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Direct linkBerkopes, Kevin; Abshire, Stacey – Learning Assistance Review, 2016
The national trend of requiring all college students to engage with tertiary-level mathematics has created the need to rethink how students can be supported at this level. Current trends in higher education show a decreased reliance on remedial developmental education courses and expanded reliance on learning centers. It is important to look at…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Remedial Mathematics, Developmental Studies Programs, Mathematics Instruction
Holleman, Margaret; And Others – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1990
Reviews the types of remedial programs offered at community colleges and the ways learning resources centers (LRCs) have been involved. Notes professional calls for more active involvement in this area. Describes a model library/developmental education program and cites examples of successful literacy programs. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Learning Resources Centers
Stonehocker, Loya – 1985
A study of student skill levels and remediation needs was conducted at Grande Prairie Regional College (GPRC). The study involved: (1) a survey of the literature on the underprepared learner, basic skills, remedial and developmental education, learning skills centers, assessment and placement, attrition, faculty development, and program…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Basic Skills, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Diagnosis
Petry, John R.; McClain, Rosella – 1981
During 1908-81, the final year of a 3-year institutional development project, Dyersburg State Community College (DSCC) focused on increasing participation in and the services of its developmental studies program; developing the college's library into a fully functioning learning resources center; and implementing computer-assisted instruction…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Evaluation, Developmental Studies Programs
Raufman, Lisa; Colby, Anita – 1988
This Digest reviews ERIC documents and journal articles on the roles currently being played by two-year college learning resources centers (LRCs) in instruction and instructional development. After acknowledging that community college students have different needs for bibliographic instruction than their counterparts at four-year institutions, the…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Learning from the Past, or Must History Repeat Itself? The Learning Center's Annual Report, 1994-95.
Platt, Gail M. – 1995
The Learning Center (LC) at South Plains College (SPC), in Texas, was established to provide remedial instruction in learning strategies, reading, and writing; college-level instruction in critical thinking and human development; tutorial assistance; study skills seminars; and other services. During the 1994-95 academic year, over 3,466 students…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Case Studies, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs
Peer reviewedSuarez, Celia C. – Library Trends, 1985
This description of the development of a program for academically deficient students at Miami-Dade Community College highlights the leadership role of the college library in its planning, design, and implementation. The project proposal, a profile of the college, a discussion of student characteristics, and handouts describing the service are…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Libraries, Community Colleges, Compensatory Education
Daughtry-Brian, Leslie; And Others – 1993
The Department of Developmental Education (DDE) at Peirce Junior College (PJC) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serves a student population that is 56% minority, 85% first-generation college students, and 80% academically underprepared. In an effort to improve academic and counseling services to PJC's educationally disadvantaged students, a tutorial…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Business Education, Business Education Teachers, Counseling Services
Holleman, Margaret, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1990
With the availability of technologically advanced instructional delivery systems, and the educational reform efforts of state and federal governments, the role and importance of community college learning resource centers (LRC's) have expanded tremendously since their experimental beginnings in 1939. This volume contains the following articles…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, College Libraries, College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges
