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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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Pioneer Programs for Retaining "At-Risk" Students.
Sharkey, Stuart J.; And Others
New Directions for Higher Education, n60 p61-86 Win 1987
Exemplary programs that have resulted in greater retention of minority, older, and commuting students are described including: Black students at the University of Delaware, linking cooperative education and educational opportunity at Ramapo College, high-risk adult students at Canisius College, and commuter peer assistance at University of Maryland-Baltimore County. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Administrators, Adult Students, Black Students, College Administration, College Students, Commuting Students, Consortia, Cooperative Education, High Risk Students, Higher Education, Minority Groups, Program Descriptions, School Holding Power, Student Attrition, Student Personnel Services
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Language: English
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