Small Towns, Big Plans: Building a Stronger Network of Workforce Education Programs in Rural America

Autor/in	Pulley, John
Titel	Small Towns, Big Plans: Building a Stronger Network of Workforce Education Programs in Rural America
Quelle	In: Community College Journal, 84 (2014) 3, S.48-51 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1067-1803
Schlagwörter	Networks; Labor Force Development; Community Colleges; At Risk Students; Economically Disadvantaged; Rural Areas; Poverty; Scholarships; High Achievement; College Athletics; Associate Degrees; Success; Work Experience; Partnerships in Education; Music; Television; College Presidents; Case Studies; Design; National Organizations; Alabama; Florida; Kentucky; Ohio; South Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arbeitskräftebestand; Community college; Community College; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Armut; Scholarship; Stipendium; College athletes; Collegesport; Hochschulsport; Erfolg; Employment experience; Job experience; Occupational experience; Berufserfahrung; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Musik; Fernsehen; Fernsehtechnik; College president; Hochschulpräsident; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study
Abstract	John Pulley begins this article by sharing the story of Richard Quiroga, a shining example of what can happen when an at-risk student in an economically disadvantaged region gets the right training at the right time. As a young man, Quiroga was living on his own and at risk of getting sucked into the whirlpool of poverty and despair that often bedevils economically depressed rural communities such as the one he grew up in, Jasper, Alabama. Despite his circumstances, he excelled in high school and received a scholarship to play linebacker for the University of West Alabama (UWA) football team. Diploma in hand, he returned to Jasper, where he went on to earn an associate degree at Bevill State Community College. A combination of classroom instruction, hands-on learning, and real-world work experience put Quiroga on the path to success. Through a partnership with Country Music Television (CMT) and the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) looks to replicate Quiroga's success and the triumphs of others like him in Appalachia and rural regions across the country. Among the solutions already being pursued are workforce development training programs for presidents of rural community colleges and large-scale information campaigns designed to reach rural audiences where they live. However, as Pulley illustrates through several case examples, workforce training challenges are seemingly embedded in the fabric of rural communities. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	American Association of Community Colleges. One Dupont Circle NW Suite 410, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-728-0200; Fax: 202-833-2467; Web site: http://www.aacc.nche.edu/bookstore
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01