TY - JOUR
T1 - The applied baccalaureate degree
T2 - The right time and place
AU - Ruud, Collin M.
AU - Bragg, Debra D.
AU - Townsend, Barbara K.
N1 - Funding Information:
This paper was written for the 2009 Council for the Study of Community Colleges in Phoenix, Arizona. The text draws from Townsend, Bragg, and Ruud (2008), The Applied Baccalaureate and the Adult Learner: National and State-by-State Inventory and Bragg, Townsend, and Ruud (2009), The Applied Baccalaureate and the Adult Learner: Emerging Lessons for State and Local Implementation. The authors gratefully acknowledge funding and support from the Lumina Foundation for Education. The contents of this paper represent the perspectives of the authors and not necessarily the positions or policies of Lumina.
PY - 2010/1
Y1 - 2010/1
N2 - The applied baccalaureate degree, which integrates once-terminal applied associate degrees and course work into a four-year degree, is a relatively new phenomenon in higher education. This article presents findings from the first of two phases of research conducted-utilizing Kingdon's (1995) Multiple Streams framework-exploring the status of these degrees in both traditional associate- and baccalaureate-granting institutions and the policy context surrounding their implementation. Results of two purposefully chosen state-level cases showed implementation of applied baccalaureate degrees happens when an individual or a group of individuals drives the conversation toward the adoption of such degrees. It is a combination of the right time and place, as well as the right people, that make the applied baccalaureate degree a reality.
AB - The applied baccalaureate degree, which integrates once-terminal applied associate degrees and course work into a four-year degree, is a relatively new phenomenon in higher education. This article presents findings from the first of two phases of research conducted-utilizing Kingdon's (1995) Multiple Streams framework-exploring the status of these degrees in both traditional associate- and baccalaureate-granting institutions and the policy context surrounding their implementation. Results of two purposefully chosen state-level cases showed implementation of applied baccalaureate degrees happens when an individual or a group of individuals drives the conversation toward the adoption of such degrees. It is a combination of the right time and place, as well as the right people, that make the applied baccalaureate degree a reality.
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U2 - 10.1080/10668920903385897
DO - 10.1080/10668920903385897
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79960102472
SN - 1066-8926
VL - 34
SP - 136
EP - 152
JO - Community College Journal of Research and Practice
JF - Community College Journal of Research and Practice
IS - 1-2
ER -