"Ideas about Human Possibilities": Connecticut's PA 12-40 and Basic Writing in the Era of Neoliberalism

Autor/in	Sullivan, Patrick
Titel	"Ideas about Human Possibilities": Connecticut's PA 12-40 and Basic Writing in the Era of Neoliberalism
Quelle	In: Journal of Basic Writing, 34 (2015) 1, S.44-80 (37 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0147-1635
Schlagwörter	State Legislation; Remedial Instruction; Educational Legislation; Neoliberalism; Community Colleges; State Universities; College Admission; Cutting Scores; Ethnography; Access to Education; Basic Writing; Social Justice; Developmental Studies Programs; Writing Instruction; College Students; At Risk Students; Program Effectiveness; Semi Structured Interviews; Student Characteristics; Student Attitudes; Connecticut + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Landesrecht; Förderkurs; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Neo-liberalism; Neoliberalismus; Community college; Community College; Staatliche Universität; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Ethnografie; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Developmental studies; Developmental psychology; Study; Studies; Entwicklungspsychologie; Studium; Schreibunterricht; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	In 2012, the State of Connecticut enacted Public Act 12-40, legislation that dramatically changed the way remedial education was theorized, designed, and delivered at community colleges and regional state universities in Connecticut. One of the most controversial features of this legislative movement was that it appeared to establish a "floor" for matriculation into open admissions institutions in Connecticut--thereby effectively abandoning students who scored below certain cut-off scores (at or below the 8th grade level on our standardized placement test). This essay reports on an ethnographic study conducted with individuals enrolled in one of the first classes designed for this cohort of students. This group of students provides professionals interested in questions related to access and higher education a unique opportunity to reflect on key questions for our profession and our nation, framed and embodied by very real people with unique life histories. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Basic Writing. PO Box 465, Hanover, PA 17331. Tel: 717-632-3535; Fax: 717-633-8920; e-mail: pubsvc.tsp@sheridan.com; Web site: https://wac.colostate.edu/jbw
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01