Arendale, David R.2018-10-012018-10-012005Arendale, D. R. (2005). Terms of endearment: Words that help define and guide developmental education. Journal of College Reading and Learning, 35(2), 66-82. doi:10.1080/10790195.2005.10850174 Available online: http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ689656.pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/11299/200452Remedial education, compensatory education, learning assistance, and developmental education are four of the most common terms used to describe the wide field of our profession. Each has specific meanings and sometimes evokes different perceptions. New descriptive phrases will be developed to identify work accomplished by our colleagues, especially if the form and range of services change.enacademic accesscollege studentslearning assistancehigher and postsecondary educationdevelopmental educationsemanticsglossarypublic policy analysiscurriculumhistoryremedial educationcompensatory educationArticle10.1080/10790195.2005.10850174