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Owens, Thomas R. – 1985
A followup study conducted in 19 high schools throughout Oregon involved 1,296 early leavers and graduates of the class of 1981. Both vocational education and nonvocational students participated. Data came from three sources--surveys of former students, transcripts and permanent files of these students, and program rating data from vocational…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Planning, Educational Benefits, Educational Research
American Coll. Testing Program, Iowa City, IA. National Center for the Advancement of Educational Practices. – 1983
A catalog of 205 descriptions of college programs to recruit and retain adult learners is presented, based on a national survey, "Attracting and Retaining Adult Learners" (ARAL), conducted in 1980 by the American College Testing Program. In addition to a brief program description, each program form provides information on the type of program, the…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Adult Students, Ancillary School Services
Wasserman, Elsa R.; And Others – 1982
The Ninth Grade Teacher Advisor Program (TAP) of Cambridge (Massachusetts) Rindge and Latin School assists students in making the transition from grammar school to high school. The curriculum presented in this manual is a revised version of the materials used by TAP groups in the first year of the Ninth Grade Program. The two major themes of the…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Grade 9, Group Activities, Group Counseling
Grove, Cornelius Lee; Hansel, Bettina – 1982
Developed as orientation materials for foreign students coming to the United States to study English, this manual contains six units to acquaint students with U.S. history, government, and culture. The first unit introduces students to the daily routines and interpersonal relationships of U.S. people. Unit 2 examines the origins and significance…
Descriptors: American Studies, Baseball, Cultural Awareness, Family Life
de Silva, Deema; Freund, Clara – 1987
This handbook for those involved in assisting and encouraging college students to persist and graduate covers the following topics: benefits of college; persistence factors; successful students; a mission that motivates; results in real time; self-management through self-mastery (time management, assertiveness, study skills, learning styles, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, Assertiveness
Demery, Marie – 1988
A module consisting of eight academic skills is presented to help students achieve success and graduate from Northwestern State University (Louisiana) and other institutions. The elective course is open to all students, and especially for entering freshmen who have a grade point average of 2.0 or who are enrolled in developmental education…
Descriptors: College Students, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Educational Objectives
Dressel, Paul L.; Simpson, William A. – 1980
The critical relationship between students and their programs of study that affects student retention is examined. Current views of retention are reviewed, and the nature of retention studies that have been conducted during the last decade is analyzed. It is suggested that studies of persistence be conducted with the following possibilities in…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, Case Studies, College Graduates
Muyskens, Judith A.; Berger, Pamela – 1982
A model for developing articulation between college and high school second language programs is presented. The four-step process involves discussion, planning, implementation, and expansion of the network. After the discussion, the following goals for a network were established: (1) to provide additional educational experiences for foreign…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Faculty, College Preparation, College Programs
Crandall, David P.; And Others – 1984
This guidebook is designed to provide current, detailed information on effective literacy practices. The National Adult Literacy Project's program survey design is described in Chapter 1, with a summary of results from a sample of 213 programs. Chapter 2 focuses on the program selection and onsite interview process, from which the portraits of 31…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Community Colleges
Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Universities, Harrisburg. – 1984
Postsecondary plans of over 16,000 freshmen and seniors enrolled in Pennsylvania's public and private high schools during 1983-1984 were studied. Attention was directed to the effect of community, school, family, and student personal factors and characteristics that influence student decisions to attend various forms of postsecondary education.…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Academic Aspiration, Change Strategies, College Attendance
Nesbitt, Hadley – 1977
This guide is designed for college students who are involved in college-sponsored, off campus work experience programs, to help them meaningfully integrate these experiences into their ongoing educational programs. It would also be useful to anyone entering their first working situation. Basic steps which are outlined include selecting and…
Descriptors: College Students, Cooperative Education, Cooperative Programs, Educational Objectives
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Educational Evaluation. – 1981
The New York City Board of Education's Family Living/Sex Education Program consisted of seminars and workshops which involved parents and teachers in open discussions about adolescent sexuality. Discussion topics included parent-child relations, family conflict resolution, psychosexual development, parents as educators, family size, and children…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitude Measures, Conflict Resolution, Elementary Secondary Education
Farrow, Earl V. – 1980
Special programs provided to low income, nontraditional students at Livingston College, New Jersey, are described. In the academic year 1978-79, 498 students were enrolled in special programs, over two-thirds were black and over one-half came from families with annual incomes of less than $6,000. Ninety-seven percent came from families with…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Basic Skills, Course Descriptions, Developmental Studies Programs
Smathers, Keener, Ed. – 1976
In April 1976, the National Conference on Outdoor Pursuits in Higher Education convened to re-examine the potential effectiveness of a small group in focusing on identifiable issues and program possibilities at the college level. The conference, which was loosely structured and held to a limited participation, featured presentations on outdoor…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Affective Behavior, Anthropology, College English
Sybouts, Ward; And Others – 1981
Research was conducted in four schools of education to determine if there was any relationship between the degree of faculty involvement in program development and a systematic approach to change that involves a concern for the whole organizational structure rather than its constituent parts. The following internal factors were found in…
Descriptors: Accrediting Agencies, Change Agents, College Faculty, Decision Making
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