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Direct linkO'Brien, Katherine F. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Students who enter higher education requiring reading remediation have poor institutional persistence. This study examined the course success and first-year institutional persistence of six women enrolled in a developmental reading course at a regional campus of a state university. Data sets were comprised of classroom observation, review of…
Descriptors: Institutional Characteristics, Developmental Programs, Success, Performance Factors
Huff, Ernest W., Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Two-year colleges enroll many students every year that are not prepared for college level work. The purpose of this study was to determine what factors contribute to students needing to take remediation as well as what factors lead to successfully exiting developmental education. This study looked at students who began postsecondary education in…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Remedial Programs, Achievement Gap
Amos, Christopher Nicholas – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The primary purpose for the Graduation Coach intervention is to increase the graduation rate and help schools produce a student that can be a productive citizen. The increasing dropout rate in the United States of America, coupled with the recent addition of some legislation, has forced schools and districts to implement programs to combat this…
Descriptors: Leadership, Graduation Rate, Leadership Styles, School Location
Secuban, Mary Jane Sarador – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose for conducting this study was to develop an understanding of undergraduate college students' social readiness for the collegiate experience. The study made use of a qualitative approach and a narrative research design that used focus group interviews. The seven focus group interviews were conducted at four sites across the Southern and…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Focus Groups, Interviews, Performance Factors
Natividad, Larry D. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
A counselor's academic guidance is critical because student stress levels are high due to increased levels of expectations that they perform at their best (Campbell & Dahir, 1997; Gysbers & Henderson, 2000). In the last decade, education reform has moved towards more standards-driven curriculum/a, basic skills acquisition, and…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, High Schools, Student Attitudes, Counselor Role
Segebrecht, Lynn S. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this collective case study was to investigate the transitions of three effective teachers of literacy from pre-service to in-service teaching. As their university supervisor, I selected these students out of a group of pre-service teachers assigned to me for supervision during their eight-week student teaching requirement, based…
Descriptors: Expertise, Student Teaching, Literacy, Teacher Effectiveness
