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Direct linkRydeen, James E. – American School & University, 2009
This article highlights the results of various studies which show that new schools do improve student test scores. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching found that student attitudes about education directly reflect their learning environment. Specific building features related to human comfort have been shown to influence student…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Environment, Student Attitudes
Fleming, Jacqueline – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2012
In this important resource, Dr. Fleming (a noted expert in the field of minority retention) draws on educational evaluations she has developed in the course of her distinguished career. This book analyzes the common factors and the role institutional characteristics play in minority student retention to show what really works in increasing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Institutional Characteristics, Minority Group Students, School Holding Power
NELSON, MARVEN O. – 1967
WHEN REMEDIAL COURSES IN ENGLISH, MATHEMATICS, AND STUDY SKILLS PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL IN REDUCING FAILURE AND ATTRITION RATES AT ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE, A PROGRAM OF REQUIRED COUNSELING WAS ADDED, BASED UPON NINE ASSUMPTIONS--(1) ALL BEHAVIOR IS PURPOSIVE, (2) ALL HUMAN BEINGS HAVE A DESIRE TO ACHIEVE, (3) LEARNING IS A CONSEQUENCE OF LIFE…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Dropout Prevention, Individual Counseling, Low Achievement
