Graduate Students’ Research about Community Colleges

Dr. Deborah L. Floyd is a Professor of Higher Education Leadership at Florida Atlantic University. She is Editor-in-Chief of the Community College Journal of Research and Practice. Her research focuses on leadership, community colleges, student affairs, and baccalaureate models. Dr. Cristobal Salinas Jr. is an assistant professor in the Educational Leadership and Research Methodology Department at Florida Atlantic University. His research promotes access and equality in higher education for historically marginalized communities. Dr. Ethan C. Swingle is a recent doctoral graduate of the Higher Education Program at Florida Atlantic University. His research interests include intercollegiate athletics, with a focus on student athlete transfer experiences. Dr. María-José Zeledón-Pérez is an Assistant Professor in the Communication Studies Department and co-director of the World Cultures Program at San Diego City College. Dr. Sim Barhoum is an Associate Professor of English at San Diego Mesa College. His research examines active learning, relational equity practices, students of color, and educational models. Dr. Gianna Ramdin is the Associate Editor of the Community College Journal of Research and Practice. Her primary research area is the study of campus greening and sustainable initiatives implemented on university and college campuses.

• 1. Publishing Graduate Students’ Research About Community Colleges 2. Transformational Leadership and Proliferation of Community College Research Framework: A Systematic Review of the Literature 3. Do Community College Students Demonstrate Different Behaviours from Four-Year University Students on Virtual Proctored Exams? 4. Faculty of Color Un mask Color-Blind Ideology in the Community College Faculty Search Process 5. Case Studies of Women of Color Leading Community Colleges in Texas: Navigating the Leadership Pipeline through Mentoring and Culture 6. "Where are My People At?": A Community Cultural Wealth Analysis of How Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Community College Students of Color Access Community and Support 7. Evolving Narratives about College: Immigrant Community College Students’ Perceptions of all Four-Year Degree in the Great Plains 8. Crossing the Shapeless River on a Government Craft: How Military-Affiliated Students Navigate Community College Transfer 9. Historically Black Community Colleges: A Descriptive Profile and Call for Context-Based Future Research 10. Two-Year Institution and Community College Web Accessibility: Updating the Literature after the 2018 Section 508 Amendment 11. A Document Analysis of Student Conduct in Florida’s Community Colleges 12. Experiential Learning as a Strategy for Student Completion and Course Success in the Community College 13. Texas Community Colleges Respond to the Threatened End of DACA: A Document Analysis 14. Reflection on How to Publish: Advice and Lessons Learned from Graduate Student Authors