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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)
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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
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)
Nix, Amanda N.; Bertrand Jones, Tamara; Hu, Shouping – Grantee Submission, 2020
When it comes to the creation of higher education policy, state legislators are challenged with addressing the diverse academic needs of college students enrolled across a spectrum of institutions. In this paper, we explore how 203 individuals at five rural-serving colleges in Florida engaged in state-wide developmental education (DE) reform using…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Community Colleges, Educational Change, Program Implementation
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Brower, Rebecca L.; Woods, Chenoa S.; Bertrand Jones, Tamara; Park, Toby J.; Hu, Shouping; Tandberg, David A.; Nix, Amanda N.; Rahming, Sophia G.; Martindale, Sandra K. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2018
The purpose of this qualitative study is to understand how educational scaffolding may explain changing patterns of student success in mathematics in the era of developmental education (DE or remediation) reform in Florida College System (FCS) institutions. Specifically, we apply the concept of scaffolding to underprepared FCS students who are at…
Descriptors: Remedial Mathematics, At Risk Students, Educational Change, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)
Nix, Amanda N.; Bertrand Jones, Tamara; Brower, Rebecca L.; Hu, Shouping – Community College Review, 2020
Objective: Community colleges have long made higher education more accessible to students from diverse academic backgrounds, particularly those who are academically underprepared and require remediation. In light of developmental education (DE) reform, our article answers the following questions: How do campus personnel articulate the unique…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Access to Education, State Legislation, Remedial Instruction
Nix, Amanda N.; Bertrand Jones, Tamara; Brower, Rebecca L.; Hu, Shouping – Grantee Submission, 2020
Objective: Community colleges have long made higher education more accessible to students from diverse academic backgrounds, particularly those who are academically underprepared and require remediation. In light of developmental education (DE) reform, our article answers the following questions: How do campus personnel articulate the unique…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Access to Education, State Legislation, Remedial Instruction