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Direct linkMayra Puente; Brianna R. Ramirez – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2024
This article challenges the "remedial" and "developmental" framing of summer bridge programs. The study used semi-structured interviews and focus groups to assess 63 students of Color who participated in a 5-week summer bridge program. Through the theoretical concept of counterspace, findings showed that the intentional…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Summer Programs, Remedial Programs, Self Concept
Download full textBoatman, Angela; Cerna, Oscar; Reiman, Kayla; Diamond, John; Visher, Mary G.; Rutschow, Elizabeth Zachry – MDRC, 2020
A recent study found that one in three Americans between the ages of 16 and 65 lack the skills needed to succeed in middle school math, let alone math at the high school or college level. In some instances, states or colleges have raised standards for developmental courses and routed students who score below the minimum skill level for…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Skill Development
Xu, Zeyu; Backes, Ben; Oliveira, Amanda; Goldhaber, Dan – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER), 2020
This study adds to the currently limited evidence base on the efficacy of interventions targeting non-college-ready high school students by examining the impact of Kentucky's Targeted Interventions (TI) program. We focus on interventions that students received under TI in the senior year of high school based on their 11th grade ACT test scores.…
Descriptors: Intervention, High Schools, College Readiness, College Preparation
Wilson, Dawna; Lowry, Kimberly M. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2017
Recent national attention on college completion poses unique challenges and opportunities for community colleges. Moving underprepared students through basic skills educational courses to degree attainment represents an ongoing challenge. With more than 60% of community college students enrolled in remedial education, 2-year institutions must…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Readiness, Partnerships in Education, Intercollegiate Cooperation
Pretlow, Joshua, III.; Wathington, Heather D. – Journal of Developmental Education, 2012
Since Breneman and Haarlow (1998) first estimated the national cost of developmental education to be approximately $1 billion dollars, the developmental education landscape has shifted in numerous ways. This paper provides an update to their estimate in light of both these changes and improved data that disaggregates the cost to community colleges…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Transitional Programs, Program Costs, Computation
Castrechini, Sebastian – John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities, 2013
Recognizing the need to improve postsecondary access and success for underrepresented populations, the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD), City College of San Francisco (CCSF), the City and County of San Francisco, and key community organizations formed the Bridge to Success initiative in 2009. The John W. Gardner Center for Youth and…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Student Placement, Outreach Programs, Disproportionate Representation
Relles, Stefani R.; Tierney, William G. – Journal of Higher Education, 2013
This article reports on a study analyzing the digital skills of 91 low-income students enrolled in writing remediation. Findings suggest that technological demands widen the equity dimensions of the college preparation gap by aggravating the academic challenges remedial writers already face. Suggestions to support the compound literacy needs of…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Low Income Groups, Remedial Programs, Writing Instruction
Bond, Lloyd – Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 2009
Strengthening Pre-collegiate Education in Community Colleges (SPECC) is a multi-site action-research project, focused on teaching and learning in pre-collegiate mathematics and English language arts courses at 11 California community colleges. In this report, the author discusses the data gathered over the course of the SPECC project and reflects…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Language Arts, Evidence, Action Research
Steinberg, Jon, Ed. – Literacy Assistance Center, 2009
This newsletter, published five times a year, features articles on issues of concern to adult, family, and youth literacy practitioners, as well as recommended resources, announcements, and teaching strategies. This issue includes: (1) Career Pathways for High School Dropouts: A National Survey (Jon Steinberg); (2) Work (Elyse Barbell); (3) Peer…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Mentors, Dropouts, Teaching Methods
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2006
On May 25, 2005, 18 New Jersey state educational and policy leaders participated in the New Jersey Education Forum in Trenton, New Jersey, to discuss ways to improve students' transitions from high school to postsecondary education and careers. The forum was sponsored by the League for Innovation in the Community College and the Southern Regional…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Enrollment Trends, Educational Policy, Transitional Programs
Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE (NJ3), 2004
This publication presents three working papers on the inadequacies and difficulties of successful transition from high school to college. These papers are derived from The Bridge Project, a six-state study of K-16 issues. These three papers do not attempt to cover all aspects of K-16 and transition issues. Consequently, the policy implications at…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Community Colleges, Elementary Secondary Education, Transitional Programs
Wirt, John; Choy, Susan; Gerald, Debra; Provasnik, Stephen; Rooney, Patrick; Watanabe, Satoshi; Tobin, Richard; Glander, Mark – National Center for Education Statistics, 2001
To ensure reliable, accurate, and timely data, which are necessary to monitor the progress of education in the United States, Congress has mandated that the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) produce an annual report, "The Condition of Education." This year's report presents 59 indicators of important developments and trends…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, School Statistics, Educational Trends, Educational Indicators
