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Bonham, Barbara S.; Boylan, Hunter R. – Journal of Developmental Education, 2012
Developmental education has increasingly become part of the national debate in higher education. This is particularly true for developmental mathematics courses which, in general, have the highest rates of failure and non-completion of any developmental subject area. This manuscript describes the current state of the art in developmental…
Descriptors: Remedial Mathematics, Developmental Programs, Transitional Programs, Barriers
Bakker, Gerald R.; And Others – 1977
Professional development of faculty is a more inclusive term than "faculty development," since it connotes concern for improving the conditions of student learning, awareness of changes in the role of the teacher and involvement with the health of the institution. The idea of professional development generates responses along a…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Developmental Programs, Faculty Development, Higher Education
Centra, John A. – 1976
Questionnaires on faculty improvement and professional development in 2-year, 4-year, and graduate colleges and universities were studied. The 756 respondents provided information on existing programs in their institutions. The estimated use and effectiveness of various development activities, types of faculty members involved, funding, and types…
Descriptors: Classification, College Faculty, Colleges, Developmental Programs
National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education, 2011
The National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education (CARE), consisting of a national commission, research advisory group, and research team at New York University, aims to provoke thoughtful and actionable discussions about the mobility and educational opportunities for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs)…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Higher Education, Social Justice, Educational Opportunities
Byas, Ulysses – 1984
The Roosevelt School District, with the lowest wealth per pupil of the 56 districts located in Nassau County, Long Island, New York, worked with the Urban Education Department of the University of Massachusetts' Division of Instructional Leadership to design and implement a degree-granting staff development program centered around identifying and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Administrators, College School Cooperation, Developmental Programs
University System of Georgia, Atlanta. – 1984
A response to the allegation that the University System of Georgia's use of the Regents' Test Program as a graduation requirement is discriminatory is presented. The U.S. Department of Education has alleged that the test has discriminated against students who attend the traditionally black institutions (TBIs). The Federal Government also cites the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Black Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Discrimination