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50 Years of ERIC
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Equity for Women Administrators of Color in 2-Year Colleges: Progress and Prospects.
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Opp, Ronald D.; Gosetti, Penny Poplin – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2002
Reports on a study of the proportional representation of women administrators by ethnicity from 1991 to 1997 in a sample of 1,030 two-year colleges. States that Hispanic-serving, urban, California two-year colleges and the percentage of women faculty of color entered as significant positive predictors of change in the representation of women…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Community Colleges, Ethnicity, Females
Women Full-Time Faculty of Color in 2-Year Colleges: A Trend and Predictive Analysis.
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Opp, Ronald D.; Gosetti, Penny Poplin – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2002
Reports on a study of the proportional representation of women full-time faculty by ethnicity from 1991 to 1997 in a sample of 1,024 two-year colleges. States that large, Hispanic-serving, historically black, and California two-year colleges, along with the percentage of women administrators of color, entered as significant positive predictors of…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Educational Change, Ethnicity
Enhancing Program Completion Rates among Two-Year College Students of Color.
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Opp, Ronald D. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2002
Reports on a study of 573 two-year colleges, which analyzed significant indicators of program completion for students of color. Finds that percentages of faculty and administrators of color and the amount of contact student affairs officers have with students of color were the strongest predictors of completion. (Contains 54 references.) (NB)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Diversity (Faculty), Enrollment Management, Ethnic Groups
Enhancing Recruitment Success for Two-Year College Students of Color.
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Opp, Ronald D. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2001
Discusses data from a national survey of chief student affairs officers on recruitment barriers and strategies for students of color at two-year colleges. An urban location, a high percentage of enrolled students of color, and the amount of contact that the chief student affairs officers had with students of color emerged as strong predictors of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission (School), Community Colleges, Diversity (Student)
Community College Consortia: An Overview.
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Smith, Albert B.; Opp, Ronald D.; Armstrong, Randy L.; Stewart, Gloria A.; Isaacson, Randall J. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 1999
Provides a summary of the characteristics of effective college consortia, and describes a national study of two-year and four-year college consortia and partnerships in the United States. Discusses the nine most popular types of partnerships, including articulation agreements and distance education programs with other institutions, and offers…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Consortia, Cooperative Planning, Educational Change
Promoting a Talent Development View of Excellence for 2-Year Colleges.
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Opp, Ronald D. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 1994
Describes a study examining faculty perceptions of two- and four-year college views of excellence using the 1989-90 Higher Education Research Institute Faculty Survey. Indicates that two-year colleges were perceived to place a lower priority on excellence as reputation, as resources, or as outcomes. Promotes talent development as a promising view…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Educational Quality, Faculty Development
Effective Strategies for Enhancing Minority Faculty Recruitment.
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Opp, Ronald D.; Smith, Albert B. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 1994
Describes a nationwide study of the percentage of minority faculty employed full-time at community colleges and strategies used to recruit them. Suggests that successful strategies include placing minorities on the board of trustees, recruiting from industry, and hiring minority faculty as chief academic administrators and ethnic studies…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Community Colleges, Faculty Recruitment, Minority Group Influences