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Casazza, Martha E.; Silverman, Sharon L. – 1996
This handbook, intended for both beginning and experienced practitioners in the field of developmental education and learning assistance, integrates theory and research in order to construct a new model of practice, which focuses not only on students who need help with basic skills or are underprepared but also on high achievers or graduate…
Descriptors: College Students, Developmental Programs, Educational Theories, Higher Education
Enright, Gwyn, Ed. – 1980
The articles in this collection focus on new sources of energy for learning at the college level. The topics of the 25 articles include the following: (1) the emerging role of the learning specialist in higher education, (2) adult learning disabilities, (3) vocabulary development for students of English as a second language, (4) the efficacy of…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Freshmen, Developmental Programs, Dialects
Peer reviewedNathanson, David – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 1982
Describes some compensatory and developmental strategies that are designed to help the secondary student with learning disabilities achieve the objectives of vocational education. These strategies are discussed as they relate to cognitive abilities, learning processes, attention and concentration, academic skills, and work habits. (CT)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Attention, Cognitive Ability, Compensatory Education
Download full textTurner, Terilyn C.; Frick, Elizabeth – 1990
This monograph presents the state of the art of computer-assisted instruction for students in adult basic education (ABE), developmental education, and rehabilitation programs. The 12 articles are written by practitioners for practitioners and describe programs being provided by public schools, community colleges, libraries, volunteer agencies,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, College Students
Ahrendt, Kenneth M., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1987
This collection of essays addresses various themes related to developmental education in two-year colleges. The collection contains: (1) "Responding to Criticism of Developmental Education," by Arthur M. Cohen, which answers six criticisms commonly leveled against remedial education; (2) "The Politics of Remediation," by Dennis McGrath and Martin…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Testing, High Risk Students
