ERIC Number: ED273343
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1986
Pages: 195
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Special Services Project: Rockland Community College, 1985-1986.
Martin, Margaret R.; Brown, Janet R.
This report provides information on the second year (1985-86) of the third cycle of Rockland Community College's (RCC's) Special Services Project, a program providing supplemental instructional, counseling, and tutorial services for educationally and economically disadvantaged students through college skills courses, remedial/developmental courses, and English as a second language (ESL) courses. The report focuses on clientele characteristics, program sites, needs assessment, curriculum development, counseling services, staff development, program evaluation, and recommendations. Appendices include: (1) RCC's Competency Assessment Policy; (2) the 1985-86 needs assessment report; (3) a sample contract for educational services; (4) a learning activity proposal for an introduction to college writing course; (5) reports on the ESL reinforcement module; (6) proposals for three college skills seminars; (7) promotional materials for ESL workshops; and (8) resource materials for program staff. (LAL)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Counseling, Educational Testing, English (Second Language), High Risk Students, Instructional Materials, Outcomes of Education, Performance Contracts, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Remedial Programs, Student Placement, Two Year College Students, Two Year Colleges
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Rockland Community Coll., Suffern, NY.
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Note: For 1977-85 data, see ED 267 834-839.