Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ625265
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0194-3081
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Using Success Courses for Promoting Persistence and Completion.
Stovall, Martina
New Directions for Community Colleges, n112 p45-54 Win 2000
Describes a model of success courses that facilitates the academic and social integration of community college students--and specifically ethnic minority students--into the college environment. Reviews course goals and content, organization and delivery, instructor training, and methods for student recruitment. (KS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Diversity (Student), Ethnic Groups, First Year Seminars, Minority Groups, Student Characteristics, Student Recruitment, Two Year Colleges
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Note: Issue titled Beyond Access: Methods and Models for Increasing Retention and Learning among Minority Students, n112, edited by Steven R. Aragon.
