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Buttram, Shirley – Journal of Developmental Education, 2016
Colleges and universities across the United States are still enrolling students who are underprepared for college-level courses of study. Tinto (1998) stated at the Conference on Replacing Remediation in Higher Education: "Students are entering college with no more than a sixth-grade education in basic skills such as reading, writing, and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Communities of Practice, Program Development, Developmental Studies Programs
Phusopha, Janphen; Sathapornwong, Patananusorn; Saenubon, Khanchit – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
To investigate inner wisdom development programs with Buddhist doctrines of 508 educational students and 104 lecturers, a wisdom test, diary short note, interview, and observation were used. The principle of Specific Conditionality; the 5-Aggregates, Rule of 3-Characteristics, and practice of 4- Foundations of Insight Meditation were needed. Inner…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Buddhism, Undergraduate Students, Bachelors Degrees
Engelbrecht, Johann; Harding, Ansie; Potgieter, Marietjie – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2014
Academic development (AD) programmes for students not complying with the entrance requirements of mainstream programmes in science have been running at a number of universities in South Africa. In this study we contribute to the debate on criteria for the success of AD programmes, specifically in the context of research-intensive universities in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Research Universities, College Science
Jeffcoat, Kendra; Weisblat, Irina A.; Bresciani, Marilee J.; Sly, Robert W.; Tucker, Mark; Herrin, Bridget; Cao, LiuHui – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
This mixed-method study explored the alignment of expected student learning outcomes (SLOs) and expected student entrance skills, as stated within "course outlines of record" (CORs), for basic skills courses in one California community college district. Researchers evaluated consistencies and discrepancies in course alignment. There were…
Descriptors: Two Year College Students, Alignment (Education), Mixed Methods Research, Community Colleges
Zachry Rutschow, Elizabeth; Diamond, John – MDRC, 2015
National studies reveal that 50 percent to 70 percent of community college students are required to take developmental, or remedial, math courses upon enrollment, and only 20 percent of developmental math students ever successfully complete a college-level math course. Taking up the challenge is the "New Mathways Project" (NMP),…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics
Jackson, Cynthia L.; And Others – 1987
Intended for school personnel, this report contains the findings and results of a pilot developmental kindergarten program in a Duval County, Florida school district that traditionally emphasized an academic kindergarten program. The report provides the baseline data that was the impetus for implementing the developmental program, the objectives…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Educational Objectives, Guidelines, Individual Development
Gordon, Margaret – 1996
New Horizons is a course offered by the University of Edinburgh's Centre for Continuing Education that is aimed at first-time returners to education. In the 20 years since New Horizons was developed for women returners to education and/or employment, it has retained its original developmental outcomes but broadened its target group in response to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Continuing Education
Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD. – 1986
The Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling Program (CGCP) for the Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools (MCPS) organizes a conceptual framework for the delivery of guidance and counseling services for all students in Grades K-12. The program is developmental in nature and attempts to integrate the various facets of students'…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Guidance, Career Planning, Comprehensive Guidance