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Direct linkNix, Amanda N.; Bertrand Jones, Tamara; Hu, Shouping – Grantee Submission, 2020
When it comes to the creation of higher education policy, state legislators are challenged with addressing the diverse academic needs of college students enrolled across a spectrum of institutions. In this paper, we explore how 203 individuals at five rural-serving colleges in Florida engaged in state-wide developmental education (DE) reform using…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Community Colleges, Educational Change, Program Implementation
Brower, Rebecca L.; Bertrand Jones, Tamara; Hu, Shouping; Park-Gaghan, Toby J. – Teachers College Record, 2020
Background: This multiple case study explores the self-determination needs of academically underprepared students. The context for our study was a sweeping redesign of developmental education (DE) in Florida's community colleges, state-level legislation Senate Bill 1720 (SB 1720), which made DE optional for many students. Purpose of Study: The…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Change, Two Year College Students
Brower, Rebecca L.; Bertrand Jones, Tamara; Hu, Shouping; Park-Gaghan, Toby J. – Grantee Submission, 2020
Background: This multiple case study explores the self-determination needs of academically underprepared students. The context for our study was a sweeping redesign of developmental education (DE) in Florida's community colleges, state-level legislation Senate Bill 1720 (SB 1720), which made DE optional for many students. Purpose of Study: The…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Change, Two Year College Students
Bertrand Jones, Tamara; Lowe, Aisha; Lewis, Desmond; Roberts, Maxine – Center for the Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness, 2022
In October 2022, the Center for the Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness (CAPR) released a systematic review of evaluation literature on developmental education reforms to identify interventions found to have positive effects on student outcomes entitled, "Five Principles for Developmental Education: A Review of the Evidence" (see…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Principles, Educational Change, Evidence Based Practice
Woods, Chenoa S.; Park, Toby; Hu, Shouping; Bertrand Jones, Tamara – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
Academic underpreparedness is an issue for many first-time-in-college students, particularly those entering community colleges. Whereas many underprepared students enroll in developmental education, research has indicated that traditional remediation may not increase students' chances for success. Therefore, states and colleges have begun to…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Enrollment, College Freshmen, Community Colleges
Woods, Chenoa S.; Park, Toby; Hu, Shouping; Bertrand Jones, Tamara – Grantee Submission, 2019
Academic underpreparedness is an issue for many first-time-in-college students, particularly those entering community colleges. Whereas many underprepared students enroll in developmental education, research has indicated that traditional remediation may not increase students' chances for success. Therefore, states and colleges have begun to…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Enrollment, College Freshmen, Community Colleges
Brower, Rebecca; Bertrand Jones, Tamara; Tandberg, David; Hu, Shouping; Park, Toby – Grantee Submission, 2017
This study identified the policy perspectives of "street-level bureaucrats" in higher education (in this case, community college personnel) and linked them to a typology of 4 policy implementation patterns. The context for this qualitative study is state legislation in Florida (Florida Senate Bill 1720, 2013) that fundamentally reformed…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Policy, State Policy
Woods, Chenoa S.; Richard, Keith; Park, Toby; Tandberg, David; Hu, Shouping; Bertrand Jones, Tamara – Innovative Higher Education, 2017
In this article we report on our exploration of academic advising practices at 19 community colleges in the Florida College System after the implementation of Senate Bill 1720. This bill made developmental education optional for many students and mandated that colleges provide academic advising for all new students. Descriptive statistics of…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Remedial Instruction, Community Colleges, Educational Legislation
Park, Toby J.; Woods, Chenoa S.; Hu, Shouping; Bertrand Jones, Tamara; Cig, Oguzcan; Tandberg, David – Grantee Submission, 2018
Background: Developmental education (DE) has been critiqued because of its high cost, the inconclusive evidence as to its effectiveness, and the overrepresentation of underrepresented minority students required to take it. Because Black and Hispanic students are more often referred to developmental courses and may require more levels of…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Remedial Instruction, Achievement Gap, Introductory Courses
Woods, Chenoa S.; Richard, Keith; Park, Toby; Tandberg, David; Hu, Shouping; Bertrand Jones, Tamara – Grantee Submission, 2016
In this article we report on our exploration of academic advising practices at 19 community colleges in the Florida College System after the implementation of Senate Bill 1720. This bill made developmental education optional for many students and mandated that colleges provide academic advising for all new students. Descriptive statistics of…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Remedial Instruction, Educational Legislation, State Legislation
