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Quantitative Analysis of an Urban Community College S-STEM Program
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Chapman, Amanda – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Urban College (UC) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) program was designed to comprehensively support academically talented low-income students. The program served 45 students between the fall semesters of 2012 and 2015. The primary goals of the program were…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Statistical Analysis, Community Colleges, Urban Schools
Impact of Learning Communities in Developmental English on Community College Student Retention and Persistence
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Barnes, Randall A.; Piland, William E. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2011
This investigation was a case study to measure the retention and persistence effects of a learning community in developmental English at an urban community college. The study used student demographic and course outcome data to quantify the extent to which learning community participation could contribute toward remedying the historically low…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students
Supplemental Instruction at a Community College: The Four Pillars
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Zaritsky, Joyce Ship; Toce, Andi – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2006
This chapter describes how a well-respected peer-led academic support model, Supplemental Instruction (SI), has been successful in improving grades and reducing failure in high-risk courses at LaGuardia Community College since 1993. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Supplementary Education, Community Colleges, Urban Schools, Program Administration