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Direct linkThomas Kyle Wallace – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The passage of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation in 2001 brought about a multitude of education reform policies for education institutions that made the future of Career and Technical Education's (CTE) role in secondary educations unclear. These mandates forced educational leaders to emphasize student enrollment in tracks that prepare them…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy, Educational Change
Bewley, Jason Loyd – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This quasi-experimental study examined the impact of living-learning communities on GPA and fall-to-fall retention rates for college freshmen at Regional University (RU). The specific focus of this study was the effect of these communities on students of different ethnic groups and on the potential of these communities to reduce the academic…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, College Freshmen, Ethnicity, Grade Point Average
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Download full textJuan Carlos Calcagno; Bridget Terry Long – National Center for Postsecondary Research, 2008
Remedial or developmental courses are the most common policy instruments used to assist underprepared postsecondary students who are not ready for college-level coursework. However, despite its important role in higher education and its substantial costs, there is little rigorous evidence on the effectiveness of college remediation on the outcomes…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Academic Persistence, Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement
