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Download full textBoylan, Hunter R.; Brown, Patti Levine; Anthony, S. Wes – NADE Digest, 2017
In the past decade, a variety of political and economic issues have contributed to changing the landscape of American higher education. Among these issues is a shortfall of college educated laborers for the workforce, the increasing costs of college attendance, and the subsequent expansion of student debt. State politicians and decision makers…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Higher Education, Student Costs, Labor Needs
Education Commission of the States, 2015
Colleges and postsecondary systems across the nation have demonstrated remarkable progress since "Core Principles for Transforming Remediation" was published in 2012. States and institutions are phasing out stand alone or multi-course remediation sequences, resulting in tens of thousands of students more quickly enrolling in and…
Descriptors: Remedial Programs, Postsecondary Education, Higher Education, Educational Principles
Pretlow, Joshua, III.; Wathington, Heather D. – Journal of Developmental Education, 2012
Since Breneman and Haarlow (1998) first estimated the national cost of developmental education to be approximately $1 billion dollars, the developmental education landscape has shifted in numerous ways. This paper provides an update to their estimate in light of both these changes and improved data that disaggregates the cost to community colleges…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Transitional Programs, Program Costs, Computation
Connecticut Department of Higher Education (NJ1), 2011
This report, issued by the Connecticut Department of Higher Education, reports on trends in higher education for the year 2011. Six goals are presented, each with at least two indicators. Each indicator is broken down into the following subsections: About This Indicator; Highlights; and In the Future. Most indicators also include statistical…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Higher Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutional Evaluation
Damashek, Richard – 2000
This paper summarizes themes arising from a symposium on the future of developmental education in the United States. In recent years, public financial support of developmental education has been declining and is projected to decline further. Participants in a symposium on developmental education agreed on some trends that are emerging.…
Descriptors: College Preparation, College Students, Developmental Programs, Educational Trends
Lucy-Allen, Dale; Merisotis, Jamie; Redmond, Christina – 2002
A pilot project was developed to examine how changing governmental policies designed to reduce or eliminate developmental education have been affecting the organization and delivery of developmental instruction, admissions practices, and other institutional decisions and processes in the New England states. The pilot project does not evaluate New…
Descriptors: College Students, Developmental Programs, Educational Policy, Higher Education
Chaplin, Miriam T. – 1977
The ability to use language as a means of thought expression is a growth process. It is necessary, therefore, for college-level developmental courses to concentrate on strengths stemming from the student's communication in an informal environment, rather than on skill deficiencies reflected in test scores. To achieve this, the teacher must know…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Developmental Programs, English Instruction, Higher Education
Virginia State Council of Higher Education, Richmond. – 2002
The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia examined the status of remediation in higher education in the state using a population of first-time college students who graduated from a high school in Virginia, attended a Virginia college, and took at least one remedial course at a community college or private college. Over the last 5 years,…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Developmental Programs, Enrollment
Kurland, Daniel J. – 1984
Theoretical frameworks are useful to developmental educators investigating the areas of grammar, critical reading, and the introductory physical science course. Of all available approaches to grammar, sector analysis proves the most powerful as a tool for developmental educators. It is designed to show how a few possible grammatical constructions,…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Developmental Programs, Diagnostic Teaching, Grammar
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Community Junior Colleges. – 1967
THIS CONFERENCE WAS SPONSORED BY THE FLORIDA STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, DIVISION OF COMMUNITY JUNIOR COLLEGES, IN COOPERATION WITH THE SOUTHEASTERN EDUCATION LABORATORY. IT COVERED (1) THE JUNIOR COLLEGE PHILOSOPHY OF PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL STUDENTS, (2) PROPOSALS TO DEVELOP A JUNIOR COLLEGE CURRICULUM ESPECIALLY FOR THE…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Conference Reports, Developmental Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
Peer reviewedFouts, George M. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1978
Cites the need for remedial courses in writing at the college level. (MKM)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Developmental Programs, Educational Needs
Lyman, Barbara Gallow, Ed.; Payne, Emily Miller, Ed. – 1992
This proceedings document provides one to two page versions of papers presented on the theme of celebrating diversity in developmental education, focusing on the areas of research, administration and learning assistance, writing, reading, and mathematics. Papers include, among others: "Gender Differences in Variables Related to Academic…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Developmental Programs, High Risk Students, Higher Education
Lyman, Barbara Gallow, Ed.; Payne, Emily Miller, Ed. – 1993
This proceedings document focuses on research and program development in developmental education and instruction in mathematics, reading, and writing. Papers are: "Down in the Trenches: Tutors Learning about Learning" (Jace Condravy); "Expanding the Role of Developmental Education in Research Institutions" (Patricia Dwinell and others);…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Developmental Programs, High Risk Students, Higher Education
Furcron, Margaret – 1978
The basic components of the basic writing program at Rutgers University, designed to prepare disadvantaged students for the core course in English, are a combination of reading and writing activities with as much individualized instruction as possible. The components include three courses, a learning center, and an annual workshop in the teaching…
Descriptors: College Students, Course Content, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Lutz, William D. – 1979
In March 1977, the New Jersey Board of Higher Education created the New Jersey Basic Skills Assessment Program. To direct the program, the Board created the Basic Skills Council, which was charged with developing a test in reading, writing, and mathematics for all freshmen entering all New Jersey public colleges and universities. The purpose was…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Developmental Programs, Higher Education
