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Peer reviewedRoueche, John E.; Armes, Nancy R. – Community and Junior College Journal, 1980
Cites results of recent studies about deteriorating basic skills of community college students. Presents opposing views on developmental education by John Roueche (EJ 189 264) and Arthur Cohen (EJ 201 762). Argues in favor of providing for underprepared students through specialized, developmental "intensive care units" built around prescriptive…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Counseling Services, Developmental Studies Programs
Watson, Arden K. – 1987
The developmental college student, distinguished by lower than average academic scores, may also experience the inhibiting fear of communication, speech anxiety. Students who are both developmental and communication apprehensive lack confidence in their personal academic abilities, and thus develop poor attitudes toward learning and low academic…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Communication Apprehension, Communication Problems, Communication Skills
1976
The outcomes of postsecondary developmental education programs in the state of Ohio are the focus of this report. Directors of over 50 developmental education programs funded partially by state funds were asked, in 1976, by a Subcommittee of the Ohio State-wide Advisory Committee on Developmental Education, to report on any efforts made to assess…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Case Studies, Developmental Programs, Developmental Studies Programs
Download full textBurley, Hansel E. – 1994
Because of the tremendous growth in college populations in the last 30 years, the number of programs designed to help underprepared students has grown significantly. Whether or not these programs work is still in question. This study used the meta-analysis techniques of Glas (1976) and Hedges (1985) to study a subset of developmental studies…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Students, Developmental Studies Programs
Ikegulu, T. Nelson – 1999
This study examined the nature and needs of international students in American higher education within the context of multicultural and globalized educational programs and support services. Most international students are considered developmental upon admission into postsecondary institutions. The success of these students has been attributed to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Preparation, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Counseling
Anderson, Clinton L.; And Others – 1992
New recruits who need developmental work to be ready for college-level work often seem to fall into a gap in the military's structure for education. Contrary to what critics portray, research points to a variety of success-oriented developmental education programs. Factors that ensure program success include inclusion of problem solving and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, College Preparation, Developmental Studies Programs
