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Peer reviewedRuble, Virgil E.; Schurr, K. Terry – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1986
Describes a study of the effectiveness of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), high school graduation class percentile, and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS), as predictors of short- and long-term academic achievement among a sample of 58 high-risk college freshmen who participated in 1-year special studies program. (PAA)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, College Freshmen, Developmental Studies Programs
Download full textClinchy, Evans; Kolb, Frances Arick, Ed. – 1989
Controlled choice is a method of desegregation that is voluntary, empowers parents and school staff, and leads to new and exciting school organization and curriculum. To move in the direction of controlled choice, substantial changes in present school organization and operation must be made. This planning guide, based upon the actual experiences…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Desegregation Methods, Elementary Secondary Education, Free Choice Transfer Programs
Gorney, Deborah J.; Ysseldyke, James E. – 1992
This study examined the extent to which students with disabilities are accessing alternative schools and Area Learning Centers (ALC) in Minnesota. Also of interest was the option used by students to enroll in the school, the extent to which students crossed district boundaries to attend the school, and differential participation by category of…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Disabilities, Emotional Disturbances, Enrollment
Ysseldyke, James E.; Lange, Cheryl M. – 1992
A random sample of Minnesota school districts participated in a study that examined the participation rates of students with disabilities in school choice options and tuition agreements. Surveys were sent to 100 Directors of Special Education; the response rate was 74%. The Directors of Special Education were asked to document the number of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Agency Cooperation, Behavior Disorders, Disabilities
Owen, Michael; Hotchkis, Richard – 1991
This study examined the student characteristics of Athabasca University (AU), Alberta, Canada, a distance and open university, and asked whether AU serves the student clientele that its mission proposes and to what the AU graduates attribute success. Established to make it possible for people to earn a university education regardless of where they…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Students, Distance Education, Females
Peer reviewedBrothen, Thomas; Romano, John L. – Community/Junior College Research Quarterly, 1979
Describes a study using the Student Reactions to College (SRC) questionnaire to investigate students' perceptions of General College of the University of Minnesota, comparing students by age, race, and socioeconomic status. The SRC contained 150 items in the areas of the instructional process, student goals, college administration, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, College Administration, Extracurricular Activities
