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Should Remediation Be Mandatory in the Community College?

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Zeitlin, Arthur N.; Markus, Theodore C. – Community Review, 1996

Argues that remedial education is essential to maintain open access to higher education. Reviews arguments for and against mandatory remediation in colleges. Proposes that course loads for remedial students be limited and sequential in nature until remediation is complete and that they be integrated with content courses. (18 citations.) (HAA)

Descriptors: Access to Education, College Preparation, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs

Structured Versus Laissez-Faire Open Access: Implementation of a Proactive Strategy.

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Fonte, Richard – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1997

Describes South Suburban College's implementation of the Structured Open Access Model, an interventionist system that responds to underprepared students. (YKH)

Descriptors: Access to Education, College Preparation, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs