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Direct linkAmos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2011
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) On Anniversary of "Brown Versus Board of Education," Providing True Educational Equality for All Students…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Dropouts, Federal Aid, Politics of Education
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
Brophy, Donald A. – 1984
A study was conducted in fall 1981 and spring 1982 to determine whether participation in selected components of Sierra College's (California) comprehensive student development program had a positive effect on student retention among first-time day students. The study focused on individualized counseling-advising appointments; personal development…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Counseling Effectiveness, Developmental Studies Programs, Dropout Characteristics
Peer reviewedPalmer, Jim – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 1995
Lists the latest ERIC documents that describe institutional and state studies of community college remedial programs. Provides bibliographical information and a brief abstract of relevant documents. (YKH)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Dropouts, Educational Assessment
Download full textHoliman, Marjorie – 1977
In essay form, the director of the developmental education program at Cochise College (Arizona) describes her struggle to be personally and professionally effective with Chicano students from Spanish-speaking homes in a racially and culturally prejudiced community. Appended are a description of the program and a list of course offerings, as well…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Community Colleges, Developmental Programs
