Developmental Education: Preparing Successful College Students. Monograph Series #24.

Sonst. Personen	Higbee, Jeanne L. (Hrsg.); Dwinell, Patricia L. (Hrsg.)
Institution	South Carolina Univ., Columbia. National Resource Center for First-Year Experience & Students in Transition.
Titel	Developmental Education: Preparing Successful College Students. Monograph Series #24.
Quelle	(1998), (213 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	1-889271-24-1
Schlagwörter	Basic Skills; College Admission; College Bound Students; College Freshmen; Developmental Studies Programs; Educational Trends; High Risk Students; Higher Education; Program Development; Remedial Instruction; Remedial Programs; Skill Development; Student Development; Transitional Programs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Basic skill; Grundfertigkeit; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Studienanfänger; Developmental studies; Developmental psychology; Study; Studies; Entwicklungspsychologie; Studium; Bildungsentwicklung; Problemschüler; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Programmplanung; Förderkurs; Förderprogramm; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung
Abstract	The 16 chapters of this volume describe a wide variety of developmental programs intended to promote skill development and enhance academic performance for high-risk students at all levels of higher education. Following an introductory chapter by the editors, the chapters are: (1) "The Origin, Scope, and Outcomes of Developmental Education in the 20th Century" (Hunter R. Boylan and D. Patrick Saxon); (2) "Who Belongs in College: A Second Look" (Carlette J. Hardin); (3) "Transitions in Developmental Education: Interviews with Hunter Boylan and David Arendale" (Cheryl B. Stratton); (4) "Remedial/Developmental Education: Past, Present, and Future" (Milton G. Spann, Jr. and Suella McCrimmon); (5) "Provisionally Admitted College Students: Do They Belong in a Research University?" (Don T. Garnett and M.V. Hood III); (6) "Transitions in Developmental Education at the University of Georgia" (Jeanne L. Higbee and Patricia L. Dwinell); (7) "Developmental Education at a Public Research University" (Catherine Wambach and Robert delMas); (8) "A Charge to Developmental Educators: Ignite the Spark" (Rita Klein et al.); (9) "The Impact of a Course in Strategic Learning on the Long-Term Retention of College Students" (Claire E. Weinstein et al.); (10) "Integrating Critical Thinking into the Developmental Curriculum" (Linda Best); (11) "Metacognition: Facilitating Academic Success" (Cynthia M. Craig); (12) "Student Beliefs, Learning Theories, and Developmental Mathematics: New Challenges in Preparing Successful College Students" (Irene Mary Duranczyk and Joanne Caniglia); (13)"Mainstreaming Basic Writers: Chronicling the Debate" (Mary P. Deming); (14) "A Commentary on the Current State of Developmental Reading Programs" (Martha Maxwell); (15) "Establishing Personal Management Training in Developmental Education and First-Year Curricula" (Robert Nelson); and (16) "Increasing Efficiency and Effectiveness of Learning for Freshman College Students through Supplemental Instruction" (David Arendale). A concluding chapter is by the editors. (Individual chapters contain references.) (DB)
Anmerkungen	National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, University of South Carolina, 1728 College St., Columbia, SC 29208; Tel: 803-777-6029; Fax: 803-777-4699 ($35).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01