Developmental Education
Readings on Its Past, Present, and FutureFirst Edition ©2014
Developmental Education: Readings on Its Past, Present, and Future offers twenty-two selections on historical efforts to serve underprepared students, on the state of developmental education today, and on innovative practices and possible directions for the future.
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Collection of select articles in the field of developmental education.
Collection of select articles in the field of developmental education.
Developmental Education: Readings on Its Past, Present, and Future offers twenty-two selections on historical efforts to serve underprepared students, on the state of developmental education today, and on innovative practices and possible directions for the future.
Compiled by Hunter R. Boylan, Director of the National Center for Developmental Education (NCDE) and a professor of Higher Education at Appalachian State University, and Barbara S. Bonham, a professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies at Appalachian State University, each chapter also includes introductions and questions for discussion and reflection.
"There is no other source that brings together such rich information for the overall field of developmental education and learning assistance."—Norman A. Stahl, Northern Illinois University
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Robert A. Frost, Stephen L. Strom, JoAnna Downey, Deanna D. Schultz, and Teresa A. HollandEnhancing Student Learning with Academic and Student Affairs CollaborationDolores PerinRemediation Beyond Developmental Education: The Use of Learning Assistance Centers to Increase Academic Preparedness in Community CollegesSusan Scrivener and Erin CoghlanOpening Doors to Student Success: A Synthesis of Findings from an Evaluation at Six Community CollegesThomas Bailey, Dong Wook Jeong, and Sung-Woo ChoReferral, Enrollment, and Completion in Developmental Education Sequences in Community CollegesPaul Attewell, David Lavin, Thurston Domina, and Tania LeveyNew Evidence on College RemediationElizabeth Zachry Rutschow and Emily SchneiderUnlocking the Gate: What We Know about Improving Developmental EducationQuestions for Further ReflectionChapter 3: Innovative Practices in Developmental EducationChapter 3 Introduction Nikki EdgecombeAccelerating the Academic Achievement of Students Referred to Developmental EducationDolores PerinFacilitating Student Learning through Contextualization: A Review of Evidence
Davis Jenkins, Matthew Zeidenberg, and Gregory KienzlBuilding Bridges to Postsecondary Training for Low-Skill Adults: Outcomes of Washington State’s I-BEST ProgramPeter Adams, Sarah Gearhart, Robert Miller, and Anne RobertsThe Accelerated Learning Program: Throwing Open the GatesElisabeth A. Barnett, Rachel Hare Bork, Alexander K. Mayer, Joshua Pretlow, Heather D. Wathington, and Madeline Joy WeissBridging the Gap: An Impacts Study of Eight Developmental Summer Bridge Programs in TexasHunter R. BoylanTargeted Intervention for Developmental Education Students (T. I.D.E.S.)Caroline Q. Sheldon and Nathan R. DurdellaSuccess Rates for Students Taking Compressed and Regular-Length Developmental Courses in the Community CollegeBarbara S. Bonham and Hunter R. BoylanDevelopmental Mathematics: Challenges, Promising Practices, and Recent InitiativesDouglas R. Holschuh and David C. CaverlyTechtalk: Cloud Computing and Developmental EducationMelissa L. Burgess and David C. CaverlyTechtalk: Second Life and Developmental EducationDavid C. Caverly, Anne R. Ward, and Michael J. CaverlyTechtalk: Mobile Learning and AccessQuestions for Further ReflectionOrganizations and ResourcesRecommended Readings
Introduction
Chapter 1: Historical Programs and Theories in Developmental Education
Chapter 1 Introduction Hunter R. Boylan and William G. White, Jr.Educating All the Nation’s People: The Historical Roots of Developmental EducationEllen BrierBridging the Academic Preparation Gap: An Historical View William G. White, Nara Martirosyan, and Reubenson WanjohiPreparatory Programs in Nineteenth Century Midwest Land Grant Colleges (Part 1)David R. ArendaleHistory of Learning Assistance in U.S. Postsecondary Education Questions for Further Reflection Chapter 2: Developmental Education and the PresentChapter 2 Introduction Jamie P. Merisotis and Ronald A. PhippsRemedial Education in Colleges and Universities: What’s Really Going On?Robert A. Frost, Stephen L. Strom, JoAnna Downey, Deanna D. Schultz, and Teresa A. HollandEnhancing Student Learning with Academic and Student Affairs CollaborationDolores PerinRemediation Beyond Developmental Education: The Use of Learning Assistance Centers to Increase Academic Preparedness in Community CollegesSusan Scrivener and Erin CoghlanOpening Doors to Student Success: A Synthesis of Findings from an Evaluation at Six Community CollegesThomas Bailey, Dong Wook Jeong, and Sung-Woo ChoReferral, Enrollment, and Completion in Developmental Education Sequences in Community CollegesPaul Attewell, David Lavin, Thurston Domina, and Tania LeveyNew Evidence on College RemediationElizabeth Zachry Rutschow and Emily SchneiderUnlocking the Gate: What We Know about Improving Developmental EducationQuestions for Further ReflectionChapter 3: Innovative Practices in Developmental EducationChapter 3 Introduction Nikki EdgecombeAccelerating the Academic Achievement of Students Referred to Developmental EducationDolores PerinFacilitating Student Learning through Contextualization: A Review of Evidence
Davis Jenkins, Matthew Zeidenberg, and Gregory KienzlBuilding Bridges to Postsecondary Training for Low-Skill Adults: Outcomes of Washington State’s I-BEST ProgramPeter Adams, Sarah Gearhart, Robert Miller, and Anne RobertsThe Accelerated Learning Program: Throwing Open the GatesElisabeth A. Barnett, Rachel Hare Bork, Alexander K. Mayer, Joshua Pretlow, Heather D. Wathington, and Madeline Joy WeissBridging the Gap: An Impacts Study of Eight Developmental Summer Bridge Programs in TexasHunter R. BoylanTargeted Intervention for Developmental Education Students (T. I.D.E.S.)Caroline Q. Sheldon and Nathan R. DurdellaSuccess Rates for Students Taking Compressed and Regular-Length Developmental Courses in the Community CollegeBarbara S. Bonham and Hunter R. BoylanDevelopmental Mathematics: Challenges, Promising Practices, and Recent InitiativesDouglas R. Holschuh and David C. CaverlyTechtalk: Cloud Computing and Developmental EducationMelissa L. Burgess and David C. CaverlyTechtalk: Second Life and Developmental EducationDavid C. Caverly, Anne R. Ward, and Michael J. CaverlyTechtalk: Mobile Learning and AccessQuestions for Further ReflectionOrganizations and ResourcesRecommended Readings
Authors
Hunter R. Boylan
Hunter R. Boylan is the Director of the National Center for Developmental Education and a Professor of Higher Education at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. He is a member of the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Developmental Education, the International Journal of Education and Development, and the Journal of Teaching and Learning and serves on the Advisory Boards of the Carnegie Foundation Statway Project, the National Center for Postsecondary Research, the National Association for Developmental Education (NADE), and is a Technical Assistant for the Gates Foundation Developmental Education Initiative. He the former Chair of the Council of Learning Assistance and Developmental Education Associations, a Past President of NADE, and the founding Director of the nation's first Doctoral Program in Developmental Education at Grambling State University. He has received the NADE award for "Outstanding Leadership" and the association's "Outstanding Research" Award is named after him as are the research scholarships of the Association for the Tutoring Profession and the National College Learning Center Association. He is the author or co-author of five books and over 100 research articles, book chapters, and monographs.
Barbara S. Bonham
Barbara S. Bonham is a professor of Higher Education at Appalachian State University. She also serves as Senior Researcher for the National Center for Developmental Education and a faculty member for the Kellogg Institute. She had served as Coordinator of the Higher Education Graduate Program for 10 years. Her teaching background includes 12 years in the field of developmental education at Bloomsburg University as a math instructor, lab coordinator, tutorial supervisor, and assistant to the Director in a Student Services Program (TRIO). She has over 40 years of teaching experience overall. She has served as consultant to numerous two-year and four-year colleges in the area of developmental education, particularly mathematics, as well as a program reviewer and evaluator for Title III, Title V, FIPSE, Achieving the Dream projects and technical assistant for the Developmental Education Initiative. Her extensive list of state, national, and international keynote addresses, workshops, technical reports, and presentations reflect her broad areas of research and expertise. These include college teaching and learning, adult development, instructional design, culturally responsive learning environments, program planning, promising practices in developmental education, developmental mathematics, non-western approaches to adult learning, and educational systems in other countries. Her recent scholarly leave in New Zealand provided an opportunity to conduct an in-depth study of the models used for developmental education known as bridging programs and support services.
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