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Cole, Marsha Dee – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Approximately 30% of students who persist to the end of their courses at two-year colleges do not do so with a passing grade, yet research on the educational experiences of these unsuccessful community college persisters remains limited. The purpose of this explanatory mixed-methods study was threefold. First, this study attempted to identify…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Measurement Techniques, Academic Persistence
Devora, Denise – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Accelerated learning options such as dual credit, dual enrollment, and Advanced Placement have been increasing in popularity, yet there is minimal research to demonstrate the effectiveness of these programs in meeting their implied objective among public, private, and charter school students. Even less research exists to indicate the effectiveness…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Dual Enrollment, Home Schooling, Conventional Instruction
Stern, Barbara Slater; Kysilka, Marcella L. – SAGE Publications (CA), 2008
This book provides beginning teachers and educational leaders with a series of articles that can help them build their curriculum knowledge base. Features include: (1) Provides a historical context of the curriculum field, giving educators a solid foundation for curriculum knowledge; (2) Describes the political nature of curriculum and how we must…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Curriculum Development, Urban Schools, High Schools