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1 online resource (253 pages) |
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Cover; BASIC SKILLS OF EDUCATION IN COMMUNITY COLLEGES: Inside and Outside of Classrooms; Copyright; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 UNDERSTANDING THE QUANDARY OF BASIC SKILLS: Framing the Issues in Community Colleges; 2 DEVELOPMENTAL STUDENTS: Their Heterogeneity, Readiness, and Perspectives; SECTION I Inside the Classroom; 3 INSTRUCTION IN BASIC SKILLS: The Dominance of Remedial Pedagogy; 4 INNOVATION IN BASIC SKILLS INSTRUCTION: The Landscape and the Locus of Change; 5 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES: Their Possibilities and Limits |
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6 INTEGRATING STUDENT SERVICES WITH INSTRUCTION: Chaffey College's Long Journey to SuccessSECTION II Institutional Effects on Classrooms; 7 ASSESSMENT AND ALIGNMENT: The Dynamic Aspects of Developmental Education; 8 FUNDING, RESOURCES, AND THE MONEY MYTH: Effects on Instruction and Innovation; 9 OTHER INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTS ON INSTRUCTION AND INNOVATION; 10 RESOLVING THE BASIC SKILLS DILEMMA: Conclusions and Recommendations; APPENDIX: The Methodology of the Study; NOTES; REFERENCES; INDEX |
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Nearly two-thirds of students require some form of remediation before taking college-level classes, and community colleges have become increasingly important in providing this education. Unfortunately, relatively few students complete the developmental courses required to make a transition to college-level work. Based on a three-year study of over twenty community colleges, Basic Skills Education in Community Colleges analyzes developmental education practices, exploring what goes wrong and what goes right, and provides a series of recommendations for improved practice. Includ |
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Print version record |
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Remedial teaching -- United States
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Community colleges -- United States -- Administration
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EDUCATION -- Higher.
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EDUCATION -- Adult & Continuing Education.
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EDUCATION -- Non-Formal Education.
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Community colleges -- Administration
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Remedial teaching
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United States
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136206085 |
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1136206086 |
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