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Download full textStolar, Steven M. – 1994
In an effort to determine whether OR 100, a college success orientation seminar offered at New Jersey's Cumberland County College (CCC), should be upgraded to a college-level course and whether OR 101, a one-unit orientation course, should be required of all students, CCC surveyed 288 two- and four-year institutions in New Jersey, Delaware, and…
Descriptors: College Credits, Community Colleges, Credit Courses, Curriculum Development
Barefoot, Betsy O.; Fidler, Paul P. – 1992
A national survey was conducted which examined the scope of freshman seminar programming, the characteristics of these seminars, and the variance between different types of freshman seminars with respect to their goals, topics addressed, and other characteristics. The study surveyed 2,460 regionally-accredited colleges and universities of whom…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Course Content, Course Objectives, First Year Seminars
Coll, Kenneth M.; VonSeggern, D. Joseph – 1991
Researchers have begun to analyze community college retention data in terms of students' stated objectives upon entry. By categorizing students based upon their most important reason for attending college, meaningful follow-up and assessment of students' goal attainment can be conducted. Program evaluation studies have produced evidence that…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Community Colleges, First Year Seminars
Santa Rita, Emilio – 1992
The Student Assistants' Program (SAP) was implemented at Bronx Community College (BCC) (New York) to reduce attrition between admission and the first day of classes. The principal objective of the program is to train presently enrolled students to provide individual assistance to entering freshmen. These student assistants help new students with…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Attendance, Community Colleges, Mentors
Howard, Janet M.; Keele, Reba – 1991
This paper discusses the development, implementation, and results of an intercultural training program for the students of the Marriott School of Management (MSM) at Brigham Young University, Utah. Complaints from MSM international students that they felt some sense of abandonment by MSM and the university promoted a research study on…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), College Students, Foreign Students, Graduate Study
Roueche, John E.; Roueche, Suanne D. – Leadership Abstracts, 1994
The 1993 book, "Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The At-Risk Student in the Open-Door College," provided a status report on community college responses to at-risk students, or students who possess academic, social, and economic problems that challenge their success in college. In addition to providing a brief history of at-risk programs and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Strategies, Educationally Disadvantaged, High Risk Students
Nelson, Ron – 1993
Valencia Community College in Florida developed a holistic approach to improve student retention during the period October 1987 through September 1992. Two of the major thrusts of the retention project were the development of an extended orientation course about student success (SLS 1122) and the development of a faculty mentoring program. Study…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Enrollment Influences, High Risk Students
Greenfield Union Elementary School District, Bakersfield, CA. – 1983
A mini-unit introducing seventh grade students to their new school and its surrounding area can be adapted for use in any school. Following a list of learning objectives and evaluation methods, the document provides a short vocabulary lesson and five student activities and worksheets for learning to read school, city, state, and county maps. A…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Instructional Materials, Junior High Schools, Learning Activities
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. – 1984
This booklet provides information about high school in Virginia for students and their parents. Chapter 1, "Entering High School," offers descriptions of course options in all the subject areas of both academic and vocational education, along with advice on studying and on solving problems having to do with coursework. Chapter 3…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Educational Planning, Graduation Requirements, High Schools
Fitzgerald, Laurine E. – 1981
Perspectives on the roles of academic advisors are considered. It is suggested that academic advisors are often "boundary spanners," those who participate in two or more aspects of the activities of the institution. Academic advisors' functions cut across multidisciplinary lines, affecting curricular decisions and curriculum development,…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Career Counseling, College Students, Faculty Advisers
Allen, David F. – 1984
Incoming freshmen at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington completed evaluations of their two-day orientation. The Orientation Evaluation is administered to freshmen who have chosen to participate in one of three sessions: Summer Orientation, Learning, Advising, and Registration sessions (SOLAR). A total of 166 students completed the…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Higher Education, Institutional Research, Participant Satisfaction
San Ysidro School District, CA. – 1983
Designed to guide teachers through a 20-day sequence of preschool orientation activities, the manual presents a numbered sequence of topics with related objectives and explanations, preparation and planning needs, and specific activities for children. Section I is entitled "All Around Us" and focuses on guiding preschool children and…
Descriptors: Group Experience, Learning Strategies, Lesson Plans, Orientation Materials
CROFT, DON B.; HALPIN, ANDREW W. – 1962
A COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONNAIRE WAS DEVELOPED, ANALYZED, AND TESTED TO BE USED FOR PORTRAYING THE "ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE" OF AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IT WAS STATED FIGURATIVELY THAT PERSONALITY IS TO THE INDIVIDUAL AS "CLIMATE" IS TO THE ORGANIZATION. OVER 70 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WERE CHOSEN FROM VARIOUS REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Elementary Schools, Faculty Evaluation, Group Structure
DUROST, WALTER N. – 1960
TWENTY 30-MINUTE TELEVISION PROGRAMS WERE PRODUCED ON FILM IN THE PERIOD FROM MAY 11 TO AUGUST 3, 1959, FOR THE PURPOSES OF (1) ACQUAINTING THE YOUNG CHILD PRIOR TO ENTERING THE FIRST GRADE AS TO THE NATURE OF THE NEW ENVIRONMENT HE WILL ENCOUNTER, (2) ENCOURAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROFICIENCY IN CERTAIN BASIC TASKS AND SKILLS FOR GROUP LIVING IN…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Early Experience, Educational Television, Grade 1
Wilmington Public Schools, DE. – 1968
Educational television (ETV) has been explored fairly widely as a tool in supplementary or large scale curriculum presentation, but relatively little work has been done using it as a guidance tool. This paper presents Delaware's Alfred I. duPont School District's program using the district and state closed-circuit television network. The major…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Closed Circuit Television, Counseling Services, Counselor Role
