ERIC Number: ED325031
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1988-Jun-30
Pages: 106
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Feasibility Study for a Colorado Education Information Center.
Israel, Lynn; And Others
A three-month study in 1988 examined the feasibility of establishing a postsecondary education information center in Colorado similar to the Massachusetts Higher Education Information Center in Boston. Perceptions of 150 educators, counselors, students, and parents throughout the state were assessed. Findings led to recommendations differing significantly from the centrally located Boston model. Recommendations include: (1) establishing a central clearinghouse to serve as a comprehensive resource of information for postsecondary education opportunities, financial assistance, and career planning; (2) designing and implementing outreach workshops and training programs for parents, eduators, counselors, students, and adults in general, and coordinating existing pre-collegiate programs; (3) developing a public/private partnership to fund the center's activities; and (4) developing ongoing evaluation and reporting activities. Appendixes include a list of the feasibility study interview participants; copies of the questionnaires and mailed surveys that were used in the study, a listing and description of the Colorado higher education information programs and services which already exist, and a list of national higher education information programs. (GLR)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Career Counseling, Clearinghouses, Educational Counseling, Educational Demand, Ethnic Groups, Feasibility Studies, Financial Support, Higher Education, Information Centers, Information Dissemination, Information Services, Minority Groups, Outreach Programs, Research Methodology
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
Sponsor: Colorado Student Loan Program, Denver.; Colorado Student Obligation Bond Authority, Denver.
Authoring Institution: Colorado Commission on Higher Education, Denver.
Identifiers - Location: Colorado
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