Research Support

Presentations should pull from both research and personal experience. As students of the FCS and Florida SUS, you have a unique perspective on each of these topics. While data and statistics will scaffold your arguments, nothing is stronger than personal testimonials. This is a chance to tell your story!

For any queries and clarification regarding the research material contact Troy Miller at tmiller@usf.edu, Ph: 813-974-2873.

Reports:

A matter of degrees: Promising practices for community college student success
Center for Community College Student Engagement
(January 19, 2012)

Breakthrough solutions for higher education: Florida can do better than Texas
Eric J. Barron (president of FSU)
(September 8, 2011)

State Policy Profiles
Completion by Design (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)
(January 2012)

101 wacky ideas: Reclaiming a nation of pre-graduates
CEO’s for Cities/Lumina Foundation
(March 24, 2011)

Advancing student success in California community colleges
California Community Colleges Student Success Task Force
(December 28, 2011)

Are too many people going to college?
Minding the Campus
(January 11, 2012)

Strategies to decrease time to degree
Boosting College Completion for a New Economy
(January 11, 2012)

Three policies to reduce time to degree (FL included)
Complete College America
(February 21, 2011)

Short and sweet legislation to increase college completion
Boosting College Completion for a New Economy
(January 10, 2012)

Top 10 higher education state policy issues for 2012
American Association of State Colleges and Universities
(January 4, 2012)

Debt to degree: A new way of measuring college success
Education Sector
(August 22, 2011)

The college completion agenda: State policy guide
College Board Advocacy and Policy Center
(July 7, 2010)

The college completion agenda: 2011 progress report
College Board Advocacy and Policy Center
(November 11, 2011)

Closing the talent gap: What Florida needs from its talent supply chain
The Florida Council of 100
(March 4, 2011)

A stronger nation through higher education: How and why Americans must achieve a “big goal” for college attainment
Lumina Foundation for Education
(August 20, 2010)

Hard times: not all college degrees are created equal
Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce
(January 4, 2012)

College completion
Educause Quarterly Magazine
(December 22, 2011)

Developing a 20/20 vision on the 2020 degree attainment goal
The Pell Institute
(May 10, 2011)

The hidden costs of community colleges
American Institutes for Research
(October 12, 2011)

The high cost of low graduation rates: How much does dropping out of college really cost?
American Institutes for Research
(July 18, 2011)

Promoting a culture of student success: How colleges and universities are improving degree completion
Southern Regional Education Board
(May 19, 2010)

2010-2011 accountability report: Quality, productivity, diversity and access
Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida
(September 28, 2011)

Help wanted: Projections of jobs and education requirements through 2018
Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce
(June 11, 2010)

The road ahead: A look at trends in the educational attainment of community college students
American Association of Community Colleges
(October 7, 2011)

Time is the enemy: The surprising truth about why college students aren’t graduating and what needs to change
Complete College America
(October 5, 2011)

College graduation rates: Behind the numbers
American Council on Education Center for Policy Analysis
(September 30, 2010)

Four steps to finishing first: An agenda for increasing college productivity to create a better educated society
The Knowledge Collaborative
(August 8, 2011)

Increasing college success: A road map for governors
National Governors Association
(December 9, 2009)

Complete to compete: Common college completion metrics
National Governors Association
(November 10, 2011)

High-impact educational practices: What they are, who has access to them and why they matter
George D. Kuh
(September 15, 2008)

The incomplete completion agenda: Implications for the academe and the academy
Gary Rhodes (Journal of Liberal Education)
(Winter 2012)

Redesigning community colleges for completion: Lessons from research on high-performance organizations
Davis Jenkins (Community College Research Center)
(January 18, 2011)

Series on What Works in Student Retention Survey
ACT Research and Policy Issues
(July 6, 2010)

Latino student success: A key driver on the road to Goal 2025
Lumina Foundation for Education
(November 7, 2011)

Student success, in the classroom
Vincent Tinto (Inside Higher Ed)
(November 3, 2011)

A stronger nation through higher education
Florida College Access Network
(January 11, 2011)

A call for leadership: It’s time for all university leaders to contribute their ideas to Florida’s higher education debate
Florida College Access Network
(November 10, 2011)

The BIG GOAL in Florida
Florida College Access Network
(February 23, 2010)

The undereducated American
Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce
(June 2, 2011)

STEM equity: Four steps to greater equity in STEM education
Amy E. Slaton
(February 15, 2010)

How four-year colleges and universities organize themselves to promote student persistence: The emerging national picture
College Board/IU/USC
(April 5, 2011)

The course of innovation: Using technology to transform higher education
Education Sector
(May 7, 2010)

What parents don’t know about college graduation rates can hurt
American Enterprise Institute
(February 2011)

Diplomas and dropouts: Which colleges actually graduate their students (and which don’t)
American Enterprise Institute
(June 5, 2009)

Meeting the Nation’s 2020 Goal: State Targets for Increasing the Number and Percentage of College Graduates with Degrees
White House
(March 21, 2011)

 
 

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