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Peer reviewedMcAlexander, Patricia J.; Marston, Jane – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1994
Describes a case study of a basic writing student that was undertaken to examine the ways that low self-confidence can undermine a writer's voice and text. Emphasizes the important role basic writing instructors have in strengthening students' sense of self in addition to their intellectual competence. (MAB)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Writing, Colleges, Remedial Programs
Peer reviewedKimmel, Isabel; Davis, Judith Rae – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1996
Describes the design and implementation of a developmental English course for community college students still not performing at college level after a semester of remedial work. Discusses the theoretical background of the curriculum, book selection criteria, the course reading list, and classroom activities used to increase motivation and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Writing, Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges
Peer reviewedCook-Gumperz, Jenny – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1993
Presents the case study of an African-American woman returning to a basic skills program in an inner-city community college, examining in particular a writing conference with the task of transforming telling of an experience into writing about it. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Basic Skills, Basic Writing, Black Students
Download full textYoung, Kristine M. – 2002
According to 1995 data collected by the National Center for Educational Statistics, first-year students at public community colleges were twice as likely to be enrolled in a remedial education course than their public four-year counterparts. Ninety-five percent of community colleges offer remedial instruction, yet critics of the community college…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Writing, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs
Woodruff, Barbara Bilson, Ed.; Woodruff, Bert, Ed. – Inside English, 1989
With each issue focusing on different themes, volume 16 of "Inside English" looks at writing programs and critical thinking, developmental writing and the plight of part-time faculty, teaching literature and study abroad programs, and English as a Second Language (ESL) and English programs. In addition to regular columns on the English Council of…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Writing, College English, College Faculty
