Learning Assistance and Developmental Education: A Guide for Effective Practice - Rilegato

Casazza, Martha E.; Silverman, Sharon L.

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ISBN 10: 078790211X ISBN 13: 9780787902117

Casa editrice: Jossey-Bass Inc Pub, 1996

Riassunto

This is a solid and well-researched work. It not only provides the 'how to' but also offers the 'why' for those who are designing a new program or refining an existing one.
?Hunter R. Boylan, professor and director, National Center for Developmental Education.

Offers a new model for effective practice that helps learning assistance and developmental education professionals meet diverse student needs, increase accountability, manage resources more effectively, use technology, develop and maintain professional standards, and promote a sense of leadership and student advocacy.

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Informazioni sull?autore

MARTHA E. CASAZZA directs the Developmental Studies graduate program in the Adult Education department at National Louis University. She has serves as president of the Midwest College Learning Center Association and was founding chair of the Midwest Regional Development Education Symposium. SHARON L. SILVERMAN directs the Learning Assistance Center at Loyola University, Chicago, and teaches in the School of Education. She designed and developed the award-winning Learning Enrichment for Academic Progress (LEAP) Program at Loyola University.

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Authors Martha Casazza and Sharon Silverman take an in-depth look at learning assistance programs that have been developed at four very different types of institutions--a community college, a technical schools, a private research university, and a public research university. Using these case studies, the authors offer a new model for effective practice that helps learning assistance and developmental education professionals meet diverse student needs, increase accountability, manage resources more effectively, use technology, develop and maintain professional standards, and promote a sense of leadership and student advocacy."This is a solid and well-researched work. It not only provides the 'how to' but also offers the 'why' for those who are designing a new program or refining an existing one." --Hunter R. Boylan, professor and director, National Center for Developmental Education"A significant contribution to learning assistance and developmental education. It offers concrete and practical advice that is thorough and sound for the new professional as well as for the more experiences...The authors are to be congratulated for having done an excellent job in the presentation of both practice and theory." --Georgine Materniak, director, Learning Skills Center, University of Pittsburgh

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Jossey-Bass Inc Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 078790211X
• ISBN 13: 9780787902117
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 292
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile