- April 2010
34.90 Euro
2010. 272 Pages, Softcover
ISBN-10: 0-470-45555-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-470-45555-5 - John Wiley & Sons






Sample Chapter

Detailed description
As changing demographics bring underprepared students to college, higher education institutions are growing concerned about basic skills education. Student Success in Community Colleges: A Practical Guide to Developmental Education provides a self-assessment instrument, investment modeling tools, and practices to succeed in community college. This guidebook explores administrative obstacles in learning. This book is compiled with over two-hundred-and-fifty published sources and thirty years of research. The Practioner's Guide shows practical ways for the faculty to modify teaching and supportive services for immediate improvement.

From the contents
Foreword: Basic Skills as a Foundation for Institutional Transformation (John Nixon).

Acknowledgments.

The Authors.

Introduction.

Part One Effective Practices.

1 Organizational and Administrative Practices.

2 Program Components.

3 Instructional Practices.

4 Student Support Services and Strategies.

5 Professional Learning and Development.

Part Two Tools for Planning.

6 The Self-Assessment Tool.

7 The Economics of Innovation in Developmental Education.

Conclusion.

Appendix.

References.

Index.