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Direct linkGrubb, W. Norton; Boner, Elizabeth; Frankel, Kate; Parker, Lynette; Patterson, David; Gabriner, Robert; Hope, Laura; Schiorring, Eva; Smith, Bruce; Taylor, Richard; Walton, Ian; Wilson, Smokey – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE (NJ3), 2011
A previous working paper argued, that, to understand basic skills education, it is necessary to observe classrooms to see what the "instructional triangle" involving the instructor, students, and content is like. This working paper presents the results of observing classes in 13 community colleges. It starts with a conceptualization of…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Community Colleges, Basic Skills, Teaching Methods
Farland, Ronnald W. – 1985
This report proposes that the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges take four actions regarding provisions for remedial education of skill deficient adults in California. First, background material indicates that the actions will have both immediate and long-range effects on the provision of remediation in the community colleges…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Change
Download full textNorthern Virginia Community Coll., Annandale. Office of Institutional Research. – 2001
This document discusses the enrollment of Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) students in developmental English, developmental math, and English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) courses. Students examined were first-time students, transfer students, continuing students, and returning students. Enrollment statistics and demographic data from fall…
Descriptors: Age, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, English
Peer reviewedKleinmann, Howard H. – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1985
Explains the Monitor Model of adult second-language development. Describes a study conducted at Queens College to assess the value of mandatory reading laboratory attendance for English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students. (DMM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, English (Second Language), Reading Achievement
Peer reviewedCurtis, Marcia S.; Herrington, Anne J. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1992
A basic writing course at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, serves students underprepared for first-year composition. The student population is culturally diverse, varying widely in ability and background. The course has evolved from a basic syllabus designed to teach writing skills to a more comprehensive, student-centered curriculum…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Course Descriptions, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Design
Miami-Dade Community Coll., FL. – 1985
Part of a systematic, in-depth assessment of Miami-Dade Community College's (MDCC's) educational programs, student support systems, and selected campus-level activities, this volume of the college's institutional self-study report examines the impact and effectiveness of prescriptive education at the MDCC. The report contains results of four…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Diagnostic Tests, English Instruction
Moten, Charlyne H. – 1978
After the 1975 political upheaval in Indochina, many Indochinese refugees settled in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, area. A number of them enrolled in Harrisburg Area Community College between January, 1976, and December, 1977, primarily in developmental courses because of their lack of formal training in English. A study was conducted to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Acculturation, Community Colleges
Brown, Janet R.; And Others – 1989
Rockland Community College's (RCC) Developmental Studies Department serves students in need of remedial/developmental education, and more than 40% of RCC's entering freshmen are enrolled in the department yearly. The federally funded Special Services Project provides supplemental tutorial services for the most severely financially and…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Economically Disadvantaged
Martin, Margaret R.; Brown, Janet R. – 1987
This report presents information on the third year (1986-87) of the third cycle of Rockland Community College's (RCC) Special Services Project, a program providing remedial and English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction, counseling, and tutorial services for educationally and economically disadvantaged students. The report examines the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Economically Disadvantaged
Bitterlin, Gretchen – 1981
This three-part report describes the Bridging Program at San Diego Mesa College (SDMC), a basic skills program to prepare students functioning at the 7th grade level or below and to thus provide a bridge between developmental education and adult basic education (ABE). Part I begins with a review of the program's background and a list of its…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Compensatory Education
Burns, Charles A., Ed.; And Others – 1992
This journal presents a cross-section of current ideas on how to teach and advise community college students and promote positive social interactions with the local community. The issue contains: (1) "Characteristics of an Excellent Teacher," by Cherie Corr, Joan Shack, and Anthony Walsh; (2) "Information Literacy: Progress and Prospects in the…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, College Instruction, College Libraries, Community Colleges
Yamasaki, Erika – 1998
This digest reviews the role of community colleges in delivering remedial education. With demand for remediation increasing, community colleges are under pressure to provide, with very limited financial resources, the bulk of developmental courses for students. In finding effective solutions to this dilemma, policy makers should consider a broad…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Policy
Brown, Janet R.; And Others – 1988
Descriptive and evaluative information is provided on Rockland Community College's (RCC's) Developmental Studies Department and its Special Services Project for economically and educationally disadvantaged students. Section I describes the functions of the Developmental Studies Department, which provides courses and services to help underprepared…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Economically Disadvantaged
