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50 Years of ERIC
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D'Amico, Mark M.; Friedel, Janice N.; Katsinas, Stephen G.; Thornton, Zoë M. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
Since the initiation of performance funding in Tennessee in the late 1970s, approximately 30 states have, at some point, attempted a funding model that includes performance on a set of indicators. The purpose of the present study was to capture the current status of performance funding in public statewide community college systems and to assess…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Funding Formulas, Educational Indicators, School Surveys
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D'Amico, Mark M.; Morgan, Grant B.; Robertson, Shun; Rivers, Hope E. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
In the knowledge economy, now more than ever, students are encouraged to attend an institution of higher education. Students actively search for resources to assist them in their progress toward a college degree, even before high school graduation. Dual enrollment is an opportunity for students to complete college courses while still in high…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Dual Enrollment, Academic Persistence, High School Students
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D'Amico, Mark M.; Rios-Aguilar, Cecilia; Salas, Spencer; Gonzalez Canche, Manuel S. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2012
Wanting to elucidate the relationship between student success and employment outcomes, the authors of this study sought to devise a methodology to (a) measure the alignment between the educational/community college experience and potential careers and (b) explore factors that may inform the alignment between college and career. Data were collected…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Outcomes of Education, Associate Degrees, Education Work Relationship
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D'Amico, Mark M.; Katsinas, Stephen G.; Friedel, Janice N. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2012
Since the beginning of the Great Recession, many community colleges have experienced significant declines in state revenue, increases in enrollment, higher tuition, and flat or declining state student aid. These conditions have also occurred in an environment of heightened accountability with pressure to advance a student success agenda and to…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Student Financial Aid, Educational Finance, Privatization
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Lattimore, John B.; D'Amico, Mark M.; Hancock, Dawson R. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2012
As community colleges receive attention focused on their role in addressing postsecondary needs, they are subject to varying levels of accountability, which necessitates the development of strategic approaches to leading institutions. Burke (2005) recognizes three accountability perspectives that higher education institutions must consider:…
Descriptors: Accountability, Stakeholders, Decision Making, Community Colleges
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D'Amico, Mark M.; Morgan, Grant B.; Robertson, Thashundray C. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2011
This study blends elements from two South Carolina Technical College System initiatives--Achieving the Dream and a workforce cluster strategy. Achieving the Dream is a national non-profit organization created to help technical and community college students succeed, particularly low-income students and students of color. This initiative, combined…
Descriptors: Technical Institutes, Community Colleges, Income, Persistence