ERIC Number: EJ837462
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1541-0935
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The Political History of Developmental Studies in the University System of Georgia
Presley, John W.; Dodd, William M.
Community College Enterprise, v14 n2 p37-55 Fall 2008
The political history of developmental education in post-secondary education is as revealing as its intellectual history. With a University system-wide Developmental Studies program initiated in 1974, the State of Georgia was a pioneer in remedial education and open access. Unfortunately, the program became linked in Georgia media, and in Georgia politics, to both athletic programs and forced desegregation efforts. This essay traces the evolution of Developmental Studies, focusing on models in black colleges, early successes, and the effects of the Kemp lawsuit linking violations of academic freedom and due process to pressure from the athletic program. The results were attempts to diminish the scope of the program and public pressure to abolish or relocate the program out of senior institutions, or out of post-secondary education altogether.
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Remedial Instruction, Politics of Education, Educational History, State Universities, Athletics, Black Colleges, School Desegregation, Court Litigation, Academic Freedom, Civil Rights, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, College Admission
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Georgia
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