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Download full textMaloney, Catherine; Sheehan, Daniel; Rainey, Katie; Whipple, Allyson – Texas Center for Educational Research, 2008
The federal Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, or GEAR UP, project strives to equalize low-income students' access to higher education by increasing their participation in rigorous coursework, providing expanded opportunities for low-income students and parents to learn about postsecondary educational opportunities…
Descriptors: State Programs, School Districts, College Readiness, College Preparation
Howley, Caitlin; Cowley, Kimberly S. – 2001
GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) is a federally funded program aimed at encouraging disadvantaged middle and high school students to have high expectations, stay in school, and take college preparatory courses. The West Virginia Department of Education received funding to conduct the program in eight rural…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Preparation, Disadvantaged Youth, Grade 7
Conklin, Karen A. – 2000
The report presents the major findings of a joint research project designed to determine the career and educational interests of Johnson County (Kansas) high school students. Results of these studies provide valuable insights into the current and future educational needs of the county's high school students and assist the school administrators and…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Bound Students, College Preparation, Community Colleges
Stavros, Denny – 1991
This study of 1989 graduates represents the second year that the Detroit (Michigan) Public School system has conducted a follow-up survey of public high school graduates to establish their occupational status at about 16 months after graduation, collect their perceptions of their high school experiences, and record their postsecondary educational…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Bound Students, College Preparation, Educational Experience
Brierley, Miriam; Thompson, Gary – 1989
This document summarizes an evaluation of the 1988/89 College Readiness Program (CRP) in the Columbus (Ohio) Public Schools. The CRP targets middle school students who demonstrate potential for success in college but who are not planning to attend college because of their families' financial status or because higher education is not part of their…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Preparation, Elementary Education, Higher Education
Cox, Billie – 1987
Questionnaires were administered to the 2,404 members of the 1984 graduating class of the Mesa Public Schools (Arizona) to aid in planning and implementation of programs and policies suited to the variety of student needs in the school system. Subjects were selected from five high schools. The questionnaire survey, which is part of an ongoing…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, College Preparation, Course Selection (Students), Educational Assessment
Finch, Nicole L.; Cowley, Kimberly S. – 2003
Project GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) is a federally funded program focused on encouraging disadvantaged youth to have high expectations, stay in school, and take academically rigorous courses to prepare them for college. A 5-year GEAR UP grant in rural southern West Virginia funds academic and support…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Preparation, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Attitudes
Finch, Nicole L.; Cowley, Kimberly S. – 2003
Project GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) is a federally funded program focused on encouraging disadvantaged youth to have high expectations, stay in school, and take academically rigorous courses to prepare them for college. A GEAR UP grant in rural north-central West Virginia funds academic and support…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Preparation, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Attitudes
United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1911
The proportion of school children and other students in the United States who are required to take examinations other than those set by the teacher for his own classes is exceedingly small. Except in New York State, where a considerable number of children in the elementary and secondary schools are accustomed to taking examinations set by the…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Secondary Schools, Cooperation, Numbers
Arkansas Department of Education, 2006
Substantial research demonstrate that high school graduates are not being prepared to succeed. There are gaps between the education received in high school and the overall skills, abilities and work habits needed for the demands of postsecondary education and the workforce. Seventy-six percent of employers in Arkansas state that less than half of…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Study Habits, Graduation Requirements, High School Graduates
Galligani, Dennis J. – 1988
In the summer of 1987, a qualitative evaluation report was published regarding the outcomes from 20 school/college partnership projects for enhancement of college preparatory curricula sponsored by the California Academic Partnership Program (CAPP) between 1984 and 1987. Most CAPP projects involve college and university faculty working together…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Faculty, College Preparation, Cooperative Programs
Craddick, Jan – 1988
Alaska Natives have a high college dropout rate because of inadequate preparation for the learning and living requirements of college. This dissertation describes research used to develop Prelude, a 2-week advanced program for 11th grade rural Alaska students at Sheldon Jackson College (Alaska) that continues and expands the work begun by the…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Case Studies, College Bound Students, College Preparation
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. Kapiolani Community Coll. – 1979
A survey of the 2,005 Fall, 1979, entering students at Kapiolani Community College (KCC) was conducted to determine: (1) reasons for attending college, (2) educational and vocational goals, (3) work experience, (4) factors which might affect student success, and (5) student perceptions of their academic preparation. The survey, administered via a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Career Choice, College Preparation
Cowley, Kimberly S. – 2001
In 1999, the U.S. Department of Education funded 21 state and 164 college and middle school partnership grants for Project GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs), which encourages disadvantaged youth to prepare for college. As part of its grant, Fairmont State College (West Virginia) surveyed parents and…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Bound Students, College Preparation, Disadvantaged Youth
Black, Harry; And Others – 1992
This report presents results from questionnaires administered to a range of individuals (N=41) involved in the organization and management of college provision for secondary pupils as well as questionnaires administered to S3 and S6 secondary students (N=863) within Scotland's Lothian Region concerning the effectiveness of college provision,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Advanced Courses, College Preparation, College School Cooperation
