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Direct linkWeiss, Michael J.; Visher, Mary G.; Weissman, Evan; Wathington, Heather – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2015
Community colleges play a vital role in postsecondary education, enrolling more than one in every three postsecondary students. While their importance has grown over the past 50 years, their students' success rates remain low. Consequently, community college stakeholders are searching with mounting urgency for approaches that increase students'…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Academic Achievement
Phillips, Meredith; Yamashiro, Kyo; Farrukh, Adina; Lim, Cynthia; Hayes, Katherine; Wagner, Nicole; White, Jeffrey; Chen, Hansheng – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2015
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) serves a large majority of socioeconomically disadvantaged students who are struggling academically and are underprepared for high school graduation and college. This article describes the partnership between LAUSD and the Los Angeles Education Research Institute, and how this collaboration endeavors…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Theory Practice Relationship, Educational Research, Best Practices
Iowa Department of Education, 2016
This report is Iowa's response to the four questions that the United States Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE), requires of all states and territories receiving federal funding through the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), Title II, Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA). The overall goal of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Career Education, Technical Education
Patel, Reshma; Rudd, Timothy – MDRC, 2012
The passage of the Higher Education Act of 1965, which extended need-based financial assistance to the general population for the first time, has improved college access for American students, but more work remains to be done to improve college success. According to government statistics, in 2006, about one in six students had earned a degree or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Policy, Developmental Studies Programs, Program Effectiveness
Bauer, D'Arlyn A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to assess the characteristics and impact of developmental courses on students enrolled in developmental mathematics and English courses at a small mid-Western tribal college. This was a quantitative, descriptive study of the courses and the students over a six year timeframe. All students who enrolled in…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Tribally Controlled Education, Course Descriptions, Longitudinal Studies
Peer reviewedKull, Keith R. – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1999
Presents the results of a two-part survey on developmental education in four-year colleges and universities. Describes the requirements, staffing, and enrollment in the programs, and assesses the extent to which a subsample of developmental mathematics instructors follow the standards established by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.…
Descriptors: Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Higher Education, Instructional Design
Doherty, Frank – 1984
A study was conducted at Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) to provide a profile of the characteristics and academic performance of PVCC students in developmental reading and writing courses. Specifically, the study focused on student demographics, performance in developmental courses and college-level English courses, and the relationship…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Outcomes of Education
Young, Eric D. – 1980
Using a developmental research model, this longitudinal study focused on the academic development throughout secondary education of participants in a Midwestern Upward Bound project. The study attempted to determine whether the participants collectively demonstrated significant gains in achievement as a direct result of involvement in Upward Bound…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Developmental Studies Programs
Read, Sherry – 1983
An evaluation of the TRIO/Special Services program at the University of Minnesota, General College, is presented. Descriptions are provided of program operations, services offered, the program participants, and student eligibility. Program effectiveness is also assessed in terms of student outcomes, and individual program services are examined as…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Students, Developmental Studies Programs
McFadden, Ronald – 1979
Flow charts, tables, and lists are used to illustrate a program evaluation model to be used in evaluating compensatory studies in higher education. Student progress is followed along an identification/selection/admission chart, incorporating program goals and student need measurement. Measures of individual and collective student progress are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Admission, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Research
Michels, L. – 1986
This descriptive report focuses on Milwaukee Area Technical College's Crossover Program, which was designed to help students who have demonstrated a low level of academic preparedness on their admissions placement test to improve their basic academic skills and choose a realistic program of study. The first sections of the report describe the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Basic Skills, Community Colleges
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
Holiman, 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
Reap, Margaret C.; Covington, Helen C. – 1980
A study was conducted at North Harris County College to determine the extent to which its Developmental Studies Program (DSP) was meeting stated goals and to assess the predictive reliability of the screening tests used to place incoming students in DSP courses. The study involved: (1) an assessment of the need for the DSP program as evidenced by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Age, Community Colleges
Read, Sherry – 1984
The 1983-1984 evaluation of the TRIO/Special Services program at the University of Minnesota, General College, is presented. Program goals and course descriptions for the integrated course of study are described, as are counseling and tutoring services, student eligibility, and characteristics of program participants. A demographic profile for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Administrator Evaluation, College Students
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