Publications

This paper analyzes patterns of student progression through sequences of developmental education starting from initial referral.

CCRC examined educational and labor market outcomes of participants in I-BEST, which aims to help adult basic skills students succeed in postsecondary occupational education and training.

CCRC examined student characteristics, course-taking patterns, and other factors associated with higher probabilities that students who require remediation will take and pass gatekeeper courses.

This NCPR working paper reports findings from a study that used a detailed dataset and a regression discontinuity design to identify the causal effect of remediation on the educational outcomes of nearly 100,000 college students in Florida.

This paper examines evidence on the effectiveness of developmental education and outlines a broad reform agenda for helping students with weak academic skills.

This guide offers strategies for providing adults with education and training to help them access opportunities for social mobility and secure jobs that pay wages sufficient to support a family.

This paper explores some of the barriers adult basic education students face in obtaining postsecondary credentials, and how changes in federal policy can improve ABE outcomes.

This working paper provides a conceptual framework for the rigorous evaluation of remedial education interventions.

This report, written for the Connecticut Community College System, summarizes key findings on effective developmental education practice.

This article details the qualitative case study that investigated state and institutional practices for remediation in 15 community colleges selected for region, size, and urbanicity.

This report presents findings from a first-of-its kind study on the experience and outcomes of low-skill adults in community colleges.

This chapter discusses the challenge of aligning four necessary elements—instructor approach, student needs, curricular content, and instructional support—in the developmental classroom.

This report presents a critical analysis of the state of the research on the effectiveness of specific practices in increasing persistence and completion at community colleges.

This publication identifies current organizational and instructional approaches to developmental education in community colleges and recommends a process by which colleges can make institutionally appropriate decisions to improve developmental education outcomes.

This journal article details a case study on 15 community colleges across the United States and includes findings revealing important means of increasing students' academic preparedness for postsecondary study.

This report looks at the structure of literacy and adult education in the United States, with a focus on the role of community colleges.

This paper reports on findings from a qualitative study that examined students' academic preparedness and assessment and placement policies in 15 U.S. community colleges.

This journal article discusses the performance of community college remedial writing students on a task that required them to compose an informational report from sources.

This article provides information on two major settings for literacy education for adults: adult basic education and community college remedial programs.

This article discusses mainstreaming and centralization, two ways in which community colleges organize developmental education.

This journal article discusses a study that investigated the effects of task repetition on the writing skills of upper level developmental reading students.

The journal article describes CCRC's case study research on remediation, which shows that there is more to remediation than traditional developmental education programs.

This report offers insight into how research evaluating the effectiveness of remedial education can be improved to shed light on how these programs can be improved.