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Searching for Global Literacy: Oregon's Essential Skills Movement and the Challenges of Transformation
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King, John T.; Thorpe, Steve – Social Studies, 2012
In January 2007, the Oregon State Board of Education mandated a new Oregon diploma that strengthened high school graduation requirements with the aim of improving student readiness for college and career. Among the major changes was a requirement that students demonstrate proficiency in nine "essential skills" that included the…
Descriptors: Global Education, Graduation Requirements, Performance Factors, Developmental Studies Programs
Learning Communities: A Structure for Educational Coherence.
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Matthews, Roberta; And Others – Liberal Education, 1996
College and university learning communities build a sense of group identity. Institutions are establishing them for varied purposes and student populations, including first-year interest groups, general education core courses, gateway courses, developmental and basic studies, honors programs, and work in the major or minor. For implementation,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Curriculum, College Freshmen, College Instruction
A Proposed ESL Program for California State University, Los Angeles. A Discussion Paper Based on Meetings during 1995-1996 of the ESL Advisory Committee.
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Galvan, Jose L.; Kamhi-Stein, Lia – 1996
A proposed program in English as a Second Language (ESL) for limited-English-proficient students at California State University at Los Angeles (CSLA) is outlined. Eligible international students and recent immigrants and refugees would be identified and placed using a test of English for academic purposes. The proposed program would consists of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Advisory Committees, Articulation (Education)