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Building Professional Development Systems In Adult Basic Education, Cristine Smith, A. Belzer, C. Drennon
Building Professional Development Systems In Adult Basic Education, Cristine Smith, A. Belzer, C. Drennon
Center for International Education Faculty Publications
Comprehensive review of policy and practice in professional development for adult basic education. Provides some historical background and a discussion of professional development systems in five different states and discusses future implications.
Understanding The Organizational Nature Of Student Persistence: Empirically-Based Recommendations For Practice, Joseph B. Berger
Understanding The Organizational Nature Of Student Persistence: Empirically-Based Recommendations For Practice, Joseph B. Berger
Center for International Education Faculty Publications
This article builds on the assumption that colleges and universities are organizations and subsequently that the organizational perspective provides important insights for improving retention on college and university campuses. A review of existing organizational studies of undergraduate persistence serves as the basis for ten empirically-based recommendations for practice that are designed to help campus leaders improve the effectiveness of retention efforts on campus.