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Gordon, Evelyn J. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2014
This study involves nontraditional students attending a community college in west Texas. The purpose of this study was to report initial attitudes of nontraditional students required to enroll in an Effective Learning/Student Success course. Participants included four nontraditional students from the researchers' Effective Learning/Student Success…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Student Attitudes, Required Courses, Community Colleges
Wei, Xin; Wagner, Mary; Christiano, Elizabeth R.A.; Shattuck, Paul; Yu, Jennifer – Grantee Submission, 2014
Little is known about how special education services received by students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) differ by age, disability severity, and demographic characteristics. Using three national datasets, the Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study (PEELS), the Special Education Elementary Longitudinal Study (SEELS), and the National…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students
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Horn, Susanna K. – Journal of Developmental Education, 1997
Presents examples of developmental students who support each other both personally and academically during the transitional first year of college. Describes the learning communities program, in which linked developmental classes specifically encourage cross-disciplinary learning and peer collaboration. Emphasizes the necessity for students to take…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Developmental Studies Programs, Higher Education, Learning Strategies
Benware, Michael A. – 1989
A manual designed to help English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students make the transition to adult basic education (ABE) courses is presented. It is intended to help teachers understand the problems encountered by ESL transitional students, prepare specific lessons, and adopt successful teaching techniques. The competency-based curriculum targets…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Classroom Techniques, Competency Based Education, Educational Strategies