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PDF pending restorationWiggins, E. Foster – 1974
The purpose of this study was to compare the level of academic achievement of Bristol Community College students with their level of achievement on graduation from Southeastern Massachusetts University, a four-year college to which a large percentage of Bristol Community College students transfer. Specifically, the final grade point averages…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Download full textHeuristics, Inc., Dedham, MA. – 1974
This report presents the evaluation of the 1973-1974 Fall River Middle School Research and Development Center, a project funded by ESEA Title VII as a model demonstration bilingual program beginning in 1972-1973. The evaluation focused on the assessment of the degree of accomplishment of product objectives for each component of the program. The…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Community Involvement, Curriculum Development, English (Second Language)
Heuristics, Inc., Dedham, MA. – 1973
This report presents the evaluation of the Fall River Middle School Research and Development Center, a project funded under Title VII of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Act as a model demonstration bilingual program, beginning in 1972-1973. The Title VII bilingual program operated at the fifth grade level in three schools with two bilingual program…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Community Involvement, Compensatory Education
Hayward, Robert R. – Todays Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Curriculum Enrichment, Elective Courses, Relevance (Education), School Community Relationship
Peer reviewedSeldin, Clement A.; Maloy, Robert W. – Journal of Education, 1979
Describes an innovative secondary schools project which did not initially succeed, despite a collaborative approach, shared decision making, local control, and a decentralized structure. Contends that preexisting expectations and assumptions about change, shared by participants, can inhibit a progressive, elaborately preplanned change model.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Involvement, Decentralization, Decision Making
Peer reviewedAnderson, Jay D. – Equity and Excellence in Education, 1993
Describes the Independent Study Program of Seekonk High School (Massachusetts), a program that allows students to leave school on a regular basis to volunteer within the community. Seniors choose a project and submit it for approval. Suggestions are given for implementing and sustaining such a program. (SLD)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Educational Change, High School Seniors, High Schools
Bluestone, Barry – 1993
This report assesses the economic impact of the University of Massachusetts at Boston (UMass/Boston) on the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with attention to three major economic contributions: (1) the additional income that UMass/Boston students generate within the state as a result of their university education; (2) the added state income and…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Cost Effectiveness, Economic Impact, Economic Progress
Blanchard, Bryan – 1986
In May 1986, the Board of Regents of Higher Education in Massachusetts accepted a report of a statewide program review in postsecondary business administration education. This critique of the program review report focuses specifically on the board-adopted requirement that public senior institutions seek accreditation from the American Assembly of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), Business Administration Education
Talley, Ronda C., Ed.; Burnette, Jane, Ed. – 1982
The handbook discusses administrative strategies found successful in fostering the integration of mildly handicapped students in five states' school systems (California, Kansas, Massachusets, Minnesota, and Texas). In "Administrative Systems for Service Delivery," T. Oliver describes approaches to streamline referral to placement…
Descriptors: Administration, Communication Skills, Community Resources, Delivery Systems
Malone, Mary F. – 1968
Recognizing the shortage of prepared nursing personnel in both service and educational institutions, the Advisory Committee on Nursing Education made a questionnaire survey of all state approved schools of nursing in Massachusetts to aid in planning for nursing education within the state's public educational institutions. Returns from all six…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Community Colleges, Enrollment, Health Personnel
Fall River Public Schools, MA. – 1972
Project Process, funded through the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title VIII, is an integrated model within the existing school system concentrating on reducing the number of dropouts via an institutional change strategy. The basic goal of the project is to develop a flexible atmosphere where learning can take place. Within this goal is…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Counseling Services, Curriculum Development, Dropout Characteristics
Watson, Joseph A.; McGinn, M. J. – International Journal of Institutional Management in Higher Education, 1987
Presentations at the September 1985 conference of the International Association of Consultants in Higher Education Institutions are reviewed. Activities related to university-industry cooperation for regional development in Japan and Massachusetts and at Stanford University and Queens University in Ireland are summarized. (MSE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Agents, College Administration, College Role
Bartsch, Julie – 2001
This guide was developed to share successful Community Service Learning (CSL) instructional practices. It presents units that can be replicated and adapted for varying grade levels and curricular goals. The guide notes that as students use newly acquired academic knowledge and skills to address real issues in their communities, they often gain…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Descriptions
Banks, Alan – 2000
This lesson is based on the National Register of Historic Places registration file for the Arnold Arboretum (Massachusetts) and other source material about the Arboretum and Frederick Law Olmstead. The lesson focuses on the first arboretum in the United States, which was part of Olmstead's plan for Boston's park system, known as the "Emerald…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Heritage Education, Historic Sites, Intermediate Grades
Kalmar, Tomas Mario – 1988
A preliminary study is presented that attempts to define the linguistic needs of minorities in higher education in the State of Massachusetts. In particular, the study focuses on comments and information provided by educators, students, and would-be students, who were interviewed in Spanish and English, in the cities of Lynn, Lawrence, and Lowell,…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, College Students, Community Colleges, English (Second Language)
