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Download full textRead, Sherry – 1981
The TRIO/Special Services Program at the University of Minnesota is described, and a national evaluation of TRIO programs (Upward Bound, Talent Search, and Special Services) is briefly summarized. The TRIO/Special Services Program at the University of Minnesota is located within The General College, which is the open enrollment unit of the…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Career Planning, College Bound Students, College Freshmen
Kromhout, O. M.; and Others – 1970
An autonomous multimedia computer-assisted instruction (CAI) general-education physics course was developed and evaluated at Florida State University (FSU). Based on a one-term conventional lecture course which had been given successfully at FSU for several years, the CAI course made use of an IBM 1500 instructional system to guide the student…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
Brooks, Ian R., Comp.; Moore-Eyman, E., Comp. – 1976
As the third report on ISUPS, this 1975-76 evaluation presents reports by: the Academic Coordinator (policy, procedure, and changes re: outreach programs; funding; student characteristics; the coordinating role; student input; admissions; and facilities); the Tutor (registration; course planning; library use; academics; and recommendations for a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Computer Assisted Instruction, Counseling Services
Maryland State Higher Education Commission, Annapolis. – 1998
This report inventories academic and administrative projects which are collaborative ventures between higher education institutions and elementary and secondary schools in Maryland. Fourteen community colleges, 9 public four-year campuses, 2 of the University System of Maryland extension services, and 16 independent institutions (including all of…
Descriptors: Career Education, College School Cooperation, Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs
Wolpert, Gloria; Fitzpatrick, Corine – 2001
This paper describes a pilot mentoring/tutoring program which paired undergraduate and graduate students with homeless, at-risk, urban elementary students. The project addressed students' poor school performance and disparities in access to technology for minority and disadvantaged students. It purchased computer software and established a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Change, College School Cooperation, College Students
Australian National Languages and Literacy Inst., Deakin. – 1994
Papers from the conference on the education of Australian Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders include: "English Language and Numeracy Program for Aboriginal Students" (Alison Jarred); "The Aboriginal Identity Course: A Midstream Evaluation" (Simon Vaughan); "Making the Curriculum Your Own: The Senior Girls at Lajamanu…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Chemistry, Classroom Techniques, Course Evaluation
Hurst, Darrell, Ed.; Jobin, Robert, Ed. – VCCA Journal, 1991
This issue of the "VCCA Journal" contains the following articles: (1) "Dear Andrei--Dear Patricia: International Education in English Composition I," by Robert Kilmer; (2) "The Cultivation of Critical Thinking: Some Tools and Techniques," by Russell Crescimanno; (3) "Assessment Partnership: A Model for Two-Year…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Accounting, Administrative Organization
Allison, Joyce – 1990
The report details the progress of the Price City (Utah) Library Literacy Project toward achievement of its 12 stated objectives: to (1) train 30 volunteer tutors; (2) match them with students; (3) develop a course at the College of Eastern Utah so college students can receive credit for tutoring adults in reading or English as a Second Language;…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Budgets, College Credits, College School Cooperation
Meredith, Larry D. – 1990
Project Engage is an after-school, weekend, and summer educational program geared toward minority and disadvantaged students to increase the number of these students seeking postsecondary education from the Erie, Pennsylvania area. It is funded mainly through Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, whose administration is strongly committed to…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Advance Organizers, After School Programs, College Entrance Examinations
Harris, Dolores M. – 1990
Glassboro State College (New Jersey) has developed an institution-wide comprehensive, coordinated program based on the concept of early provision of quality services and programs to provide students with positive linkages to the institution. Persistence to graduation is the long-term goal of the retention program. Additional goals include…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Desegregation, College Environment, College Freshmen
Silva, Santiago – 1982
The College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) at Pan American University (PAU) in Edinburg, Texas, which recruits migrant students into higher education and provides quality support services (tutoring, counseling, follow-up, and financial assistance), served 202 freshmen during the 1981-82 academic year. The CAMP recruitment effort visited 34 high…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, College Role, College Students
Zanoni, Candido – 1980
The specially funded program described in this report was implemented at the University of Minnesota's General College in Fall 1979 to promote the academic improvement and long-range retention of high-risk Black, Hispanic, and Native American students. After introductory material discussing the process involved in securing program funds from the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Basic Skills, Black Students, College Freshmen
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1978
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 15 titles deal with the following topics: methods for teaching students of English as a second language and remedial students in freshmen composition courses; Maryland community college English teachers' backgrounds and attitudes…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Compensatory Education, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Practices
Hawkridge, David G. – 1970
The University of Great Britain will soon open, with an enrollment of 25,000 students. Within three years, 40,000 undergraduate students are expected. The instructional system of the Open University is unique: it employs a multimedia approach and stresses the interdisciplinary nature of the foundation courses. Weekly radio programs and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Audiovisual Centers, Broadcast Television, Correspondence Study
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
