Synopses & Reviews
The State of Developmental Education captures the current condition of state developmental education policy as it is implemented in higher education institutions. Few studies have examined the role that policy plays in the implementation and execution of developmental education on campuses, particularly at four-year institutions. Parker, Bustillos, and Barrett examine state developmental education policies of five states by exploring the impact these policies have on institutions and documenting how institutional actors respond to these policies. If states and indeed the nation are to meet the educational attainment goals, particularly bachelor's degree attainment, it is important that both four- and two-year colleges and universities share in the responsibility of educating students.
Review
Review
"The State of Developmental Education provides incisive analysis of this controversial, contentious, and sometimes confusing field. Through their groundbreaking work, Parker, Sterk Barrett, and Bustillos carefully examine the often unexplored role of policy with developmental education implementation in five states. The authors raise the conversation from the level of the classroom to that of the statehouse. Interviews with one hundred policymakers in these states reveal the current peril and potential future for developmental education." - David Arendale, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota, USA, and former president of the National Association for Developmental Education
Synopsis
The State of Developmental Education is the first book to provide a thorough, comparative picture of how developmental education is carried out at higher education institutions and investigate how different state-level policies and priorities change the availability, types, and quality of developmental education available.
About the Author
Tara L. Parker is Associate Professor of Higher Education at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA. She is the author of journal articles, book chapters, reports, and conference papers related to access and equity in higher education and developmental education policy.
Michelle Sterk Barrett is currently a PhD candidate in the higher education program at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA, and is Director of Community-Based Learning at the College of Holy Cross, USA.
Leticia Tomas Bustillos is Associate Director of the Education Policy Project with the National Council of La Raza, USA. She has over 15 years of experience working across the education pipeline as an educator, researcher and advocate working to eliminate barriers and improve opportunities for underserved and underrepresented populations.
Table of Contents
1.Introduction: The State of Developmental Education
2.The History of Developmental Education
3.Developmental Education as a State Strategy Toward State and Institutional Goals
4.South Carolina
5.Oklahoma
6.Colorado
7.North Carolina
8.Kentucky
9.Rethinking Developmental Education Policy and Practice