The Relationship of Community College Labor-Market Responsiveness to Grant Funding

Autor/in	Pallanti, Theresa
Titel	The Relationship of Community College Labor-Market Responsiveness to Grant Funding
Quelle	(2018), (104 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit D.Ed. Dissertation, University of St. Francis
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-0-4387-6339-5
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Community Colleges; School Business Relationship; Grants; Federal Aid; Labor Needs; Education Work Relationship; Educational Finance; Illinois + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Community college; Community College; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Labour needs; Arbeitskräftebedarf; Bildungsfonds
Abstract	Key stakeholders expect colleges to have relationships with employers in their communities that will connect students to relevant internships and to jobs soon after graduation and to offer continuing education opportunities so that laid-off workers can retool their skills to meet emerging labor market needs and incumbent workers can upskill for upward mobility. The federal government has formalized these expectations by building them into grant requirements. With diminished state funding of public colleges across the U.S., grants and contracts have been the fastest growing category of revenues since 1980 (Merisotis & Wolanin, 2017). Illinois' 48 community colleges make up the third largest system in the U.S., serving 800,000 students annually (ICCB, 2016). This quantitative correlational study surveyed Illinois Community College Resource Development Council members---administrators and staff of public community colleges whose job it is to secure external funding through public and private sources---asking them to rate their colleges, using a Likert-like scale, on 56 different labor-market responsive behaviors, based on seven internal factors identified in a U.S. Department of Education study (Vol. 2, 2004). Data from a convenience sample of respondents was analyzed to determine whether there was a relationship between labor-market responsiveness and the total amount of fiscal year 2016 annual grant funding awarded to these colleges. Though the results of this study did not identify a significant relationship or correlation between labor-market responsiveness and the level of grant funding received, the findings will add to the growing body of research on community colleges' labor-market responsiveness and grant operations, while making recommendations for future research in these areas. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01