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Developmental education: readings on its past, present, and future
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Bedford/St. Martin's
Publication Date
[2014]
Language
English
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Introduction ; 1. HISTORICAL PROGRAMS AND THEORIES IN DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION. Introduction
Educating all the nation's people: the historical roots of developmental education / Hunter R. Boylan and William G. White, Jr.
Bridging the academic preparation gap: an historical view / Ellen Brier
Preparatory programs in nineteenth century midwest land grant colleges (part 1) / William G. White, Nara Martirosyan, and Reubenson Wanjohi
History of learning assistance in U.S. postsecondary education / David R. Arendale
Questions for further reflection.2. DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION AND THE PRESENT. Introduction
Remedial education in colleges and universities: what's really going on? / Jamie P. Merisotis and Ronald A. Phipps
Enhancing student learning with academic and student affairs collaboration / Robert A. Frost, Stephen L. Strom, JoAnna Downey, Deanna D. Schultz, and Teresa A. Holland
Remediation beyond developmental education: the use of learning assistance centers to increase academic preparedness in community colleges / Dolores Perin
Opening doors to student success: a synthesis of findings from an evaluation as six community colleges / Susan Scrivener and Erin Coghlan
Referral, enrollment, and completion in developmental education sequences in community colleges / Thomas Bailey, Dong Wook Jeong, and Sung-Woo Cho
New evidence on college remediation / Paul Attewell, David Lavin, Thurston Domina, and Tania Levey
Unlocking the gate: what we know about improving developmental education / Elizabeth Zackry Rutschow and Emily Schneider
Questions for further reflection.3. INNOVATIVE PRACTICES IN DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION. Introduction
Accelerating the academic achievement of students referred to developmental education / Nikki Edgecombe
Facilitating student learning through contextualization: a review of evidence / Dolores Perin
Building bridges to postsecondary training for low-skill adults: outcomes of Washington State's I-BEST program / Davis Jenkins, Matthew Zeidenberg, and Gregory Kienzl
The accelerated learning program: throwing open the gates / Peter Adams, Sarah Gearhart, Robert Miller, and Anne Roberts
Bridging the gap: an impact study of eight developmental summer bridge programs in Texas / Elisabeth A. Barnett, Rachel Hare Bork, Alexander K. Mayer, Joshua Pretlow, Heather D. Wathington, and Madeline Joy Weiss
Targeted intervention for developmental education students (T.I.D.E.S.) / Hunter R. Boylan
Success rates for students taking compressed and regular-length developmental courses in the community college / Caroline Q. Sheldon and Nathan R. Durdella
Developmental mathematics: challenges, promising practices, and recent initiatives / Barbara S. Bonham and Hunter R. Boylan
Cloud computing and developmental education / Douglas R. Holschuh and David C. Caverly
Second Life and developmental education / Melissa L. Burgess and David C. Caverly
Mobile learning and access / David C. Caverly, Anne R. Ward, and Michael J. Caverly
Questions for futher reflection.
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9781457630811
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