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ERIC Number: EJ520317
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1046-3364
Making the "Service" Course Matter: Integrating First-Year Composition with a First Year Retention Program.
Griffith, Kevin
Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, v11 n2 p13-20 Spr 1995
Describes a first-year composition course that used writing assignments to give students the opportunity to explore the transition from high school to college and their inclusion into campus culture, and to argue for campus policy changes. Offers preliminary data concerning the course's effectiveness in enhancing retention of first-year students. (11 citations) (MAB)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Postsecondary Education, Program Effectiveness, School Holding Power, Student Adjustment, Student Attrition, Teaching Methods, Writing Assignments, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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