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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
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Lorch, Theresa M. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
Community colleges benefit from a diverse population with various reasons for attending. For example, 23% of Latina/o students that earned a PhD between 1990 and 2000 began their education in a community college (Rivas, Pérez, Alvarez, & Solórzano, 2007). However, there are a number who often do not persist toward their goals. To begin with,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Hispanic American Students, Student Educational Objectives, Goal Orientation