The NISOD Papers, an occasional publication, is NISOD’s version of a white paper series that educates our audience or explains a particular issue relevant to community and technical college educators. The NISOD Papers covers an array of diverse topics: professional development, emerging technologies, crisis communication, education reform, and more. It complements NISOD’s bi-weekly Innovation Abstracts, which focuses on teaching and learning topics and is directed specifically toward faculty members.

Latest Version

Issue No. 33 | December 2024

In this edition of The NISOD Papers, “Learning From Marginalized Community College Students Taking Honors Courses for the First Time,” Dr. Trina Sotirakopulos, Professor of English and Creative Writing, College of DuPage, summarizes a recent dissertation study with data from students placed in high school low and middle track classes—those who self-identified as socially-marginalized—who enrolled in community college and chose to take honors courses for the first time. This paper shares relevant findings and recommendations for community college practitioners.

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