Engaging Faculty in Guided Pathways

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Dr. Christine Harrington is an Associate Professor and Co-Coordinator of the Ed.D. in Community College Leadership program at New Jersey City University. Prior to taking on this role, she worked in the community college setting for over 18 years as a faculty member teaching psychology and first-year seminar, director of a Teaching and Learning Center, and as the executive director of the Center for Student Success at the New Jersey Council of County Colleges.

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Engaging faculty in Guided Pathways: A Practical Resource for College Leaders is the first book in a two-book series. It describes the important role of college faculty in student success reform efforts. In particular, it maps out the faculty role in Guided Pathways, a national movement focused on increasing the number of students who earn a degree or credential. It summarizes the primary tasks associated with the four essential practices of Guided Pathways: determining paths, helping students choose a path, helping students stay on a path, and ensuring learning. This book highlights the need for faculty engagement in all aspects of this work and provides practical suggestions and strategies to engage and empower both full and part-time faculty in this work. Moving the needle on student success outcomes requires high-levels of faculty engagement. Colleges are encouraged to invite full and part-time faculty to the table for important conversations about student success reform and to encourage and support faculty leadership in these institutional efforts. Readers will benefit from numerous practical suggestions, including faculty reflect

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Foreword

Preface: Guided Pathways: An Overview and Importance of Faculty Engagement

Chapter 1: Determining Paths

Chapter 2: Helping Students Choose a Path

Chapter 3: Helping Students Stay on the Path

Chapter 4: Ensuring Learning

Chapter 5: Faculty at the Table: Departmental and Institutional Level Conversations

Chapter 6: Leadership Development

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