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Wachen, John; Jenkins, Davis; Belfield, Clive; Van Noy, Michelle – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2012
Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) integrates the teaching of basic skills and technical content in order to accelerate basic skills students' transition into and through a college-level occupational field of study. The study reported on here represents the final phase of a multi-year evaluation of the I-BEST model that began…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Technical Institutes, Community Colleges, Student Experience
Edgecombe, Nikki; Jaggars, Shanna Smith; Baker, Elaine DeLott; Bailey, Thomas – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2013
Originally designed for students who test into at least two levels of developmental education in a particular subject area, FastStart is a compressed course program model launched in 2005 at the Community College of Denver (CCD). The program combines multiple semester-length courses into a single intensive semester, while providing case…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, College Credits, Developmental Studies Programs, Career Exploration
Schwartz, Wendy; Jenkins, Davis – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2007
This report summarizes key findings from the literature on effective developmental education practice. It is designed to promote discussion among community college educators and state agency staff in Connecticut as they consider how to improve outcomes for their many students who are academically unprepared to succeed in college. One common theme…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Program Improvement, Holistic Approach, Program Effectiveness