ERIC Number: EJ1480456
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Aug
Pages: 25
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ISSN: ISSN-0742-5627
EISSN: EISSN-1573-1758
Available Date: 2025-01-09
Implementing Transitional Math: Perspectives of Illinois Community College Program Leaders
Xiaodan Hu1; Benjamin Creed2
Innovative Higher Education, v50 n4 p1089-1113 2025
In 2016, Illinois initiated a statewide transitional math program to support students to be academically ready in college-level math before graduating from high school. This qualitative study focuses on the perspective of community college faculty and administrators on the statewide implementation of transitional math programs. We find that a successful partnership between high schools and community colleges is perceived as key to designing, implementing, and improving transitional math programs to ensure effective teaching and learning. However, community college leaders perceived that it remains unclear how transitional math programs impact student success, college enrollment, and educational equity. We provided practical implications for both transitional math programs and the broader developmental education reform.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Readiness, Transitional Programs, College Mathematics, College Preparation, Mathematics Education, High School Students, Partnerships in Education, Universities, Program Design, Program Implementation, Program Improvement, Mathematics Achievement, College Enrollment, Equal Education, Developmental Studies Programs
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Illinois
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Author Affiliations: 1Southern Methodist University, Department of Education Policy and Leadership, Dallas, USA; 2Northern Illinois University, Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology, and Foundations, DeKalb, USA

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