Stephanie King

Proactive outreach to adult students: A department and library collaborative effort

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Citation:
Cannady, R. E., King, S. B., & Blendinger, J. G. (2012). Proactive outreach to adult students: A department and library collaborative effort. The Reference Librarian. 53(2), 156-169.

A study of the engagement of the national winners of the 2006 All-USA Community College Academic Team while attending senior colleges

Abstract:
All-USA Community College Academic Team national winners attending senior colleges were compared with both a general population of community college transfer students as well as senior college native students based on their responses to the National Survey on Student Engagement (NSSE). Results indicated that the national winners' levels of engagement in each of the five NSSE benchmark categories were higher and significantly different when compared to the other two groups. Further, the findings revealed that the level of engagement in the academic challenge benchmark of female respondents who were national winners was higher and significantly different compared to male respondents who were national winners.

Citation:
Risley, R., & King, S. B. (2012). A study of the engagement of the national winners of the 2006 All-USA Community College Academic Team while attending senior colleges. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 36(4), 317-319.

Changes in rural schools and communities through collaborative efforts among public schools, higher education institutions, and communities

Author(s): Stephanie King & James E. Davis

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An interdisciplinary team of university personnel worked in partnership with rural Mississippi communities, including local public school personnel, to perform asset mapping, facilitate asset-based planning, and implement related activities. First, during the asset mapping activities, the team sought to understand each community as a whole with its positive features as well as its needs. Next, strategic plans were reviewed, and adapted as necessary, to help each community identify specific activities and the resources needed for those activities based on the community’s assets. Finally, an interdisciplinary team assisted each community in achieving the goals that they had set. Activities implemented varied widely, and a number of those activities focused on the public school systems. These examples illustrate that rural schools can bring about positive changes for their faculty, staff, students, and community through collaborative efforts within their communities.

Citation:
King, S. B., & Davis, J. E. (2010). Changes in rural schools and communities through collaborative efforts among public schools, higher education institutions, and communities. National Rural School Leadership Journal, 1(1). Retrieved from http://ruraleducation.webs.com/changesinruralschools.htm

Insight gained from a review of the Master of Science Degree in Workforce Education Leadership curriculum

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Research focusing on community college leadership programs and the needs of workforce development personnel shows that the primary knowledge and skills needed by professionals in the field include collaboration, teaching, community college context, effects of globalization, data usage, and skills related to leadership and team work. Program faculty and staff in a master of science degree in a Workforce Education Leadership program researched the needs of workforce development personnel. They also met with community college workforce development and industry personnel from five community college districts to review the program curriculum. Key conclusions included the value of offering all courses online and on a regular basis, offering appropriate coursework, and including courses that would allow for the discussion of changing trends, problem-based projects, and industry experiences..

Citation:
King, S. B. (2011). Insight gained from a review of the Master of Science Degree in Workforce Education Leadership curriculum. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 35(1), 43-49.