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Download full textGoldwasser, Molly; Martin, Kimberly; Harris, Eugenia – Journal of Developmental Education, 2017
This paper presents a framework for educators, administrators, and researchers to assess distinct facets of developmental education programs. The researchers review the literature on best practices in developmental education with regards to program cost, program structure, and student placement procedures. This paper also identifies seven model…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Program Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Best Practices
Hodara, Michelle – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2011
Community colleges typically offer extensive developmental education programs to students with weak academic skills in order to prepare them for college-level coursework. Yet, for students referred to developmental mathematics education, rates of completion in developmental math courses and in college-level math courses required for a degree are…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Educational Change, Teaching Methods, Literature Reviews
Wruble, Linda J. – 1987
Literature was reviewed for the purpose of locating an instrument or procedure for use in assessing children's readiness for the first grade. The major part of this report consists of annotated bibliographic citations concerning: (1) effects of age on school placement; (2) advisability of screening for readiness; (3) reviews of screening…
Descriptors: Age Grade Placement, Annotated Bibliographies, Check Lists, Developmental Programs
Peer reviewedJohnson, 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
Direct linkBoylan, Hunter R.; Bonham, Barbara S.; White, Stephen R. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1999
Identifies the most promising policies and practices for remedial and developmental education in postsecondary education based on research findings. Also reviews the research on developmental education outcomes and discusses policy issues in developmental education, such as whether the need for developmental education can be eliminated and who…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, High Risk Students
Morin, Lucien, Ed. – 1981
This book, consisting of 19 essays, deals with the meaning and objectives of prison education. Included in the volume are the following works: "Inmate Right to Education," by Lucien Morin; "Penitentiary Education in Canada," by J. W. Cosman; "Rehabilitation through Education: A Canadian Model," by Stephen Duguid;…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Case Studies, Community Programs, Correctional Education
