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Recommended Reading for Developmental Educators

Angelo, T. & Cross, K. (1991). Classroom assessment techniques. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Arendale, D. (2002). A memory sometimes ignored: The history of developmental education. The Learning Assistance Review, 7(1), 5-13.

Arendale, D. (2002). Then and now: The early years of developmental education. Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 18(2), 5-23.

Boylan, H. (1999). Exploring alternatives to remediation. Journal of Developmental Education, 22(3), 2-10.

Boylan, H. (2002). What works: Research based best practices in developmental education. Boone, NC: Continuous Quality Improvement Network/National Center for Developmental Education.

Boylan, H., Bonham, B., Clark-Keefe, K., Drewes, S., & Saxon, D. (2004). Forging new partnerships: Adult & developmental education in community colleges. New York, NY: Council for the Advancement of Adult Literacy.

Breneman, D., & Haarlow, W. (1998). Remediation in higher education. Washington, DC: Thomas B. Fordham Foundation.

Casazza, M., & Silverman, S. (1996). Learning assistance and developmental education. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Center for Student Success (2007, February). Basic skills as a foundation for success in California community colleges. Sacramento, CA: Center for Student Success: The Research and Planning Group of the California Community Colleges.

Cross, K. (1976). Accent on learning. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass

Higbee, J., & Dwinell, P. (Eds.). (1998). Developmental education: Preparing successful college students. Columbia, SC: National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.

Keimig, R. (1983). Raising academic standards: A guide to learning improvement (ASHE/ERIC Research Report # 4). Washington, DC: Association for the Study of Higher Education.

Kuh, G., Kinzie, J., Schuh, & Whitt. (2005). Student success in college: Creating conditions that matter. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

McCabe, R. (2000). No one to waste: A report to community college leaders and public decision makers. Washington, DC: The Community College Press.

McCabe, R. (2003). Yes we can: A community college guide for developing America’s underprepared. Phoenix, AZ: League for Innovation/American Association of Community Colleges.

Malnarich, G. (2003). The pedagogy of possibilities, developmental education, college level
studies, and learning communities.
National Learning Communities Project Monograph Series, Olympia, WA: The Evergreen State, Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Education.

Maxwell, M. (1997). Improving student learning Skills. Clearwater, FL: H & H Publishing.

Roueche, J., & Roueche, S. (1999). Remedial education: High stakes, high performance. Washington, DC: Community College Press.

Pasquarella, E., & Terenzini, P. (2005). How college affects students: A third decade of research. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Perin, D. (2006). Can community colleges protect both access and standards: The problem of remediation. Teachers College Record, 108(3), 339-373.

Sedlacek, W. (2004). Beyond the big test: Noncognitive assessment in higher education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Simpson, M., Stahl, N., & Francis, M. (2004). Reading and learning strategies: Recommendations for the 21st century. Journal of Developmental Education, 28(2), 2-15.

Tinto, V. (1993). Leaving college: Rethinking the causes and cures of student attrition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Upcraft, L., Gardner, J., & Barefoot, B. (2004). Challenging and supporting the first year student: A handbook for improving the first year of college. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Wlodkowski, R. (2003). Diversity and motivation: Culturally responsive teaching. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Prepared by the National Center for Developmental Education
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC

Revised 6/18/07

 

 
   
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