ERIC Number: EJ1382439
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0194-3081
EISSN: EISSN-1536-0733
Transforming Developmental Education at Community Colleges through Equity-Minded Leadership
Hernández, Susana H.; McKinney, Lyle; Burridge, Andrea; O'Brien, Catherine A.
New Directions for Community Colleges, n202 p89-103 Sum 2023
The corequisite support model is a promising developmental education reform effort that is helping students transition into college-level coursework more quickly. The purpose of this chapter is to shed light on the critical leadership that has enhanced student success in corequisite courses and hold promise in enhancing equity within developmental education. The findings presented in this chapter are based on data from a multi-year, mixed-methods research project conducted at Urban Community College (UCC, a pseudonym) in Texas. We utilize equity-mindedness as a framework for understanding and operationalizing critical leadership at the community college. We focused not on students' academic abilities, but what faculty and administrative leaders are actively doing to support students in corequisite courses. We specifically draw attention to the exceptional leadership practices of faculty as instructors and administrators who are effective at facilitating success among racially minoritized students and students from low-income families who are placed in developmental education.
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Community Colleges, Educational Change, Equal Education, Urban Schools, Leadership, Required Courses, Minority Group Students, Community College Students, Low Income Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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