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Buttram, Shirley – Journal of Developmental Education, 2016
Colleges and universities across the United States are still enrolling students who are underprepared for college-level courses of study. Tinto (1998) stated at the Conference on Replacing Remediation in Higher Education: "Students are entering college with no more than a sixth-grade education in basic skills such as reading, writing, and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Communities of Practice, Program Development, Developmental Studies Programs
Zachry Rutschow, Elizabeth; Diamond, John – MDRC, 2015
National studies reveal that 50 percent to 70 percent of community college students are required to take developmental, or remedial, math courses upon enrollment, and only 20 percent of developmental math students ever successfully complete a college-level math course. Taking up the challenge is the "New Mathways Project" (NMP),…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics
Wang, Xiaojun Grace – Online Submission, 2010
The world has a mixed record towards achieving EFA [Education for All] and the MDGs [Millennium Development Goals] in relation to the targets on gender equity in basic education. For researchers and practitioners, this raises the question of which factors influence the processes leading to the improvement of access and quality of girls' education…
Descriptors: Females, Figurative Language, Cultural Awareness, Interaction
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
Louis, Karen Seashore – 1980
In 1976 the National Institute of Education established the Research and Development Utilization (RDU) Program. This project was intended to apply research and development products to local school problems; to develop a problem-solving and product selection process usable by local schools and to organize a linkage system making national, state,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Developmental Programs, Educational Change, Educational Development

Dennis, Michael L.; Boruch, Robert F. – Evaluation Review, 1989
Determining which program evaluations in developing countries are appropriate/feasible for randomized experiments to plan and evaluate social programs is discussed. Five threshold conditions are defined. Reviews of experiments from Barbados, China, Colombia, Kenya, Israel, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Taiwan, and the United States illustrate the issues…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Developing Nations, Developmental Programs, Evaluation Methods
Seidel, Sam – Jobs For the Future, 2013
North Queens Community High School serves approximately 200 students, 16-20 years old, as they strive to reach their personal and academic goals. All students at North Queens have previously been enrolled in high school elsewhere and are over-age and undercredited. Small class sizes, student-centered support, and an accelerated credit acquisition…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Success, College Readiness, College Preparation
Batten, Margaret – 1979
In 1976 the Schools Commission (Australia) commenced a program of evaluation of its specific-purpose programs in order to obtain objective assessments of the impact of these programs and to determine ways in which they might be improved. One of the programs chosen for evaluation was the Development Program. This report discusses the design and…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Comprehensive Programs, Developmental Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
United Nations Children's Fund, New York, NY. – 1989
This policy review presents the views and proposals of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) concerning development goals and strategies for the 1990s. A brief review of the previous development decades in the first section is followed by an overview of the evolution of the situation of children in the 1980s. The third section summarizes the…
Descriptors: Child Health, Childhood Needs, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Liston, Jennie S.; Van de Ven, Andrew H. – 1976
This report describes and evaluates 14 early childhood development (ECD) demonstration projects which were funded by the Texas Department of Community Affairs/Early Childhood Development Division but planned and implemental in primarily rural areas, by local Texas communities. The first section of the report lists the major research questions on…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Care, Community Programs, Cost Effectiveness

Campbell, Philippa H.; And Others – Journal of Special Education, 1988
State applications for the Part H program of Public Law 99-457 were classified by type of lead agency and by level of previous early intervention activities. Two variables were then analyzed: required components emphasized during initial year activities, and allocation of funds for administration, interagency coordinating council, planning, and…
Descriptors: Administration, Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs
Groff, Warren H. – 1993
This package includes a description of Nova University's Human Resource Development (HRD) core seminar and seven doctoral student papers. The description (by Warren Groff) explains how a major curriculum change was made to convert the vocational, technical, and occupational specialization seminar, Personnel-Human Resources Development, to the core…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Curriculum Development, Developmental Programs, Educational Change
de Rowe, Cora – 1979
The Learning Center at Glendale Community College is described in this four-part report which also evaluates the success of the Center in meeting the needs of new, nontraditional students. Part I reviews the literature dealing with the high dropout rate of nontraditional students admitted via the "open door" and provides definitions for the terms…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Programs, Dropouts, Educational Testing
Fadale, LaVerna M.; And Others – 1984
Results from the second phase of a project to investigate strategies and outcomes associated with the assessment and evaluation of developmental/remedial/basic skills programs in New York State are presented in this report. Part I introduces the Assessment of Effectiveness of Developmental Programs in Postsecondary Education project, and the major…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Ast, Harley J. – 1987
Background information on Wascana Institute's (Regina, Saskatchewan) existing learning assistance programs is presented along with a proposal for a readily-accessible, one-stop learning assistance center (LAC) that will furnish the information and services underprepared adult learners require to achieve academic success. First, introductory…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Developmental Studies Programs, Foreign Countries, High Risk Students
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