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Developmental education in North Carolina community colleges

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Clotfelter, CT; Ladd, HF; Muschkin, C; Vigdor, JL
Published in: Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
January 1, 2015

This article contributes to the empirical literature on remediation in community colleges by using policy variation across North Carolina’s community colleges to examine how remediation affects various outcomes for traditional-age college students. We find that being required to take a remedial course (as we define it in this article) either in math or in English significantly reduces a student’s probability of success in college and also the probability that a student ever passes a college-level math or English course. Among students who are required to take a remedial course in their first semester, however, we find no adverse effects on the probability of returning for another semester. We also find differential effects by a student’s prior achievement level, family income, and gender. Despite methodological differences, our main findings are generally consistent with, albeit somewhat more negative, than those from prior studies based on regression discontinuity designs.

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Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

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EISSN

1935-1062

ISSN

0162-3737

Publication Date

January 1, 2015

Volume

37

Issue

3

Start / End Page

354 / 375

Related Subject Headings

  • Education
  • 3903 Education systems
  • 3902 Education policy, sociology and philosophy
  • 1303 Specialist Studies in Education
  • 1301 Education Systems
 

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Clotfelter, C. T., Ladd, H. F., Muschkin, C., & Vigdor, J. L. (2015). Developmental education in North Carolina community colleges. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 37(3), 354–375. https://doi.org/10.3102/0162373714547267
Clotfelter, C. T., H. F. Ladd, C. Muschkin, and J. L. Vigdor. “Developmental education in North Carolina community colleges.” Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 37, no. 3 (January 1, 2015): 354–75. https://doi.org/10.3102/0162373714547267.
Clotfelter CT, Ladd HF, Muschkin C, Vigdor JL. Developmental education in North Carolina community colleges. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. 2015 Jan 1;37(3):354–75.
Clotfelter, C. T., et al. “Developmental education in North Carolina community colleges.” Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, vol. 37, no. 3, Jan. 2015, pp. 354–75. Scopus, doi:10.3102/0162373714547267.
Clotfelter CT, Ladd HF, Muschkin C, Vigdor JL. Developmental education in North Carolina community colleges. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. 2015 Jan 1;37(3):354–375.
Journal cover image

Published In

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

DOI

EISSN

1935-1062

ISSN

0162-3737

Publication Date

January 1, 2015

Volume

37

Issue

3

Start / End Page

354 / 375

Related Subject Headings

  • Education
  • 3903 Education systems
  • 3902 Education policy, sociology and philosophy
  • 1303 Specialist Studies in Education
  • 1301 Education Systems