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Investigating the Potential of Community College Developmental Summer Bridge Programs in Facilitating Student Adjustment to Four-Year Institutions
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Mitchell, Claire E.; Alozie, Nonye M.; Wathington, Heather D. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
This study examines whether community college developmental summer bridge programs (DSBPs) can help students acquire the academic and college knowledge needed to attend and succeed at a four-year higher education institution. In-depth interviews with 14 participants at nine four-year institutions in Texas were conducted two years after their…
Descriptors: Investigations, Community Colleges, Developmental Programs, Developmental Studies Programs
College-Readiness in Math: A Conceptual Analysis of the Literature
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Abraham, Reni A.; Slate, John R.; Saxon, D. Patrick; Barnes, Wally – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 2014
In this article, we examined the extant literature regarding college-readiness in math for students entering community colleges. Included in this review are the following topics: (a) the role of community colleges between secondary and postsecondary institutions; (b) national initiatives for college-readiness standards in math; (c) Texas…
Descriptors: Readiness, College Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills
Cost of Developmental Education: An Update of Breneman and Haarlow
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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
Making the Adjustment: A Qualitative Investigation of the Potential of Community College Developmental Summer Bridge Programs in Facilitating Student Adjustment to Four-Year Institutions
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Mitchell, Claire E. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study qualitatively examines whether participation in a summer bridge program situated at a community college can help students acquire the academic and college knowledge as well as "social know-how" needed to attend and succeed at a four-year higher education institution. The study's theoretical framework helps to elucidate the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Summer Programs, Transitional Programs, Adjustment (to Environment)