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Download full textAlexander, Jacquelyn – 1982
A study of community college services for handicapped students compared colleges identified as having model developmental programs with a random sample of community colleges. Comparisons between these groups were made with respect to services to two major categories of students: mildly handicapped students and moderately/severely handicapped…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Community Colleges, Developmental Programs, Mild Disabilities
Bray, Dorothy – 1984
This examination of the issues of reform pertinent to adult and developmental education focuses largely on the activities and recommendations of the Learning, Assessment, Retention Consortium (LARC) of California with respect to these concerns. The first sections of the paper address the problem of underprepared college students, and the policy…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Change
Roueche, John E.; Roueche, Suanne D. – 1999
The American Association of Community Colleges commissioned this study of remedial education in community colleges as a framework for describing context, generating discussion, and encouraging improvement. The study reviews current research about open-door policies, underprepared students, faculty, and remedial programs. It also argues that…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Role, Community Colleges, Course Content
Schmidt, Linda J. – 1986
A 310 Project was conducted at North Iowa Community College to improve basic skills instruction for adult college students. The project involved these goals and objectives: (1) staff development for instructors of the basic skills curricula; (2) generating enthusiasm for basic skills instruction in the underprepared student; (3) assessment of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Basic Skills, College Students
Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1995
Each year, the Illinois community colleges conduct comprehensive reviews of their current program offerings. In fiscal year 1994, the colleges reviewed a total of 870 occupational, 176 general education or academic, 53 developmental and adult education, 90 academic and student support, and 22 other programs. Occupational programs were reviewed in…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Evaluation, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Assessment
New York City Technical Coll., Brooklyn. – 1995
In fall 1994, New York City Technical College established the Developmental Education Task Force to review the current state of developmental education (DE) at the college and recommend policy and program changes. The Task Force gathered quantitative data from analyses of DE enrollment trends, student characteristics, and graduation rates, as well…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Basic Skills, College Preparation, Community Colleges
