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| Learning Assistance Review | 3 |
Author
| Glauser, Ann S. | 1 |
| Hayes, Christopher G. | 1 |
| Higbee, Jeanne L. | 1 |
| Holland, T. S. | 1 |
| Hynd, Cynthia R. | 1 |
| Piper, Jadwiga | 1 |
| Thomas, Pamela V. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
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Peer reviewedPiper, Jadwiga – Learning Assistance Review, 1998
Presents an interview with Dr. Martha Maxwell, author of five books on student learning skills, regarding the field of developmental education. Discusses how developmental education began and where Dr. Maxwell sees it going. Describes her feelings about the recent attempts at privatization; the chronic funding problems; and the ongoing question of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, College Students, Developmental Studies Programs
Peer reviewedHigbee, Jeanne L.; Thomas, Pamela V.; Hayes, Christopher G.; Glauser, Ann S.; Hynd, Cynthia R. – Learning Assistance Review, 1998
Reports on the efforts of one developmental education program to seek faculty input regarding the provision of services. Provides a look at faculty questionnaire results, and presents recommendations for expanding the use of the program, including publicity, courses and adjunct seminars, workshops, and classroom presentations, group and individual…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Assessment, Educational Needs, Higher Education
Peer reviewedHolland, T. S. – Learning Assistance Review, 1999
Describes the Conditional Acceptance Program (CAP), an intervention program geared towards underprepared, underachieving entering college freshmen. Identifies key program components while establishing the primary theoretical basis or rationale for each, and encourages the reader to critically evaluate and reflect upon various and integrated…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Developmental Studies Programs
