Remediation in the Community College
- 1 January 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Community College Review
- Vol. 35 (3), 181-207
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0091552107310118
Abstract
Remediation is the most common approach to preparing students academically and socially during their early stages of college. However, despite its profound importance and its significant costs, there is very little rigorous research analyzing its effectiveness. The goal of this article is to provide a conceptual framework for the evaluation of remedial education programs. Based on previous literature, we review a list of ingredients for successful interventions, present a number of approaches to remediation that make use of these ingredients, discuss alternative research designs for systematic evaluations, and enumerate basic data requirements.Keywords
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