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Download full textLipsky, Sally, Ed. – 1999
This document presents 13 keynote addresses and major papers presented at the 1997 and 1998 conferences of the Pennsylvania Association of Developmental Educators. The papers are: (1) "Developmental Education: History of Implications" (Hunter Boylan, 1997 keynote speaker); (2) "Learning and Teaching in the 21st Century: Seven Habits of Highly…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Developmental Studies Programs, High Risk Students, Higher Education
Peer reviewedFraser, Barry J.; And Others – Higher Education Research and Development, 1990
Programs designed to enable Australian aborigines who had not successfully completed high school to qualify for science- and mathematics-related courses in higher education emphasize diagnostic testing, individualized instruction, short-term goals, and learner independence. Tutors have instructional, management, and support roles. Some early…
Descriptors: College Administration, Developmental Studies Programs, Diagnostic Tests, Foreign Countries
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Higher Education Opportunity Programs. – 1982
The role of the New York State Higher Education Opportunity Program for 1981-82 is described in this report. The opportunity program was designed to provide resources and services to educationally and economically disadvantaged students (most of whom are Black, Spanish, or Asian American) in order to improve their academic success in college. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Counseling Services, Economically Disadvantaged
PDF pending restorationBolender, Ronald – 1994
This study examined the effect of academic peer mentors on the grade-point averages of underprepared freshmen at Mount Vernon Nazarene College (Ohio), a church-related coeducational college of arts and sciences. Underprepared freshmen at this school are required to participate in the College Experience Enhancement Program. For the fall, 1993 term,…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, College Bound Students, College Freshmen, Developmental Studies Programs
Peer reviewedRosenthal, Judith W. – College Teaching, 1992
A Kean College (New Jersey) program in English as a Second Language (ESL) designed to ease students' transition to mainstream classes focuses on reinforcing existing English skills, encouraging interaction between limited-English-speaking and native-speaking students, providing academic support, encouraging confidence, and helping teachers modify…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, College Second Language Programs, English (Second Language)
O'Sullivan, Rita G.; And Others – 1994
This study investigated how teachers who are trained to use learning styles and a Learning Styles Laboratory tutoring program can assist at-risk incoming high school freshmen. The study was a collaborative effort among faculty from a state university, students from an historically black private college, and a local high school. Eight teachers at…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Cognitive Style, College Students
