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Download full textSmith, David A.; Herman, William E. – 1996
Varsity student-athletes (SAs) in National Collegiate Athletic Association member institutions encounter obstacles to their academic achievement that non-athletes do not, such as time for physical training and practice, and travel away from campus for games. A program is described that provides support for SAs. The Student-Athlete Academic Support…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Athletes, Athletic Coaches, Career Counseling
Ward, Annita Marie – 1995
A study investigated the effectiveness of a Salem-Teikyo University (West Virginia) program of English-as-a-Second-Language conversational tutoring for a cohort of 185 Japanese students and a similar but smaller Japanese-as-a-Second-Language tutoring program for the English-speaking cohort. Data were gathered through surveys of faculty (n=4),…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Conversational Language Courses, English (Second Language), Foreign Students
Scherini, Rose; And Others – 1980
Immigrant and refugee students at the University of California, Berkeley, were surveyed in spring 1980 to assess their needs. Of the 311 mailed questionnaires, 208 responses were received. The data were analyzed by language group, class level, and immigrant/refugee status. The major areas of difficulty for these students were the large amount of…
Descriptors: Acculturation, College Students, Cultural Differences, Educational Counseling
McInnis, Craig; James, Richard; Beattie, Kate; McNaught, Carmel; Simmons, Clare; Ferber, Sarah – 1995
In 1992, a study at the University of Melbourne (Australia) investigated the experiences of 1,108 freshman students in the schools of arts, economics, and commerce. Based on the results, areas for improvement in curriculum design and faculty development were identified. The three faculties were then invited to develop teaching and curriculum…
Descriptors: Accounting, Biology, Chinese, College Curriculum
