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Download full textGrant, Grace E., Ed. – 1978
This collection of papers addresses the complex problem of humanistic literacy, stressing techniques for creating a relationship between our inherited knowledge and the abilities to read intelligently and write clearly. After an introduction on the issue of humanistic literacy and the preparation of this publication, the three papers in Section I…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Humanistic Education, Humanities Instruction
Scott, David C., Ed. – 1987
Brief one-page descriptions are provided of efforts being made at member colleges of the League for Innovation in the Community College to bring underprepared students into the higher education mainstream. The 75 descriptions are organized into six sections: (1) Pre-College Skills, including programs such as Cuyahoga Community College's (Ohio)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Faculty Development
Price, John L.; And Others – 1990
A remediation approach developed by the Vilonia public schools (Arkansas) to remediate content/skill deficiencies in middle level students resulted from three conditions: state laws and regulations regarding minimum competency testing; more awareness of problems with at-risk students; and recognition of the need to reach students academically…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives
PDF pending restorationHigbee, Jeanne L., Ed.; Dwinell, Patricia L., Ed. – 1998
The 16 chapters of this volume describe a wide variety of developmental programs intended to promote skill development and enhance academic performance for high-risk students at all levels of higher education. Following an introductory chapter by the editors, the chapters are: (1) "The Origin, Scope, and Outcomes of Developmental Education in the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Admission, College Bound Students, College Freshmen
Houston Community Coll. System, TX. – 1998
In the prevailing atmosphere of concern for basic skills development, Houston Community College System (HCCS) faculty and administration perceived the need for a self-evaluation of HCCS's developmental studies programs. The purposes of the resulting study are: (1) to evaluate the effectiveness of the institution's developmental studies programs by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Basic Skills, College Outcomes Assessment
