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Baier, Stefanie T.; Gonzales, Sandra M.; Sawilowsky, Shlomo S. – Journal of Developmental Education, 2019
Developmental courses help academically underprepared students to succeed in college. Classroom learning community programs aid intellectual growth through academic and social support. The current study examined whether developmental students in classroom learning communities differed with respect to college GPA and retention from their peers not…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, College Readiness, Classroom Environment, Communities of Practice
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Suh, Emily K.; Ross, Phip; Rada, Geriann; Tompson-Wolfe, Karen – Journal of Developmental Education, 2019
Successful transition to college requires understanding the college system as much as the academic subjects taught therein. This article describes the creation of the Transitions Lab, a T.I.D.E.S. model (Boylan, 2009) of student support including collaboration with institutional and community partners, advising, tutoring, and retesting assistance…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Transitional Programs, Developmental Studies Programs, Student Placement
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Fowler, Paul R.; Boylan, Hunter R. – Journal of Developmental Education, 2010
Students who are seriously academically deficient, those who are underprepared in all subjects, face many academic challenges as they begin their coursework in higher education. However, students also face nonacademic and personal issues that create additional barriers to success. The results of this study suggest that increases in student success…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, Grade Point Average, Developmental Studies Programs
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1983
Recommendations of the California Postsecondary Education Commission on proposed state-funded outreach and support service programs for ethnic minority and low-income postsecondary students are provided, along with descriptive data. With a focus on 1983-1984 budget issues, attention is directed to four types of programs at state institutions:…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Ancillary School Services, Budgets, College Transfer Students
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1984
Recommendations of the California Postsecondary Education Commission on proposed state-funded outreach and support service programs for ethnic minority and low-income postsecondary students are provided, along with descriptive data. With a focus on 1984-1985 budget issues, attention is directed to four types of programs at state institutions:…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Ancillary School Services, Budgets, College Transfer Students