High stakes, high performance
Subtitle: making remedial education work
By: John E. Roueche and Suanne D. Roueche
Contributors: Roueche, Suanne D
Publisher: Community College Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 63
Subjects: Remedial teaching -- United States; Community colleges -- United States
Description: The American Association of Community Colleges commissioned this study of remedial education in community colleges as a framework for describing context, generating discussion, and encouraging action. Always controversial, remedial education is a multifaceted issue that we have worked with and researched for more than 30 years. The public's and the academy's interest in this aspect of the community college curriculum--what some have called the fulcrum that balances colleges's commitment to excellence with student access and success--has waxed and waned during these years. During the last five years, however, there has been a heightened interest in remedial education--what it is, who provides it, how much it costs, how it is evaluated, and where it belongs.--From Preface p. vii.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 56-59) and index
Table of contents: title: Rocks and hard places: identifying the problems; title: Remedial education: the balancing act for access and excellence; title: At-risk students: getting to know Johnny; title: Remedial courses and programs: looking at the how's; title: Recommendations and conclusions