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Direct linkBarnes, Randall A.; Piland, William E. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
Recent efforts to improve developmental education have included references to learning communities as examples of effective practices in basic skills education. The study "Basic skills as a foundation for student success in California community colleges" (2007) cited research from Tinto that suggested that learning communities and…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Community Colleges, Student Attitudes, Academic Achievement
Piland, William E.; And Others – College Board Review, 1987
A study to identify special programs for academically gifted students developed by community colleges in the 19-state North Central region is described. Barriers to program development, program characteristics, program management, faculty, student admission and maintenance requirements, program size and services, marketing and recruitment, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, College Faculty, College Students
