Shaping policies related to developmental education: An evaluation using the regression-discontinuity design

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 215-229

  Moss, Brian G ^a,c   Yeaton, William H ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c Oakland Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

College English; Developmental education; Policy analysis; Program evaluation; Regression discontinuity; Research design; Student outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750561064     PISSN: 01623737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/01623737028003215     Document Type: Article

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