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Stiles, Jean – Education Canada, 2011
When Jasper Place High School in Edmonton began shifting its attention away from competing for more students from its feeder junior high schools and toward better student retention, it found that the transitional process was the key to success. Jasper Place principal and counselors worked with their counterparts in the junior high schools to…
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, High Schools, School Holding Power, High School Students
Copland, Fiona; Garton, Sue – Language and Education, 2011
This article focuses on the English language experiences of a group of pre-sessional students, an under-represented group in the literature on language and education. In particular, it investigates the opportunities that such students have to use English outside the classroom, shown to be a key factor in student satisfaction with their study…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Diaries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Education Partnerships, Inc., 2012
What steps can be taken to assure that 8th graders make a successful transition to 9th grade? More students fail ninth grade than any other grade level. When middle school students took part in high school transition programs with a variety of different articulation activities, fewer students were retained in ninth grade. Ideally, these transition…
Descriptors: Academic Support Services, School Personnel, Interaction, High School Students
Franklin, Jason M. – PEPNet, 2010
Most colleges and universities offer Freshman Orientation for new students. When students arrive, however, they often are unprepared and unsure of how to take full advantage of these orientation sessions. No matter what the orientation program looks like at a college, knowing what to expect during the first few weeks can make the difference…
Descriptors: Partial Hearing, School Orientation, Guides, Deafness
Roszkowski, Michael J.; Soven, Margot – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2010
A popular taxonomy for categorizing outcomes of training is the four-level model formulated by Kirkpatrick (1959). The first level in the model consists of reactions to training. Kirkpatrick recognized only affective reactions, but more recent reformulations of the model posit other types of reactions, including utility and perceptions of…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, College Freshmen, School Orientation, Program Evaluation
Mytton, Graham; Rumbold, Penny – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2011
One-day transition to university workshops have been successful in enhancing peer networks. This study aimed to influence the transition from a Foundation Degree to a third year Undergraduate Degree programme through the use of peer led workshops. Two 2-hour workshops were planned and delivered by five previous students of the Foundation Degree,…
Descriptors: Workshops, Transitional Programs, Articulation (Education), School Orientation
Brunken, Anna; Delly, Pamela – Education, Knowledge & Economy: A Journal for Education and Social Enterprise, 2011
Changes to education in Australia have seen new government legislations increasing educational pathways so students can more easily enter university, the aim being to increase participation. Now, many domestic students utilise various pathways to access university. Some have undertaken basic Further Education Diplomas, received subject credits,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disadvantaged, Access to Education, Postsecondary Education
Walters, Nancy; DeSalvo, Alaina; Shafer, Shakiya – Minnesota Office of Higher Education, 2017
Minnesota's Intervention for College Attendance Program (ICAP) is a program of competitive grants awarded to postsecondary institutions, professional organizations and community-based organizations. Funded programs focus on increasing the access and success of groups traditionally underrepresented in higher education by strengthening their…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Intervention, College Preparation, Enrichment Activities
Austin, Mathew L.; Martin, Bruce; Mittelstaedt, Robin; Schanning, Kevin; Ogle, Derek – Journal of Experiential Education, 2009
More than 200 schools currently use some form of the Outward Bound-adapted model of outdoor orientation (OO). Assisting students with the transition to college is a primary goal of these programs (Bell, Holmes, Vigneault, & Williams, 2008). This study was conducted at a small Midwestern liberal-arts college with a strong environmental mission.…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, School Orientation, Transitional Programs, College Freshmen
Medina, Jacquie – Journal of Experiential Education, 2009
Three research abstracts dealt with program outcomes and the factors that affect them. Morgan (2008) dealt with the potential influence of sensation-seeking personality traits on perceived risk and perceived competence in adventure experiences. Two abstracts by Bobilya, Akey, and Mitchell, Jr. (2008) and Austin, Martin, Mittelstaedt, Schanning,…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Educational Research, Personality Traits, Risk
Duggan, Molly H.; Williams, Mitchell R. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2011
This study explores student success courses from the student perspective to answer three questions: What topics do students find the most useful? What teaching methods do the students find most helpful? How can these courses be customized to better serve the students? The purpose of this study is to interview students from a number of community…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Action Research
Bobilya, Andrew J.; Akey, Lynn D.; Mitchell, Donald, Jr. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2011
Higher education often supports new student transition through various orientation programs. Recently a greater focus on student spiritual growth has emerged as an important aspect. The wilderness orientation program in this study is unique because of its length (12-14 days) and its focus on students' spiritual development. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Spiritual Development, Outdoor Education, College Students, Questionnaires
Chang, Mary – New Directions for Higher Education, 2011
To be successful in navigating the waters of American higher education, international students need to demonstrate proficiency in the English language and an understanding of the educational expectations of American academia. Unlike Americans who apply to a US university, international students must demonstrate that they understand enough English…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Academic Aspiration, North American English, English (Second Language)
Story, Craig N. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Faculty are the academic heart of colleges and universities. They guide learning and facilitate student academic and social integration in the campus community. As described by Tinto, student integration is an important component to success in college. Out-of-class and in-class faculty-student interaction supports student integration and may lead…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Undergraduate Students, Higher Education, Student Attitudes
Clapp, Marlene; Young, Michael – College and University, 2010
Bridgewater State University (BSU) is a public institution that falls under the Carnegie classification of Master's Colleges and Universities. BSU is committed to serving students in the New England region. This student population includes a sizeable number of underrepresented students. BSU is dealing with intense pressure to serve these students…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Institutional Research, Identification, Classification