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A Pedagogy of Preparation: Helping Underprepared Students Succeed in College-Level Coursework in Community Colleges
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Brower, Rebecca L.; Nix, Amanda N.; Daniels, Hollie; Hu, Xinye; Jones, Tamara Bertrand; Hu, Shouping – Innovative Higher Education, 2021
This paper presents an overall educational philosophy of working with students underprepared for college-level work, which we term "a pedagogy of preparation." We consider how instructors scaffolded instruction to foster college readiness in students who were now able to enroll in college-level work regardless of academic preparation…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Community Colleges, Educational Philosophy, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)
Advising Academically Underprepared Students in the "College for All" Era
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Nix, Amanda N.; Bertrand Jones, Tamara; Hu, Shouping – Review of Higher Education, 2021
The "college for all" ethos pervasive in American education, combined with open admission policies at community colleges, has allowed academically underprepared students to persist from high school to college. We ask: how do college advisors help academically underprepared students navigate decisions about their careers and upcoming…
Descriptors: Faculty Advisers, College Readiness, Academic Advising, Educational Policy
A Pedagogy of Preparation: Helping Underprepared Students Succeed in College-Level Coursework in Community Colleges
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Brower, Rebecca L.; Nix, Amanda N.; Daniels, Hollie; Hu, Xinye; Bertrand Jones, Tamara; Hu, Shouping – Grantee Submission, 2021
This paper presents an overall educational philosophy of working with students underprepared for college-level work, which we term "a pedagogy of preparation." We consider how instructors scaffolded instruction to foster college readiness in students who were now able to enroll in college-level work regardless of academic preparation…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Community Colleges, Educational Philosophy, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)