Conclusions: Many community colleges implementing DSP are motivated by ethical or
social justice concerns. There is promising evidence that DSP can be successfully …

As national reform efforts are reshaping community college policies with the goal of
improving degree completion rates, many two-year colleges are rethinking longstanding …

Over the last fifteen years, directed self-placement (DSP) has become a widespread
approach to writing placement in US postsecondary settings. However, to date, the …

Directed self-placement (DSP) methods remain relatively rare in multilingual writing
programs because such methods present unique ethical and academic risks. Grounded in …

Directed self-placement (DSP) is considered useful in linguistically and culturally diverse
writing programs, but questions of self-efficacy and institutional knowledge sustain hesitancy …

This dissertation's primary goal is to trouble the ableism embedded in how written
communication is taught and evaluated. Drawing on principles of disability justice, user …

Recent reform to limit time spent in developmental education (DE) should push
postsecondary institutions to assure appropriate curriculum for English basic skills (EBS) …