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Watkins, Beverly T. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1991
Students in Miami-Dade Community College's remedial education courses supplement reading, writing, and mathematics coursework with computer-assisted instruction in a special electronic classroom. The experimental program is investigating whether integrating computer instruction in the basic skills curriculum helps underprepared students overcome…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Developmental Studies Programs
Burd, Stephen – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2002
Describes how a program at Dorchester High School in Boston, Massachusetts--the College Opportunity and Career Help (Coach) program--aims to find the best way to get more low-income students to apply for higher education. (EV)
Descriptors: College Applicants, College Attendance, College Preparation, Developmental Studies Programs
Cage, Mary Crystal – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1991
A new program linking the Phoenix Union High School District with local community colleges and state universities identifies high-risk high school students, brings their work up to college level, counsels them, and monitors their progress to graduation. The high dropout rate forced institutions in the different segments to cooperation. (MSE)
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Community Colleges, Counseling Services, Developmental Studies Programs
Gose, Ben – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1995
Founded in 1968, the Transitional Year Program at Brandeis University (Massachusetts) continues to offer intensive remedial math and English for students who might not be admitted to college otherwise. The tuition-free program has been highly successful in turning mediocre high school performance into college achievement. Most participants are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Bound Students, College Preparation, Developmental Studies Programs
