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Higbee, Jeanne L., Ed.; Lundell, Dana B., Ed.; Duranczyk, Irene M., Ed – Center for Research on Developmental Education and Urban Literacy, University of Minnesota, 2007
During the past year the Center for Research on Developmental Education and Urban Literacy (CRDEUL) has moved from the former General College (GC), which after 74 years of service to a diverse student body closed its doors on June 30, 2006, to the University of Minnesota's new College of Education and Human Development (CEHD). The new mission…
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, Postsecondary Education, Student Attitudes, Cultural Pluralism
Lundell, Dana B., Ed.; Higbee, Jeanne L., Ed.; Duranczyk, Irene M., Ed.; Goff, Emily, Ed. – Center for Research on Developmental Education and Urban Literacy, University of Minnesota, 2007
This monograph consists of 13 chapters featuring a diverse range of perspectives centralizing student standpoints about their experiences in higher education and access programs. Chapter 1, "Student Perspectives on College Readiness" (Jeanne L. Higbee), provides the results of a survey of developmental education students regarding college…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Higher Education, Writing (Composition), Academic Achievement
Duranczyk, Irene M., Ed.; Higbee, Jeanne L., Ed.; Lundell, Dana Britt, Ed. – Center for Research on Developmental Education and Urban Literacy, University of Minnesota, 2004
This monograph explores best practices for access and retention in higher education in programs that support the most diverse and nontraditional students on their campuses. It focuses on research, theory, and assessment in a variety of national programs. Its 14 chapters provide historic information about successful initiatives, multicultural and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, English (Second Language), Access to Education, School Holding Power