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ERIC Number: ED279271
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1984-Mar-17
Pages: 68
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
The Master Plan for Florida Postsecondary Education. Supplement Number 2: Enhancing the Participation of Minority and Disadvantaged Students in Postsecondary Education. Report and Recommendations of the Postsecondary Education Planning Commission.
Florida State Postsecondary Education Commission, Tallahassee.
This second supplement to the Florida master plan for postsecondary education covers college attendance issues for minority and disadvantaged students. Attention is directed to: effective participation of students in kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12) education, counseling, linkages and cooperation between K-12 and postsecondary education, adult basic and adult high school education, college preparatory education, standardized testing in postsecondary education using the College-Level Academic Skills Test, improving the performance and retention of minority and disadvantaged students in postsecondary education, representation of minorities as faculty, financial aid issues affecting minority college attendance, postsecondary education needs of students with limited knowledge of English, graduate and professional education, and system accountability. Specific concerns include: the dropout problem, minimum academic standards and statewide assessment, a state compensatory education program, better utilization of counselors' skills and time, improving test-taking skills, the College Reach Out Program, postsecondary English-language instruction, and bilingual vocational education. (SW)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Florida State Postsecondary Education Commission, Tallahassee.
Identifiers - Location: Florida
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A