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Young, Eric D. – 1986
This report describes a model for improving retention and graduation rates of culturally diverse students that involves a guided studies seminar in psychological education. The objective is to provide incoming freshmen with an experiential seminar structured around examining higher education, learning and study skills development, and personal and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, First Year Seminars, Higher Education
Young, Eric D. – 1986
A strategy to improve retention and graduation rates of culturally-diverse students in postsecondary settings is described, along with a framework for counselors and educators working with these students. A guided studies seminar in psychological education utilizes a highly-structured educational program and emphasizes the Deliberate Psychological…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Course Descriptions
Download full textGarcia, Teresa; And Others – 1995
This study examined college students' views of their "academic possible selves," how these possible selves vary by social group, and how students view the chance of becoming that possible self and the importance of and their power to attain that possible self. Participants were 126 college students enrolled in an introductory educational…
Descriptors: Aspiration, College Students, Education Work Relationship, Ethnicity
Gardner, John N., Ed.; Jewler, A. Jerome, Ed. – 1992
This textbook is designed to prepare college freshmen for their undergraduate career. Organized in 15 chapters the course introduces basic academic and study skills as well as suggestions for thinking about a career choice, and responding to the social challenges of campus life. Chapter One, "Keys to Success," discusses setting goals and the value…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Cognitive Style, College Freshmen, Educational Objectives
Miner, David; And Others – 1988
The Transition Instructional Program was designed to provide transition services to a culturally insulated group of dropout, migrant, bilingual youth of ethnic minority origin, a significant number of whom were adjudicated, handicapped, or limited English speaking. The project utilized experiential instructional techniques to promote the subjects'…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Bilingual Students, Computer Uses in Education, Cultural Differences
Palmateer, Robert – 1988
This executive summary describes an evaluation study of a program which provided transition services to a culturally insulated group of dropout, migrant, bilingual youth of ethnic minority origin, a significant number of whom were adjudicated, handicapped, or limited English speaking. The project utilized experiential instructional techniques to…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Bilingual Students, Computer Uses in Education, Cultural Differences
