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Writing On The Margins: Student Experiences In A Learning Support English Course, Tabatha W. Martin
Writing On The Margins: Student Experiences In A Learning Support English Course, Tabatha W. Martin
Master of Arts in Professional Writing Capstones
This study evaluates the effectiveness of one learning support English program at preparing its students for first-year composition.
Community College Developmental Education Services: Perspectives Of Spanish-Speaking Latino Early Childhood Educators, John Edward Eberly
Community College Developmental Education Services: Perspectives Of Spanish-Speaking Latino Early Childhood Educators, John Edward Eberly
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The purpose of this single case study was to understand the perceptions of Latino Spanish-speaking English learners on the efficacy of developmental education services at a western United States community college. The conceptual frameworks used in the investigation included critical theory related to human emancipation, social learning theory aligned to second language acquisition, and contemporary adult learning theories. The goal of the investigation was to understand how students used and perceived the developmental education services to transition from Spanish language instruction to English coursework. Research questions focused on how the developmental education services contributed to the successful completion of the …
Exploring Perceptions Of Academically Underprepared Students At A Southeastern Community College, Lillian Yvonne Owens
Exploring Perceptions Of Academically Underprepared Students At A Southeastern Community College, Lillian Yvonne Owens
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As increasing numbers of academically underprepared students are enrolling in community colleges, it is important to understand student perceptions of facilitators and challenges relative to their success in developmental course work. This study explored the lived experiences of recent high school graduates who completed three developmental courses at the community college in the study. The purpose of this research was to conduct a qualitative study to identify facilitators and challenges of successful students in the developmental course sequence. Tinto’s 1975 integrative model provided a framework for the study. The study was guided by the following question: What does it mean …
La Grad Act’S Effects On Developmental Faculty: A Case Study, Patricia Kuhlman Van Brunt
La Grad Act’S Effects On Developmental Faculty: A Case Study, Patricia Kuhlman Van Brunt
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Over the past 50 years, state legislatures have placed mandates on higher education institutions to lower attrition, thereby increasing student retention and completion. This study investigated and sought to understand the relationship between the Louisiana Granting Resources and Autonomy for Diplomas Act, or the LA GRAD Act (2010), and developmental education. More specifically, it focused on the perceptions of the mandate held by developmental education faculty who are employed at a public, urban Louisiana community college. This study utilized the four-framework approach by Bolman and Deal (2013) to decipher how developmental classrooms, academic departments, and a higher education institution as …