
Student Success in Community Colleges
A Practical Guide to Developmental Education
Wiley (Publisher)
Published on 16. April 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-470-45555-5 (ISBN)
Description
As changing demographics bring underprepared students to college, higher education institutions are growing concerned about basic skills education. Student Success in Community Colleges: A Practical Guide to Developmental Education provides a self-assessment instrument, investment modeling tools, and practices to succeed in community college. Compiled with over two-hundred-and-fifty published sources and thirty years of research, this guidebook explores administrative obstacles to learning and shows practical ways for faculty to modify teaching and supportive services for immediate improvement.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
660 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-45555-5 (9780470455555)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Foreword: Basic Skills as a Foundation for Institutional Transformation (John Nixon). Acknowledgments. The Authors. Introduction. Part One Effective Practices. 1 Organizational and Administrative Practices. 2 Program Components. 3 Instructional Practices. 4 Student Support Services and Strategies. 5 Professional Learning and Development. Part Two Tools for Planning. 6 The Self-Assessment Tool. 7 The Economics of Innovation in Developmental Education. Conclusion. Appendix. References. Index.