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Rosenbaum, James E.; Deil-Amen, Regina; Person, Ann E. – Russell Sage Foundation, 2009
Enrollment at America's community colleges has exploded in recent years, with five times as many entering students today as in 1965. However, most community college students do not graduate; many earn no credits and may leave school with no more advantages in the labor market than if they had never attended. Experts disagree over the reason for…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Community Colleges, Labor Market, Credits
Person, Ann E.; Rosenbaum, James E.; Deil-Amen, Regina – Teachers College Record, 2006
Over the past three decades, colleges have experienced revolutionary changes, and the enrollment revolution has had a particularly profound impact on 2-year colleges. We describe the new kinds of students who are entering college today and the ways that colleges have begun to adapt. Then, analyzing interviews with students and administrators and a…
Descriptors: Two Year College Students, Educational Planning, Two Year Colleges, Enrollment
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Deil-Amen, Regina; Rosenbaum, James E. – Sociology of Education, 2002
Describes a remedial approach in two community colleges that avoids the stigma attached to remedial courses. Analyzes interviews with staff and students. Evaluates institutional procedures. Discovers this approach inhibits and delays students' awareness of their remedial status, causes them to misjudge their prospects, and prevents them from…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Institutional Administration, Interviews
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Deil-Amen, Regina; Rosenbaum, James E. – Sociology of Education, 2004
How do unselective schools that serve disadvantaged students get employers to recognize their graduates' qualifications? This study examined whether low-status colleges (whose credentials may not be widely understood) rely on the traditional college charter or engage in charter-building activities to get employers to recognize students' value.…
Descriptors: Personnel Selection, Graduates, Credentials, Labor Market