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Download full textBurton, Billie H. – 1982
This paper describes a preadmission orientation program for older nontraditional students at Murray State University, Kentucky. Included is a description of the university, a description of the orientation for traditional-age freshmen and an explanation of why this program was not appropriate for adult freshmen. A step-by-step description of the…
Descriptors: Admissions Counseling, Adult Students, College Admission, Higher Education
Gough, J. E.; Coltman, B. – Open Campus, 1979
The distance teaching counseling program for mature students at Deakin University, Australia, is discussed, along with the extent to which adequate counseling is provided for the distance student in Australia and other countries. Completion of admission and enrollment procedures for new off-campus students between June and December in the year…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Adult Students, College Students, Comparative Education
Gilfillan, Warren C.; Burgess, Robert A. – 1981
Directed to the Multnomah County (Oregon) sixth grade students participating in the Outdoor School program, the handbook serves as an introduction to the week-long, resident outdoor education experience which focuses on four natural resources: soil, water, plants, and animal life. Information is provided on the Outdoor School site and staff;…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Experiential Learning, Grade 6, Instructional Materials
Slowinski, Donald J., Ed. – 1984
Designed as a guide for effective student service programs, this publication attempts to provide information on policy decisions, underscore the importance of and need for a comprehensive student services program, and serve as a philosophical and administrative model for professional educators in community colleges in Maryland. Introductory…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, College Admission, Community Colleges, Counseling Services
Groseth, Rolf; Brigham, Ralph – 1984
The effect of college orientation experiences on student grade point average (GPA) and persistence toward the degree was studied at Montana State University. Two groups of students were compared: 131 students who attended a 3-day orientation during the summer before their freshman year, and 97 freshmen who attended large group sessions just before…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, College Graduates, College Students
PDF pending restorationMazur, Chet, Ed.; And Others
In this experimental orientation program, peer groups work with potential high school freshmen while they are still in the eighth grade, so that transition to high school will be easier. Groups consisting of two student leaders, and 10 to 15 eighth graders, meet for three 45-minute sessions, and engage in various orientation, visiting day, and…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Grade 8, Grade 9, High School Freshmen
KUVLESKY, WILLIAM P.; OHLENDORF, GEORGE W. – 1967
THIS PAPER PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOUTHWESTERN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION WAS CONCERNED WITH THE EVALUATION OF A CONCEPTUAL SCHEME DESIGNED TO STUDY SCHOOL ORIENTATION OF YOUTH AND PARTICULARLY RACIAL DIFFERENCES IN SCHOOL ORIENTATION OF RURAL YOUTH. HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORES RESIDING IN SELECTED LOW INCOME COUNTIES OF TEXAS WERE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aspiration, Black Youth, Conceptual Schemes
Bush, Kate – 1975
Orientation in this report refers to the various adjustment processes that students need to make to function effectively within a postsecondary institution. The major aim of the study was to obtain an outline of the range of problems encountered by respondents at Flinders University in a 1975 questionnaire survey of their adaptation to the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), College Environment, College Freshmen, College Students
National Association for Foreign Student Affairs, Washington, DC. – 1975
This sourcebook is the result of a week-long conference of about 50 "Study Abroad Advisors" held in 1974. The workshop and the sourcebook are the first steps toward professionalizing the field of advising U.S. students who wish an overseas experience. The sourcebook is designed as a complement to the Council on International Educational Exchange's…
Descriptors: College Students, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Cultural Differences
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1969
The fourteenth annual report on New York State's educational programs for children of migrant agricultural workers presents program descriptions and evaluations of specific program efforts designed to increase the educational opportunities for these children. Specific areas covered are year-round compensatory education programs for school age…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Arithmetic, Bilingual Students, Compensatory Education
Elliston, Inez N. – TESL Talk, 1978
Outlines an orientation program for immigrant children in the Scarborourgh School System in Ontario, Canada. The program is designed to provide these students with a systematic introduction to schooling during the period of transition to the new culture. (CFM)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Education, Cultural Traits, Culture Conflict
Siegel, Betty L. – National Forum: Phi Kappa Phi Journal, 1987
Kennesaw College has built on its diversity to encourage student persistence, participation, and success through a freshman orientation to the college experience and pairing of faculty members with high-achieving students for research projects. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Change Strategies
Tucker, Donald L. – 2003
This study addressed two specific questions regarding Korean students at American colleges and universities. One is a question of accommodation, and the other is a question of orientation: to what extent do we need to change our classroom format and teaching methodology (and types of assignments) to accommodate students from different cultures and…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Foreign Students, Higher Education
Westman, Craig – American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), 2005
The sole purpose of this book is to provide a primer or "how-to" resource for new or seasoned enrollment managers. Its core chapters are practical applications of Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) best practices. While incorporating some secondary source referencing, the dialogue primarily outlines how making some basic adjustments to business…
Descriptors: Enrollment Management, Enrollment Projections, Administrative Organization, Statistical Analysis
Peer reviewedRothstein, Stanley William – Urban Education, 1979
This paper focuses on the social effect and individual meanings new staff and student members assimilate in formal orientations. (Author/EB)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Case Studies, College Freshmen, High School Freshmen
