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Download full textWathington, Heather; Pretlow, Joshua; Mitchell, Claire – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
Many community colleges have implemented innovative programs to provide an alternative to traditional developmental education by helping students to build competencies and persist in college. Developmental Summer Bridge Programs (DSBP) have become increasingly popular interventions to strengthen student preparation, reduce the need for…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Community Colleges, Remedial Instruction, Program Effectiveness
Wathington, Heather D.; Barnett, Elisabeth A.; Weissman, Evan; Teres, Jedediah; Pretlow, Joshua; Nakanishi, Aki – National Center for Postsecondary Research, 2011
In 2009, the National Center for Postsecondary Research (NCPR) launched an evaluation of eight developmental summer bridge programs in Texas to assess whether these programs reduce the need for developmental coursework and improve student outcomes in college. The evaluation uses an experimental design to measure the effects of these programs on…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Research Design, Summer Programs, Community Colleges
