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More than a Network: Building Professional Communities for Educational Improvement
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Dolle, Jonathan R.; Gomez, Louis M.; Russell, Jennifer Lin; Bryk, Anthony S. – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2013
This chapter is a case study of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching's Pathways [TM] program. The goal of the Statway [Registered Trademark] and Quantway [Registered Trademark] pathways is to improve the success rate of community college students who place into developmental mathematics. What makes these programs unique is…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Community Colleges, Research Methodology, Instructional Design
Developmental Education Student Characteristics, 1977-1978.
Jonas, Stephen – 1978
The increased number of nontraditional students in Ohio and a growing awareness of their needs have led to the recognition that developmental programs attempt to improve attitudes and skills for their own merit and are not necessarily remedial preparation for other courses. First used in the 1890's to narrow educational differences between…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Programs, Educational History, Educational Needs
Using Research to Evaluate Developmental Education Programs and Policies.
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Weissman, Julie; Bulakowski, Carole; Jumisco, Marci K. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1997
Discusses the necessity of using research to evaluate developmental educational programs and policies, using all college-level courses as measures of effectiveness. Provides policy recommendations. (11 citations) (YKH)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy