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Download full textRoselle, Ann – Journal of Developmental Education, 2008
This qualitative study examines current community college library practices in developmental education. Based on semistructured telephone interviews with 27 librarians across the United States, analysis of the results shows that there are librarians who proactively integrate basic library skills into developmental education and academic success…
Descriptors: Assignments, Community Colleges, College Libraries, Library Skills
Peer reviewedDochen, Carol W.; Hodges, Russell B. – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 1997
Explores the realities of change facing a successful junior college which must become a regional four-year university. Identifies and discusses (in a response by William G. White Jr.) the problems and issues relative to the developmental program at Evans County Junior College on the eve of its conversion to regional university--Jan Norton…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Change, Higher Education
Peer reviewedCarranza, Carmy; White, Jr., William G. – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1998
Presents three personnel issues and related problems for case studies that confront developmental program administrators, faculties, and staff. Addresses the challenge of team building when individuals do not want to participate and how to define workload equivalencies. Looks at professional development for personnel as it reflects upon academic…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Developmental Studies Programs, Faculty Development, Faculty Evaluation
Peer reviewedFriedman, Anne R. – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1997
Describes a study of the comprehension strategies used by four community college developmental reading students, comparing results for two "less able" and two "more able" readers. Reports that the "more able" readers employed interpreting strategies more often than the "less able" readers. Reviews implications for teachers. The questionnaire is…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Style, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Learning from the Past, or Must History Repeat Itself? The Learning Center's Annual Report, 1994-95.
Platt, Gail M. – 1995
The Learning Center (LC) at South Plains College (SPC), in Texas, was established to provide remedial instruction in learning strategies, reading, and writing; college-level instruction in critical thinking and human development; tutorial assistance; study skills seminars; and other services. During the 1994-95 academic year, over 3,466 students…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Case Studies, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs
Peer reviewedSuarez, Celia C. – Library Trends, 1985
This description of the development of a program for academically deficient students at Miami-Dade Community College highlights the leadership role of the college library in its planning, design, and implementation. The project proposal, a profile of the college, a discussion of student characteristics, and handouts describing the service are…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Libraries, Community Colleges, Compensatory Education
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1997
The U.S. General Accounting Office surveyed 758 higher education institutions (of which 430 responded) to determine how much federal student financial aid is going towards payment for remedial courses courses needed by new college students to attain adequate proficiency in basic skills prior to taking college level courses. In addition, nine…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Case Studies, College Freshmen, College Sophomores
