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Armstrong, Sonya L.; Stahl, Norman A.; Lampi, Jodi P. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
Recent calls for coursework acceleration, reforms efforts, and promising pedagogical practices have resulted in the reemergence of integrated reading and writing (IRW) courses in community colleges nationwide. To answer such calls, a number of IRW textbooks have been published and implemented rapidly, perhaps out of convenience. This study was a…
Descriptors: Textbook Content, Integrated Curriculum, Reading Writing Relationship, Community Colleges
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Pichon, Henrietta Williams – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
In 2005, Louisiana implemented the "Master Plan for Public Postsecondary Education: 2001" (Board of Regents, State of Louisiana, 2001) to restructure its higher education system in an effort to provide its citizens with high quality postsecondary educational choices. This restructuring forced its two-year and four-year institutions to…
Descriptors: Two Year College Students, Developmental Studies Programs, Community Colleges, Colleges
Becker, Gretchen – Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education, 2018
The Alaska Performance Scholarship is beginning its eighth year, rewarding students who strive to excel in high school and continue their education in degree and certificate programs. Since the program began in 2011: (1) 17,148 high school students have completed the eligibility requirements for APS; and (2) 7,630 students have used the…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Eligibility, Scholarships, Colleges
Seidel, Sam – Jobs for the Future, 2012
LifeLink is an innovative college bridge and retention program, developed and run by Good Shepherd Services, a nonprofit community agency providing youth development, education, and family services. Good Shepherd Services partners with the New York City Department of Education to help students who have struggled in school, or who have dropped out…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Postsecondary Education, Partnerships in Education, Transitional Programs
State Univ. of New York, Ithaca. Coll. of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell Univ. – 1978
The basic objective of this third research phase was to verify and further delineate factors that are constant and valid contributors to the success of postsecondary occupational students enrolled in developmental programs. Follow-up research on a longitudinal basis was conducted on nontraditional students at six New York colleges. Of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Colleges, Developmental Programs
Seguin, Barbara; Swanson, Lois – 1993
The Virginia STEPS (Student/Teacher Education Planning System) was developed to enable adult basic education (ABE) students to become independent learners responsible for planning, carrying out, evaluating, and making adjustments in their education. ABE instructors at Blackhawk Technical College in Wisconsin have adapted the STEPS model to make…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Counseling, Adult Learning, Community Colleges
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