Navigating Disruptive Institutional Environments to Support Community College Student Learning and Success

• In Event: 61.087 - Poster Session 12
  In Poster Session: 61.087-6 - Division J Poster Session: Organization, Leadership, and Management

Abstract

This multi-site case study explores the impact of the Association of American Colleges and Universities’ Developing a Community College Student Roadmap: From Entrance to Engagement in Educational Achievement and Success project and its theory of action at twelve participating community colleges. Researchers have identified a number of emerging themes highlighting assets to successful implementation in multiple contexts originating in both the theory of action and in environmental characteristics. These models provide promising practices for mobilizing institutional change efforts, leveraging cross-divisional collaboration, authentic learning assessment, high-impact practices, and program integration. This study provides an opportunity to learn about the implementation of a theory of action for organizational change that focuses simultaneously on student learning and completion at the community college.

Authors

• Tia Brown McNair, National College Access Network

• Michele Cuomo, Montgomery County Community College

• Heather McCambly, Association of American Colleges & Universities

• Isabel Rodriguez-Dehmer, Miami Dade College