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Kallison, James M., Jr. – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2017
Postsecondary transition programs have emerged to prepare adult learners to enter college with either limited or no remediation work needed in developmental education. This article examines the results of a pilot study, in which participants (ages 20 years and older who held GED® credentials or high school degrees) received accelerated instruction…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Transitional Programs, Postsecondary Education, Adult Learning
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Hoops, Leah D.; Yu, Shirley L.; Burridge, Andrea Backscheider; Wolters, Christopher A. – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2015
Both community colleges and four-year institutions offer Student Success Courses (SSCs) to promote student engagement (self-regulated learning, SRL) and performance (grades, retention, and graduation). However, little work has been done to examine the holistic impact of SSC interventions or to determine which aspects of course curriculum most…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Undergraduate Students, Grades (Scholastic), Academic Persistence