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Kallison, James M., Jr.; Stader, David L. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2012
An alarmingly high percentage of recent high school graduates are not prepared to succeed in college-level courses, and the impact of this educational shortcoming is substantial. Underprepared college students incur a monetary cost of enrolling in remedial courses, and states and taxpayers subsidize much of the overall cost of developmental…
Descriptors: Summative Evaluation, Community Colleges, Bus Transportation, Achievement Gains
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Stader, David L. – Rural Educator, 2001
A study comparing block scheduling in small high schools to a traditional schedule surveyed 62 administrators and 152 teachers of small Missouri high schools. Findings indicate that administrators and teachers are supportive of block scheduling and that block scheduling stimulates changes in teacher methodology, improves school climate, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Block Scheduling, Educational Environment