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Direct linkZarkesh, Maryam – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2004
The goal of developmental, or remedial education is to help students prepare for college level courses. Students need remediation for a variety of social, economic, and psychological reasons. Many students requiring remediation turn to community colleges because community colleges have an open door policy regardless of a student's level of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Remedial Programs, Remedial Instruction, Higher Education
Cross, K. Patricia, Ed. – Current Issues in Higher Education, 1983
Issues pertaining to underprepared students in colleges are addressed in five papers and an annotated bibliography. In "Can Higher Education Be Equal and Excellent Too?" K. Patricia Cross claims that colleges can provide equal access and quality if major changes are made concerning such outmoded practices as faculty-load formulas and…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Access to Education, College Administration, College Preparation
