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Roberts, George H. – 1986
The provision of developmental education to the academically underprepared student in colleges and universities in the United States is traced historically. U.S. colleges admitted underprepared students before the advent of open admissions and equal opportunity policies. In fact, the presence of underprepared students in American colleges has been…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Preparation, College Students, Developmental Studies Programs
Download full textPobywajlo, Margaret – 1989
The Alternative Freshman Year (AFY) program instituted at a community college extension of an eastern university can serve as a model for other developmental education programs. The program, now in its fourth year, helps to upgrade the language and math skills of academically and emotionally unprepared students. Students are admitted to the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Developmental Studies Programs, Higher Education, Language Skills
Peer reviewedKennett, Deborah J. – Studies in Higher Education, 1994
A study investigated how persistence in an academic self-management course related to self-control. Results indicate that the students dropping out had a limited repertoire of general learned resourcefulness skills. However, both high- and low-resourceful students who completed the course used the skills they learned and achieved comparable final…
Descriptors: College Students, Developmental Studies Programs, High Risk Students, Higher Education
PDF pending restorationHigbee, Jeanne L., Ed.; Dwinell, Patricia L., Ed. – 1998
The 16 chapters of this volume describe a wide variety of developmental programs intended to promote skill development and enhance academic performance for high-risk students at all levels of higher education. Following an introductory chapter by the editors, the chapters are: (1) "The Origin, Scope, and Outcomes of Developmental Education in the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Admission, College Bound Students, College Freshmen
Cherne, Ferne; And Others – 1985
The Student Tracking System (STS) at San Antonio College is designed to increase retention of high risk students, and primarily students enrolled in developmental education courses. In addition to identifying students experiencing difficulty in the classroom, STS alerts educational support services personnel to these students, provides a system of…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Ancillary School Services, Basic Skills, College Students
Higbee, Jeanne L.; Dwinell, Patricia L. – 1991
This paper describes the development of the University of Georgia's Division of Developmental Studies--a program providing special developmental instruction to students who otherwise would not have been admitted to the school. It consists of four components: English, mathematics, reading, and counseling. The objectives of each of these components…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Access to Education, College Admission
