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We Could Be Heroes: The Moral of the Policy Story of Florida SB 1720
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Pugh, Sandra Jeanette – ProQuest LLC, 2022
With the developmental education (DE) reform movement at postsecondary still apace, this qualitative study seeks to understand the policy impacts of Florida Senate Bill 1720, major legislation mandating developmental education reform in the state of Florida. The body of literature thus far has focused on quantitative analyses of secondary data…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Change, Educational Legislation, State Legislation
Academic Advising, Remedial Courses, and Legislative Mandates: An Exploration of Academic Advising in Florida Community Colleges with Optional Developmental Education
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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
An Investigation of the Current Practices for Preparing Florida Public Community College Students in Communication and Computation Skills.
Woodfaulk, Courtney S. – 1982
Recent efforts to identify and meet the needs for remedial education in Florida's public community colleges and universities are described in this paper. First, a synthesis of the literature on remedial education yields the following recommendations: (1) skills training must be integrated into other college experiences; (2) cognitive skills…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Quality, Educational Responsibility