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Download full textHubbell, Ruth – 1983
To make Head Start studies more accessible and to inform concerned audiences about major findings in the research, this volume provides a review of 124 Head Start studies published since 1970 and presents an annotated bibliography containing 1,448 entries on Head Start research undertaken since 1965. The literature review summarizes findings…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cognitive Development, Community, Compensatory Education
Guthrie, Larry F.; Guthrie, Grace Pung – 1988
This final report evaluates California State University's (CSU) Summer Bridge and Intensive Learning Experience (ILE) programs, which are remedial/developmental programs providing basic skills instruction, orientation, and advisement to entering CSU students at risk of dropping out. The underlying objective of both programs is to increase the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Basic Skills
Hubbell, Ruth – 1983
This review attempts to summarize the major findings concerning the impact of Head Start that have been reported in the literature published since 1970, and to communicate these results to policymakers, researchers, Head Start program staff, and others. The review constitutes an update of "A Review of Head Start Research since 1969 and an…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Community Involvement, Developmental Programs
Butte Coll., Oroville, CA. – 1985
A description is provided of a pilot study conducted at Butte College to develop and test evaluation procedures for the college's remedial and developmental reading, English, and math programs. Part I of the report includes five sections: (1) a description of the remedial reading, English, and mathematics programs as they existed at Butte College…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs
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Utilizing the regression-discontinuity research design, this article explores the effectiveness of a developmental English program in a large, multicampus community college. Routinely collected data were extracted from existing records of a cohort of first-time college students followed for approximately 6 years (N = 1,473). Results are consistent…
Descriptors: Research Design, Program Evaluation, Developmental Studies Programs, Policy Formation
Argumedo, Barbara J. – 1989
In 1988, a study was conducted to examine student assessment and related remedial/developmental programs in Michigan's 29 community colleges. Administrators or instructors with direct responsibility for developmental education programs were surveyed regarding the existence of an institutional definition of and mission statement for remedial…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Diagnosis, High Risk Students
Abraham, Ansley A., Jr. – 1987
Remedial and developmental programs at two-year and four-year colleges in states belonging to the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) were studied, along with placement standards for degree-credit, college-level work in SREB states and institutions. These programs, courses, and activities were designed specifically for first-time entering…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Freshmen, Credit Courses, Developmental Studies Programs
