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Goldrick-Rab, Sara – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2007
The expansion of the American community college has not been matched by the rapid, or even consistent, progress of all entering students toward postsecondary credentials. Instead, a significant proportion of students enrolled in community colleges appear "stuck" on the road to completion. This lack of progress is due to the complex ways in which…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Equal Education, Community Colleges, Developmental Continuity
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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
Isenberg, Joan Packer, Ed.; Jalongo, Mary Renck, Ed. – 2003
Noting that understanding the contexts, continuities, and controversies of early childhood education is especially challenging because of the diversity in the field, this book provides a critical examination of the issues and controversies surrounding early childhood practices, policies, and professional development. Following an introduction…
Descriptors: Child Care, Developmental Continuity, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Diversity (Student)