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Apte, J. (2009, April). Facilitating transformative learning: A framework for practice. Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 49(1), 169-189.

Bragg, D. D., Dresser, L., & Smith, W. (2012). Leveraging workforce development and postsecondary education for low-skilled, low-income workers: Lessons from the Shifting Gears InitiativeNew Directions for Community Colleges, 157, 53-66. doi:10.1002/cc.20006

Bragg, D. D., & Durham, B. (2012). Perspectives on access and equity in the era of (community) college completion. Community College Review40(2), 106-125.

Christensen, C. M., Johnson, C. W., & Horn, M. B. (2011). Disrupting class, expanded edition: how disruptive innovation will change the way the world learns (2nd ed.). Columbus, OH: McGraw-Hill.

Coburn, C. (2003). Rethinking scale: Moving beyond numbers to deep and lasting change. Educational Researcher, 32, 3-23. 

Dyer, J., Gregers, H., Christensen, C. M., & Foster, F. (2011).  The innovator’s DNA: Mastering the five skills of disruptive innovators. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School.

Eddy, P. L. (2010). Leaders as linchpins for framing meaning. Community College Review, 37(4), 313-332.

Feldbaum, M., & Harmon, T. (2012). Using unemployment insurance wage data to improve program employment outcomes: A technical assistance guide for community and technical colleges. Silver Spring, MD: The Collaboratory and FHI360.

Fullan, M. (2011). Change leader: Learning to do what matters most. San Francisco, CA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Kasper, G. & Clohesy, S. (2008, August). Intentional innovation: how getting more systematic about innovation could improve philanthropy and increase social impact. Battle Creek, MI: W. K. Kellogg Foundation.

Kezar, A. (2011). What is the best way to achieve broader reach of improved practices in higher education? Innovative Higher Education, 36, 235-249. 

Kotter, J. P. (2008). A sense of urgency. Harvard Business School: Boston, MA.

Kotter, J. P. (1996). Leading change. Harvard Business School: Boston, MA.

Lincoln, C., Goldberger, S., Kazis, R., & Rothkopf, A. J. (2009). Courageous conversations: Achieving the Dream and the importance of student success. Change, 41(1), 24-41.

Mulgan, G. (2006, Spring). The process of social innovation. innovations: technology, governance, globalization, 1(2), 145-162.

Murray, R., Caulier-Grice, J., & Mulligan, G. (2010, March). The open book of social innovation. Washington, DC: Center for American Progress.

Parcell, A. (2012). More to most: scaling up effective community college practices. Achieving the Dream.

Shields, C. M. (2010). Transformative leadership: Working for equity in diverse contexts. Education Administration Quarterly, 46, 558-589. 

Van Noy, M., & Jacobs, J. (2009). The outlook for noncredit workforce education. New Directions for Community Colleges, 146, 87-94.

Zamani-Gallaher, E. M. (2007). The confluence of race, gender, and class among community college students: Assessing attitudes toward affirmative action in college admissions. Equity & Excellence in Education, 40(3), 241-251.