Presentation Title
C4: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Improving Retention with Developmental Students
Presentation Themes
Issues and Trends in Higher Education
Presentation Type
Best Practice Presentation (45 minute presentation about a specific best practice)
Abstract
In this session, we describe an interdisciplinary learning community program designed to improve retention among freshman students with three developmental placements. We will discuss how a similar program could be developed at other institutions and emphasize issues of transferability and scalability in the context of declining resources and retention.
Keywords
developmental education, retention, interdisciplinary programming, learning communities, professional mindset
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Recommended Citation
Weller, Kirk and Pavletic, Heather (2020). "C4: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Improving Retention with Developmental Students," Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings. https://newprairiepress.org/accp/2020/trends/6
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C4: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Improving Retention with Developmental Students
In this session, we describe an interdisciplinary learning community program designed to improve retention among freshman students with three developmental placements. We will discuss how a similar program could be developed at other institutions and emphasize issues of transferability and scalability in the context of declining resources and retention.
