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Download full textVisher, Mary G.; Teres, Jedediah – National Center for Postsecondary Research, 2011
Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn, New York, is a leader in the learning community movement. The college, which has run learning communities for many years and has a long history of implementing innovative programs for its students, is one of six colleges participating in the National Center for Postsecondary Research's Learning…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Urban Schools, College Curriculum, Academic Achievement
Visher, Mary G.; Teres, Jedediah – National Center for Postsecondary Research, 2011
Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn, New York, is a leader in the learning community movement. The college, which has run learning communities for many years and has a long history of implementing innovative programs for its students, is one of six colleges participating in the National Center for Postsecondary Research's Learning…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Urban Schools, College Curriculum, Academic Achievement
Wathington, Heather D.; Barnett, Elisabeth A.; Weissman, Evan; Teres, Jedediah; Pretlow, Joshua; Nakanishi, Aki – National Center for Postsecondary Research, 2011
In 2007, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) funded 22 colleges to establish developmental summer bridge programs. Aimed at providing an alternative to traditional developmental education, these programs involve intensive remedial instruction in math, reading, and/or writing and college preparation content for students entering…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Summer Programs, College Preparation, Academic Achievement
Wathington, Heather D.; Barnett, Elisabeth A.; Weissman, Evan; Teres, Jedediah; Pretlow, Joshua; Nakanishi, Aki – National Center for Postsecondary Research, 2011
In 2007, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) funded 22 colleges to establish developmental summer bridge programs. Aimed at providing an alternative to traditional developmental education, these programs involve intensive remedial instruction in math, reading, and/or writing and college preparation content for students entering…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Summer Programs, College Preparation, 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
