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Fadale, LaVerna M.; Winter Gene M. – 1985
The process of determining the effectiveness of developmental programs in two-year colleges was the focus of this study. It was limited to New York State, and designed in response to a request for proposals issued by Bureau of Grants Administration, New York State Education Department. The need for systematic review of developmental programs and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Developmental Programs
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Johnson, James E.; Johnson, Karen McChesney – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1992
This reaction paper offers evidence for the effectiveness of nondirective instructional models with special needs young children. The construct of "developmentally appropriate practice" is viewed as a working hypothesis and as a continuous variable, not a dichotomous variable. Relationships between early childhood education and early childhood…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Continuity, Developmental Programs, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Boylan, Hunter R., Ed.; Kerstiens, Gene, Ed. – Research in Developmental Education, 1988
These five issues of "Research in Developmental Education," examine the theoretical models and foundations of developmental education. Included are the following: (1) "Theoretical Foundations of Developmental Education," by Hunter R. Boylan, which examines the behaviorist, humanist, and developmental theories underpinning developmental education;…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Cooperative Learning, Developmental Stages, Developmental Studies Programs