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Ganter, Susan L. – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1994
Evaluated the effectiveness in a community college of the Professional Development Program, in which (n=80) mostly minority precalculus students attend workshops utilizing small study groups, faculty leadership, challenging mathematical materials, and peer support networks. No overall effect on student performance was found. Includes postinterview…
Descriptors: College Students, Cooperative Learning, Interviews, Mathematics Achievement
Download full textCalifornia Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 2002
This report presents an overview of the Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) Operational Program Reviews (OPRS) conducted at 18 California Community Colleges in the academic year 2001-2002. It sets findings about programs' strengths and weaknesses in the context of the eight EOPS program components: management and coordination,…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, College Students, Community Colleges, Economically Disadvantaged
Matthews, Dorothy, Ed. – Illinois English Bulletin, 1980
The focus of this journal edition is remedial writing instruction in high school and college. Articles in the journal are: "The Remedial Student is Different," by Karl K. Taylor; "Writing Apprehension: (I) Combating Fear of Failure," by Donna K. Gorrell; "Writing Apprehension: (II) Where Does Fear of Writing Come…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Basic Skills, College Students, Developmental Programs
Wilkie, Carolyn; Foreman, John, Ed. – 1994
A state-wide survey of Pennsylvania colleges sought to document the developmental education programming and remedial services these institutions offer their students. A 100-item questionnaire was sent to all 189 institutions that award undergraduate degrees and certifications. Eighty institutions responded. Findings include the following: (1) most…
Descriptors: College Instruction, College Students, Developmental Programs, Higher Education
Thomas, Gail E., Ed. – 1981
The conditions and experiences of black students in higher education in the 1970s are addressed in 27 essays. The essays are categorized in terms of: history and profile; admissions and access; enrollment, academic experience, and career choice; black higher educational survival; recruitment and retention; and structural policies. Among the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, Access to Education
