Evaluating the Upgrading of Technical Courses at Two-Year Colleges: NSF's Advanced Technological Education Program: 9 (Advances in Program Evaluation, 9) - Hardcover

 
9780762311200: Evaluating the Upgrading of Technical Courses at Two-Year Colleges: NSF's Advanced Technological Education Program: 9 (Advances in Program Evaluation, 9)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0762311207 ISBN 13: 9780762311200
Publisher: JAI Press Inc., 2004

Synopsis

The National Science Foundations (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program is a diverse and dynamic set of projects intent on improving the USA's technical workforce. This book uses the ATE work as a means to focus on key issues for federally funded projects and all community colleges facing the difficult challenges of staying current and reaching constituents in positive ways. This book brings a wealth of information on key issues for community colleges. Topics addressed include: how to sustain innovative programs; how to develop effective instructional materials; how to promote and maintain collaboration among various institutions including business and industry; how to provide high quality professional development; how to strengthen and improve programs of study; how to recruit and retain diverse students; how to evaluate and use evaluation effectively; and how to engage advisory committees to effectively serve program needs. In developing these topics, the authors drew heavily on previous research and a common set of evaluation studies including site visits at 13 different projects and surveys of more than 100 ATE projects.

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Publisher
JAI Press Inc.
Publication date
2004
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0762311207
ISBN 13 
9780762311200
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
232
Editor
Gullickson Arlen R., Lawrenz Frances, Keiser Nanette