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Waycaster, Pansy – Inquiry, 2001
Describes a study that sought to identify which remedial programs are most effective in community colleges. Reports that five college classrooms were visited at various times to observe teaching methods and class attendance. Concludes that one mode of instruction is not a panacea for all students and that colleges should offer at least two modes…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Learning Problems
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Witkowski, Susan – Learning Assistance Review, 1998
Shares the author's beliefs about the practice of teaching developmental writing in an attempt to get colleagues in other academic settings involved in a dialogue about the writing philosophies in their practices. Presents an interest in the beliefs and theories that form the foundation of what others do in their writing programs. (VWC)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Philosophy, Higher Education
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Meyer, Margaret Dietz – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1997
Presents the "Teaching Journal" as a component of the Teaching Apprenticeship in Expository Writing course offered by Ithaca College. The professor mentor and the teaching apprentice write independently about their weekly classroom observations, opinions, questions, and concerns. This process offers apprentices teaching experience and…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Developmental Studies Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Expository Writing