When College Students Start Behind. [College Completion Series: Part Five]

Autor/inn/en	Bailey, Thomas; Jaggars, Shanna Smith
Institution	The Century Foundation
Titel	When College Students Start Behind. [College Completion Series: Part Five]
Quelle	(2016), (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Two Year College Students; College Readiness; Community Colleges; Remedial Programs; Low Income Students; Minority Group Students; Racism; Social Bias; Program Effectiveness; Intervention; Needs Assessment; Student Needs; Remedial Mathematics; Remedial Reading; Writing Instruction; Student Placement; Student Interests; Educational Improvement; Acceleration (Education); Virginia; Texas; Ohio; Tennessee; Florida + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Förderprogramm; Rassismus; Bedarfsermittlung; Leseförderung; Schreibunterricht; Schülerpraktikum; Studieninteresse; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Acceleration; Beschleunigung
Abstract	Almost two-thirds of students who enter community colleges every year are judged to be academically not ready to engage in college-level coursework. In order to enroll, these students typically must take one or more "remedial" or "developmental" math or English courses that will not count toward their college degree. The students most likely to be referred to these courses are the low-income and minority students for whom a college degree could change the trajectory of their lives, and address the nation's disparities in educational attainment by income and race. The bulk of the evidence, however, suggests that the $4 billion annual investment in services to help underprepared students is having little positive impact on the success of those students in community colleges. In this report, the authors review that research, describe findings from studies on four types of reforms under way at various colleges, and conclude with the view that a wholesale redesign of the student experience at community colleges is needed to make a real difference in the outcomes of underprepared students. [For Part 1, "The Real Value of What Students Do in College," see ED623204. For Part 2, "The Real Price of College," see ED623188. For Part 3, "Promoting Inclusion and Identity Safety to Support College Success," see ED623205. For Part 4, "Why Performance-Based College Funding Doesn't Work," see ED623208.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01