Boylan, H., Bliss, L. B., & Bonham, B. S. (1997). Program components and their relationship to student performance. Journal of Developmental Education, 20 (3). Retrieved July 30, 2006, from http://www.ncde.appstate.edu/reserve_reading/program_components.html This provides a summary of the findings of the Exxon National Survey of Developmental Education. The findings from this reserach is contained in the 2002 book by Boylan cited earlier in this blog series..