racial Equity in State Funding for Community Colleges

open access: yesNew Directions for Community Colleges, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT States vary significantly in both the amount of funding they allocate to community colleges and the mechanisms they use to distribute these funds (Kelchen et al., 2024; Mullin et al., 2015; State Higher Education Executive Officers, 2025). One major source of variation in state's approaches to funding community colleges is whether and how they
Elizabeth Aritonang, Denisa Gándara
wiley   +1 more source

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