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2015

Community college

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Capstone Learning Design: Process And Implementation At Hostos, Sarah Brennan Ms., Silvia Reyes Oct 2015

Capstone Learning Design: Process And Implementation At Hostos, Sarah Brennan Ms., Silvia Reyes

Sarah Brennan

Capstone learning, a high-impact practice, brings together skills and content to help students think more deeply and more critically about theory and practice. This poster builds on the faculty presentation by raising awareness of the administrative role in creating a successful capstone initiative. Ms. Sarah Brennan and Ms. Silvia Reyes will share how the new capstone initiative is designed to transform 200-level courses across the disciplines to ensure that more students are
exposed to complex assignments that promote deep critical thinking and reflection about theory, content, and practice.

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An Exploratory Investigation Of The Effect Of Racial And Masculine Identity On Focus: An Examination Of White, Black, Mexicano, Latino, And Asian Men In Community Colleges, Frank Harris Iii, Luke Wood, Christopher Newman Dec 2014

An Exploratory Investigation Of The Effect Of Racial And Masculine Identity On Focus: An Examination Of White, Black, Mexicano, Latino, And Asian Men In Community Colleges, Frank Harris Iii, Luke Wood, Christopher Newman

Frank Harris III

The relationship between masculine identity and men of color’s focus/effort in community college is examined in this article. Using data from the Community College Survey of Men, the results confirm that conceptions of masculinity for men of color have differential effects on the extent to which students are intensely focused on academic matters. Based on the results of this study, implications for educational practice and future research on men of color in community colleges are discussed.

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