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Direct linkPerin, Dolores – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2004
A qualitative case study in 15 community colleges across the country found that learning assistance centers and specialized skills labs are an important means of increasing students' academic preparedness for postsecondary study. Since these facilities provide instruction or support in reading, writing, and math skills, it appears that they play a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mathematics Skills, Educational Strategies, Education Courses
Perin, Dolores – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2004
A qualitative case study in 15 community colleges across the country found that learning assistance centers and specialized skills labs are an important means of increasing students' academic preparedness for postsecondary study. Since these facilities provide instruction or support in reading, writing, and math skills, it appears that they play a…
Descriptors: Literacy, Mathematics Skills, Learning Problems, Educational Strategies
Peer reviewedBurley, Ansel; Cejda, Brent; Butner, Bonita – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2001
Examines the dropout/stopout patterns of community college developmental education students. Finds that student success is associated with enrollment patterns, initial skill deficiencies, and age, and that community college students who enrolled for consecutive semesters outperformed students with other types of enrollment patterns. (Contains 26…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Attendance, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs
