Counselor, Coordinator, Monitor, Mom: The Role of Counselors in the Puente Program
This article analyzes the roles of counselors in the Puente program, a high school intervention designed to improve guidance and counseling for disadvantaged high school students.
Repetition and the Informational Writing of Developmental Students
This journal article discusses a study that investigated the effects of task repetition on the writing skills of upper level developmental reading students.
Promising Approaches for Remediation
The journal article describes CCRC’s case study research on remediation, which shows that there is more to remediation than traditional developmental education programs.
Community Colleges and the Workforce Investment Act: Promises and Problems of the New Vocationalism
This article in New Directions for Community Colleges discusses the Workforce Investment Act and its impact on workforce development at community colleges.
Special Issue: The New Vocationalism in American Community Colleges
This journal, edited by former CCRC affiliate Debra Bragg, reveals how “new vocationalism” in community colleges plays an increasingly prominent role in the new economy.