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Park, Toby; Woods, Chenoa S.; Hu, Shouping; Bertrand Jones, Tamara; Tandberg, David – Journal of Higher Education, 2018
In 2014, developmental education became optional for many college students in Florida, regardless of prior academic preparation. This study investigated first-semester math course enrollment patterns for underprepared first-time-in-college (FTIC) students who would have previously been required to take developmental math and the passing rates for…
Descriptors: Remedial Mathematics, Algebra, College Freshmen, College Preparation
Park, Toby; Woods, Chenoa S.; Hu, Shouping; Bertrand Jones, Tamara; Tandberg, David – Grantee Submission, 2018
In 2014, developmental education became optional for many college students in Florida, regardless of prior academic preparation. This study investigated first-semester math course enrollment patterns for underprepared first-time-in-college (FTIC) students who would have previously been required to take developmental math and the passing rates for…
Descriptors: Remedial Mathematics, Algebra, College Freshmen, Underachievement
Brower, Rebecca; Bertrand Jones, Tamara; Tandberg, David; Hu, Shouping; Park, Toby – Grantee Submission, 2017
This study identified the policy perspectives of "street-level bureaucrats" in higher education (in this case, community college personnel) and linked them to a typology of 4 policy implementation patterns. The context for this qualitative study is state legislation in Florida (Florida Senate Bill 1720, 2013) that fundamentally reformed…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Policy, State Policy