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Peer reviewedShaw, Kathleen M. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1997
Ideological bases of the current debate about remedial education are explored, and data from three urban community colleges are used to examine the interplay between ideology and policy is reflected at individual schools. Data suggest that colleges respond differently to state-level remediation policies and can help shape these policies. (SLD)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Policy, Higher Education, Ideology
