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Williams, Mitchell R.; Tompkins, Patrick; Rogers, Betty – Journal of Developmental Education, 2018
Developmental education has been examined from the perspective of students, college instructors, administrators, and policy-makers. However, the perspectives of one important stakeholder group--high school teachers--has not been included in the research literature on this topic. The purpose of this study was to allow teachers to be heard on the…
Descriptors: High Schools, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Developmental Studies Programs
Rutschow, Elizabeth Zachry; Cormier, Maria Scott; Dukes, Dominique; Zamora, Diana E. Cruz – Center for the Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness, 2019
Research suggests that far more students are referred to developmental education courses than necessary, and that developmental education presents a barrier to students' success. As a result, many in the field have called for reforms to developmental education to address these challenges. This report documents developmental education practices…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Remedial Instruction, Educational Practices, College Students
Stahl, Norman A.; Brozo, William G. – 1984
The vocabulary development curriculum offered by developmental reading programs in Georgia postsecondary institutions was studied. A total of 49 reading specialists from 39 institutions completed a questionnaire that covered: emphasis placed on vocabulary development, practices followed in expanding students' vocabularies, and the materials used…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Postsecondary Education