Do Underprepared Students and Those with Lower Academic Skills Belong in the Community College? A Question of Policy in Light of the

Almeida, David A.

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ERIC Number: EJ428975

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Do Underprepared Students and Those with Lower Academic Skills Belong in the Community College? A Question of Policy in Light of the "Mission."

Almeida, David A.

Community College Review, v18 n4 p28-32 Spr 1991

Urges two-year colleges to embrace the academic education of underprepared students as part of their institutional mission, provide appropriate remedial courses for students with lower academic skills, and offer workshops and training sessions for faculty to equip them with the skills needed to properly assist and teach these students. (DMM)

Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Faculty Development, High Risk Students, Institutional Mission, Remedial Programs, Teacher Attitudes, Two Year Colleges

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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