ERIC Number: EJ1125990
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Dec
Pages: 13
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ISSN: EISSN-1554-8244
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Improving Success, Increasing Access: Bringing HIPs to Open Enrollment Institutions through WAC/WID
Kester, Jessica; Block, Rebecca; Karda, Margaret Reinfeld; Orndoff, Harold, III
Across the Disciplines, v13 n4 Dec 2016
Today, and historically, the presence of WAC/WID programs in the community college setting remains anemic when compared to Ph.D.-granting institutions. This fact is particularly troubling considering the AAC&U's research on high-impact practices and its correlation with WAC/WID theory and practice. This article empirically investigates the WAC/WID program at one open-access college--Daytona State College--to assess its viability in relation to student success and faculty development in a local context that includes an at-risk and/or historically underserved population. The findings show that students perform better academically in WAC/WID-redesigned courses, as measured by grade performance, regardless of ethnicity. Students also have statistically higher success rates compared to students in non-WAC/WID-redesigned courses. Finally, students qualitatively report having better experiences in those courses. Faculty members in WAC/WID-redesigned courses also experience improvements, most importantly increases in productivity and confidence in designing, implementing, and assessing writing assignments. This article suggests that WAC/WID programs in community colleges can be successful, but that institutional barriers remain.
Descriptors: Writing Across the Curriculum, Content Area Writing, Community Colleges, Educational Practices, Open Enrollment, Writing Instruction, Theory Practice Relationship, Writing Achievement, Faculty Development, At Risk Students, Disadvantaged, Disproportionate Representation, Grades (Scholastic), Educational Change, Curriculum Design, Writing Improvement, Productivity, Writing Evaluation, Institutional Characteristics, Barriers, Program Design, Two Year College Students, College Faculty
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Two Year Colleges; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Florida
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