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At the interface of school and college, these projects work to increase the rate of college success of such students as non-native speakers of English, single parents or the disadvantaged. Aside from their commonality of purpose, the projects generally exhibit features that are suggestive of trends in this field:
--They have adapted or applied strategies developed in other contexts to the special populations they serve, e.g., a "whole language" approach applied to the teaching of English composition (CUNY City College, Fluency First program); undergraduate res earch models to help disadvantaged students identify with the mission of the university (University of Michigan); community development and collaborative learning strategies to support the college success of single parents on public assistance (Eastern Washington University); the "learning community" model to retain beginning students in science majors (Rollins College).
--They use personal support strategies to foster the acquisition of academic skills, e.g., mentoring (Anne Arundel Community College); instruction in study skills (CUNY City College PASS Program); discovery-oriented laboratories (CUNY College of Staten Island); and public agency support (Eastern Washington).
--They establish creative and rigorous assessment strategies to demonstrate their superiority over standard treatments, a characteristic that often contributes to institutionalization of the program. The two City College programs and the University of Michigan project include particularly strong assessment models.
These projects on transition and retention reflect the most effective innovations of two decades of efforts to enhance the success of non-traditional students.
2. Rollins College: The Science Community Year--Addressing Attrition in Science .
3. Eastern Washington University: The Single Parent Project.
4. Anne Arundel Community College: Supplemental Instruction With Mentoring Support.
5. CUNY - The City College: Fluency First in English as a Second Language.
6. CUNY - The City College: Access to Science Study (PASS).
7. CUNY - College of Staten Island: Project Discovery.
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