Sharika Bhattacharya's scientific contributions

Publications (2)

Article
This study uses a mixed methods approach to examine a new type of curriculum configuration that supports students’ transitions to college: career technical programs of study (POS). Interview and survey data were collected from a college and its feeder high schools in each of three well-established (“mature”) sites in geographically varied communiti...

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... An essential strategy for expanding and diversifying teacher preparation is to align programs of study across K12, community college and four-year institutions of higher education (Bragg, 2007). Aligning college and career pathways across segments, and emphasizing early college credits, has been shown to exert significant positive effects on college persistence (Alfeld & Bhattacharya, 2013). Community colleges provide the vast majority of early college experiences, and account for 55-60% of teacher candidates enrolled in the CSU system (J. ...
... However, these requirements do not meet the post-secondary needs of the 21 st century (Stephens, Warren, Harner, & Owen, 2015;OECD, 2013;Alfeld & Bhattacharya, 2012;OECD, 2012;Daggett, 2012;Zhao, 2012;American Management Association, 2010;Wagner, 2010), nor do they align with the newly-implemented California State College/Career Indicators accountability standards (CA Accountability Model, 2017). ...