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An Intervention System for Persistent Non-Achievers.

Richards, Donna; And Others – 1988

This project was conducted to determine factors that contribute to the academic success or lack thereof of educationally disadvantaged vocational students and to develop a plan that will enhance success of persistent nonachieving students in the future. Educationally disadvantaged students at Mountain View Community College (Texas) were divided…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Students, Community Colleges

A Progress Conference Survey: Assessment of the First Enrollment Experience of the Educational Opportunity Program (GROUPS) Students. Indiana Studies in Higher Education Number 36.

Brigman, S. Leelan – 1977

A survey was conducted at Indiana University-Bloomington to provide (1) normative data for identifying common adjustment problems of the first enrollment experience of 265 of the Educational Opportunity Program (GROUPS) students, and (2) student evaluations of potential areas of the program that need administrative attention and/or redesigning. a…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Probation, College Freshmen, Educationally Disadvantaged

Integrating the Ill-Prepared Freshmen into College: A Pilot Project.

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Willner, Eric – 1974

A number of problems encountered by a large number of entering college freshmen at Kingsborough Community College under Open Admissions, such as serious deficiencies in English comprehension and express skills, deficiencies in mathematics, basic study skills, uncertainty with regard to academic expectations, and a general lack of sophistication in…

Descriptors: College Freshmen, Communication Problems, Educational Needs, Educational Opportunities

Statewide Longitudinal Study: Report on Academic Year 1979-80. Part 4--Spring 1980 Results.

Hunter, Russell; Sheldon, M. Stephen – 1981

As the fourth in a series of reports on a longitudinal study of over 7,000 students who entered 15 California community colleges in Fall 1978, this eight-chapter report profiles the students as of Spring 1980 in terms of: (1) demography, academic progress, and employment status; and (2) their distribution among 18 "prototypes," defined…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Students, College Role, College Transfer Students

Enhancing Validity through Beneficiaries' Equitable Involvement in Identifying and Prioritizing Homeless Children's Educational Problems.

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Brandon, Paul R.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1993

The involvement of program beneficiaries in a study of the educational problems of homeless children is described. The 3 stakeholder groups were the 9 teachers, 7 shelter staff members, and 20 homeless parents. The equitable participation of the parents was an achieved goal that enhanced evaluation findings' validity. (SLD)

Descriptors: Agenda Setting, Children, Community Involvement, Disadvantaged Youth

Case Study Report #2. Jim and Nan Schmidt.

Myers, Douglas D.; And Others – 1975

This document presents one in a series of twenty-three case studies derived from in-depth interviews using a sampling of former participants in the Mountain-Plains program, a residential, family-based education program developed to improve the economic potential and lifestyle of selected student families in a six-state area. Each case study…