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Peer reviewedErrico, Maryann; Valeri-Gold, Maria; Deming, Mary P.; Kears, Wendy; Callahan, Carol – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 2000
States that sixty-three percent of 125 developmental students who participated in a retention study in fall of 1995 subsequently left the university, citing financial and academic problems. Recommends improving student retention through the use of early introduction of financial, academic and career counseling, and development of a freshmen…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Dropout Research
Peer reviewedMoore, Randy; Jensen, Murray; Hatch, Jay – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 2002
Argues that retention statistics indicate that developmental students have the best chance for success when they attend four-year institutions. Discusses the data relative to a new and more successful model for developmental education that eliminates stand-alone remedial courses and instead embeds remedial education in core curriculum. (Contains…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Compensatory Education, Developmental Studies Programs
Peer reviewedJenkins, Melvin – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1999
Examines the culture-specific needs of Native-American students in higher education. Identifies family support, student-support services, and precollege preparation as factors contributing to academic success, and finances and cultural differences as contributing to failure. Asserts that developmental educators must be aware of these factors in…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians
