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Download full textBethany Lewis; Daniel Rossman; Rafael Pasillas; Rebecca Klein-Collins – Council for Adult and Experiential Learning, 2024
The Latino and Adult Student Success (LASS) Academy is a multi-year initiative administered by CAEL (the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning) focused on supporting Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) in their efforts to improve outcomes for adult and Latino adult learners. In its first phase, from 2018 through 2021, the LASS Academy…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Adult Students, Universities, Technical Assistance
Direct linkSharon Friesen; Michele Jacobsen – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2021
Faculties of Education in North America are experiencing an increase in demand for professional graduate programs that provide flexible and accessible research pathways for working professionals. Our School of Education offers high quality professional graduate programs that increase access and respond directly to complex needs and problems of…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Graduate Study, Active Learning, Blended Learning
Mc Kenna, Declan; Mooney Simmie, Geraldine – Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2017
The School Completion Programme (SCP) was first established in Ireland in 2002 with what appeared to resemble a "bottom up" model of support. The programme was based on authentic effort at partnership with schools, parents and relevant agencies through local management committees and enjoyed a fair share of autonomy in how they would…
Descriptors: Governance, Program Descriptions, Disadvantaged, Educational Attainment
Yavuz, Olcay – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2016
This longitudinal quantitative study investigates how participation in the Comprehensive College Readiness Access and Success Program (CCRASP) affects underrepresented urban students' college persistence. Results revealed that CCRASP participation was associated with higher percentages of students enrolling in both 2- and 4-year colleges as…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Urban Schools, Counseling Services, Disadvantaged
Pegg, Ann – Higher Education Academy, 2014
This international research considered two key questions: (1) What self-scrutiny, strategies, planning and processes do universities with a successfully reformed curriculum undertake?; and (2) How do these universities measure and evaluate the impact of whole curriculum reform in relation to learning and teaching and the student experience?…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Higher Education, Case Studies, Foreign Countries
Hill, David; Brown, Don – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2013
The retention of "at risk" students in secondary schools is a major challenge to inclusive education policy. Students with non-compliant behaviour at this level are typically dealt with by authoritarian and punitive disciplinary systems that frequently lead to exclusion from school. This paper reports on the successful establishment of a…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Secondary School Students, School Holding Power, Inclusion
Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2013
The Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship (TELS) program was designed to meet the unique needs of the state of Tennessee while also incorporating the hallmark elements of existing merit-based aid programs in other states. Developed through a process involving elected officials and members of the academic community, the TELS program aims to…
Descriptors: Scholarships, Scholarship Funds, Merit Scholarships, Public Policy
Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2009
The Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship (TELS) program was designed to meet the unique needs of the state of Tennessee by incorporating the hallmark elements of existing merit-based aid programs in other states. Developed through a process involving elected officials and members of the academic community, the TELS program aims to address the…
Descriptors: Community Development, Private Colleges, Family Income, Academic Persistence
Peer reviewedGregory, Sheila T. – Planning for Higher Education, 2003
Describes some institutional programs that have been successful in increasing the academic persistence of Latino college students and outlines steps that will make an institution's programs serve as catalysts for positive change. Hiring and retaining faculty and staff of color is beneficial to all students and helps increase Latino persistence.…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Faculty, Educational Change, Enrollment Trends
McClenney, Kay M.; McClenney, Byron N.; Peterson, Gregory F. – Planning for Higher Education, 2007
To provide access to and retain both students of color and low-income students, community colleges must change to create environments in which all students can succeed. Change strategies must focus on the core mission of the institution and rely on data regarding the experiences of students at the institution. When student data are used to inform…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Colleges, Low Income, College Environment
Villegas, Ana Maria; And Others – 1993
This collection is based on two studies of approaches to increasing the supply of minority teachers. The first was a documentation study of programs supported by the Ford Foundation Minority Education Demonstration Project designed to attract minority candidates, prepare them well, and present model programs. The second study described a range of…
Descriptors: College Students, Cultural Differences, Curriculum, Educational Change
Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities, Oshkosh, WI. – 1995
This volume documents 213 reform efforts in teacher education programs at state colleges and universities around the United States. The programs were described by deans and directors of teacher education in a survey of 321 institutions. Survey respondents were asked to propose up to three brief descriptions of successful teacher education reform…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Clinical Experience, College Admission, College Faculty
