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Direct linkJackson, Sonia; Cameron, Claire – Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2014
Across Europe young people in public care are around five times less likely to attend tertiary education than those who have not been in care. This book provides a comprehensive account of why this shocking discrepancy exists and outlines ways to address the imbalance. Drawing extensively on new original research, the book examines the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Access to Education, Adult Education, Higher Education
Culp, Marguerite McGann, Ed.; Dungy, Gwendolyn Jordan, Ed. – NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, 2014
More than a third of all undergraduate students are 25 or older, and their presence on college and university campuses is growing. However, institutions of higher learning are struggling to meet the needs of, and improve persistence and completion rates for, this significant student population. "Increasing Adult Learner Persistence and…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Nontraditional Students, Undergraduate Students
Topor, Robert – 1983
The application of basic marketing techniques to achieve the goals of colleges and universities is discussed. The guide is designed to help administrators and admission officers influence the image projected by their institutions. Attention is also directed to how to position an institution among its competitors, how to develop activities and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Communications, Educational Demand, Fund Raising
Keller, George – 1983
American higher education has traditionally refused to adopt modern management and planning techniques. However, now that colleges are facing a new era of declining enrollments, inflated costs, and shifting academic priorities, there is considerable self-reflection. This book details the nature and dimensions of education's dramatic reversal and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Case Studies, Change Strategies
Download full textSchatz, Mona Struhsaker; Glenn, David – 1991
This module is part of a training program for foster parents and foster care workers offered at Colorado State University. The module's learning objectives address: (1) the organization of a social services foster care system; (2) the functioning of human systems and the rules governing their operation; and (3) the difficulties complex systems…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Caseworkers, Course Descriptions, Family Attitudes
Office of Student Financial Assistance (ED), Washington, DC. – 1984
A guide to the family contribution (FC) for federal student financial aid programs is presented. Information is provided on the steps of the U.S. Department of Education's version of the Uniform Methodology (UM), the system most frequently used by need analysis services and financial aid administrators to determine the family's ability to…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Dependents, Federal Aid, Financial Aid Applicants
