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Fay, Maggie P.; Barnett, Elisabeth A.; Chavarín, Octaviano – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2017
While many states have strengthened their high school graduation requirements over the last decade, too many graduates are still underprepared for college. In response to this problem, states across the country are administering early college readiness assessments that measure 11th grade students' readiness to successfully perform entry-level,…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Curriculum Implementation, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students
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Gamoran, Adam – Teachers College Record, 1997
Two cases of planned curriculum change are examined to illustrate the limits and possibilities of curriculum reform. One case used upgraded mathematics curriculum for low achieving, urban, U.S. secondary students. The other examined a national curricular reform in Scotland where secondary curricula and national examinations were closely aligned.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, College Preparation, Curriculum Development
Corson, David, Ed. – 1991
This book contains 18 articles in which contributors from England, Canada, New Zealand, Scotland, Australia, and the United States explore the relationship between education and work in democracies. The articles are: "Introduction: The Meaning and Place of Work" (Corson); "Towards a Humanistic Conception of Education and Work"…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Curriculum Development, Democracy, Education Work Relationship
Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates). – 2000
This document contains a total of 57 welcoming speeches, theme addresses, seminar and workshop papers, and poster sessions that were presented at a conference on technological education and national development. The papers explore the ways technology and technological advances have both necessitated and enabled changes in the way education is…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Articulation (Education)