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McHale, George – 1990
This report summarizes the findings of a national conference on mentoring. Mentoring involves a structured relationship between two people, with the first imparting support, insight, and experience to the second. The following varieties of mentoring are discussed: (1) mentoring from the business community; (2) career mentoring within specific…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textWilliams, Barbara I., Ed.; And Others – 1986
This volume of research papers presents ideas, information, and consensus statements on compensatory education effectiveness by some of the country's leading education researchers. Section one presents a summary of proceedings of the meeting at which the researchers submitted their papers to the Conference Panel and staff of the National…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment
Rossi, Robert J. – 1995
Despite the widespread attention given to education reform, no substantial knowledge base has existed for identifying and implementing effective reforms for at-risk student populations. This document, the third of three volumes, describes the research design for a study that identified the essential mechanics of effective reforms for students at…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Change
AERA Vocational Education Special Interest Group Proceedings (Chicago, Illinois, March 24-28, 1997).
Jackman, Diane H., Ed. – 1997
This proceedings consists of five research papers presented during the 1997 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). The papers were presented during the sessions of the AERA Vocational Education Special Interest Group. "Predictors of Occupational Choice among Rural Youth: Implications for Career Education and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Career Choice, Career Education, Decision Making
South Carolina Univ., Columbia. National Resource Center for the Freshman Year Experience. – 1994
These proceedings report on a 1994 conference on the planning, implementing, and refining of programs designed to enhance the first-year experience of college students in urban settings. Early sections detail conference aims, background and policies. One section describes workshops on various topics, provides a profile on the keynote speaker, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Economically Disadvantaged
Nicolan, Siobhon; And Others – 1988
A report from the 1988 Aspen Institute Conference reports that Hispanic youth are more likely to work at full-time jobs and are slightly more likely to work year-round than either Blacks or Whites, regardless of gender or age. But although jobs are available and Hispanics want to work, fundamental changes in the nature of the economy, low wage…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Citizen Participation, Community Programs, Day Care
