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Wilbur, Franklin P.; Lambert, Leo M. – 1991
This book provides over 300 summaries of joint-venture programs between secondary and postsecondary schools. The overall purpose of the partnership programs is to improve the chances for at-risk students to graduate from high school and have a successful college experience. The main portion of the book is divided into four parts, each focusing on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College School Cooperation, Colleges
Pickens, William H. – 1982
Fiscal support for higher education and policy concerns at the state level during difficult financial times are discussed, with specific reference to the western states. States vary widely in several ways: the strength of their economies, the actions of legislatures and voters to reduce the revenues or the expenditure base of state and local…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Budgeting, College Choice
Tait, Tony; Frankland, Gillian; Smith, David; Moore, Sharon – 2001
To support schools and colleges across England in implementing Curriculum 2000, England's Learning and Skills Development Agency worked with more than 40 schools and sixth form and further education (FE) colleges to identify the challenges institutions will likely face when preparing for the second year of advanced-level Curriculum 2000 programs…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Standards, Administrator Attitudes