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Direct linkPaula Dean Fuller – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Developmental Education reform has been a vital topic in the field of higher education for decades. There have been several initiatives to further engage under-prepared college students and move them through gateway courses like freshman-level English and Math. One of the more emergent instructional models is referred to as co-requisite…
Descriptors: Program Design, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Change, Higher Education
Littleton, Rebecca McKnight – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This study examined perceived barriers and benefits to holistic admission review in physical therapist education (PTE) programs. The mixed methods study utilized both quantitative and qualitative data collected via an online survey to accredited programs and collection of quantitative data from program websites, Physical Therapist Centralized…
Descriptors: Physical Therapy, Allied Health Occupations Education, Barriers, Holistic Approach
Justina M. Thomas – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this study was to implement a redesign of developmental education at Delaware Technical Community College and to evaluate its effectiveness in improving overall First Time Ever in College (FTEIC) student success through gateway English and math completion, fall-to-fall persistence, and narrowing or closing of opportunity gaps…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Community Colleges, Technical Institutes, Academic Achievement
Gregory Anderson Cross – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The primary purpose of this study was to determine the differences in the academic outcomes of first-year academically underprepared TN Promise-eligible college freshmen who participated in a college bridge program. A comparative research design was applied to existing data, including first-semester GPA, first-semester credit completion rate,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Summer Programs, Grade Point Average, Disproportionate Representation
Smith, Craig A. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Continued research on the first-year experience of African American male students entering institutions of higher learning is necessary and can provide a deeper look at institutional and individual factors that African American male students may encounter, and impact their academic success. Understanding the issues that affect African American…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Academic Persistence, African American Students, Males
Gauthier, Amy P. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Students choose to attend liberal arts institutions for a number of different reasons, including small class size, breadth of academic material, and emphasis on life-long learning (Astin, 1999; Pascarella, Cruce, Wolniak, & Blaich, 2004). Those attending small liberal arts colleges have come to expect that they will have a higher level of…
Descriptors: College Choice, Liberal Arts, Qualitative Research, College Faculty
