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Download full textCadbury, Jr., William E. – 1968
The Post-Baccalaureate Fellowship Program provides an opportunity for students who went to college with inferior preparation to supplement their education by studying for 1 year at an academically demanding liberal arts college before entering graduate or professional school. The post-baccalaureate fellows take regular courses in a program that is…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Fellowships
Peer reviewedFeshbach, Seymour; Adelman, Howard – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1974
Descriptors: Comprehensive Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Educationally Disadvantaged, Enrichment Activities
Sanchez, Bonnie – Journal of Developmental & Remedial Education, 1979
Cites three ERIC documents. The first describes the Guided Studies Program at Clackamas Community College (Oregon). The second focuses on developmental programs in higher education nationwide. The third provides the results of a national project to examine programs for the underprepared college students. (AYC)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Educationally Disadvantaged, High Risk Students
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Community Junior Colleges. – 1967
THIS CONFERENCE WAS SPONSORED BY THE FLORIDA STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, DIVISION OF COMMUNITY JUNIOR COLLEGES, IN COOPERATION WITH THE SOUTHEASTERN EDUCATION LABORATORY. IT COVERED (1) THE JUNIOR COLLEGE PHILOSOPHY OF PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL STUDENTS, (2) PROPOSALS TO DEVELOP A JUNIOR COLLEGE CURRICULUM ESPECIALLY FOR THE…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Conference Reports, Developmental Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, Eugene, OR. – 1980
Individualized instruction is an old concept that has been newly mandated by the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975. Although neither widely used nor well-defined, individualized instruction is particularly relevant for students who fall outside the norms, behaviorally or academically. It has particular value for ghetto students…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Administrator Role, Behavior Problems, Disabilities
Mink, Oscar G.; Watts, Gordon E. – 1973
The Advanced Studies Program (ASP) at Southeastern Community College (Whiteville, North Carolina) is a developmental studies program that offers freshman courses in English, biology, and psychology to approximately 75 students. Learning activities are individualized and self-paced, and each ASP course has behaviorally stated objectives.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Counseling, Developmental Programs, Dropout Rate
Myers, Douglas D. – 1976
A study was conducted to determine if the pre-center incomes/salaries could predict the post-center salaries of participants in the Mountain-Plains program, a residential, family-based education program developed to improve the economic potential and lifestyle of selected student families in a six-state area. By using the reported family income…
Descriptors: Career Education, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged, Economic Status
Litman, George H. – 1973
A computer-assisted instructional system has been implemented in 21 elementary schools in Chicago. The system runs on a UNIVAC 418-III computer which processes concurrently the reading, language arts, and mathematics drill and practice strand programs of the Computer Curriculum Corporation. All students participating qualified under the Elementary…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Drills (Practice), Educationally Disadvantaged
Myers, Douglas D. – 1976
Regression analysis was employed to determine if there were any similarities between the tests administered to participants of the Mountain-Plains program, a residential, family-based education program developed to improve the economic potential and lifestyle of selected student families in a six-state area. The study compared the Wide Range…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Basic Skills, Career Education, Comparative Analysis
Myers, Douglas D. – 1976
Conducted to determine which, if any, variables tend to indicate potential success (operationally defined as completing the training program), an analysis examined pre-center characteristics and demographic variables of participants and attempted to apply that data to success in negotiating the Mountain Plains program, a residential, family-based…
Descriptors: Achievement, Career Education, Demography, Demonstration Programs
Coyle, David A.; And Others – 1975
One of five supplements which accompany chapter three of "Mountain-Plains Handbook: The Design and Operation of a Residential, Family Oriented Career Education Model" (CE 014 630), this document contains specific infomration concerning the curriculum component of the research services division. The curriculum products are listed by…
Descriptors: Career Education, Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Bourn, Ken – 1977
Thirty-four high-risk students at Essex Community College (Maryland) were evaluated on self-concept growth as shown through pre- and post-tests on the Tennessee Self Concept Scale (TSCS), self-concept as shown through an open-ended questionnaire, and improvement in college grade point average (GPA), after working in a self goal-setting learning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Developmental Programs
Harch, James; And Others – 1974
This directory was compiled from the returns of a mail survey conducted in the fall of 1973. By the nature of the survey, the listings in this report are incomplete. But what emerges from the information is clear: there are many different kinds of alternatives. In providing a brief description of each school or program, the editors have attempted…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Experimental Schools
Coyle, David A.; And Others – 1975
One of five supplements which accompany chapter 3 of "Mountain-Plains Handbook: The Design and Operation of a Residential, Family Oriented Career Education Model" (CE 014 630), this document contains specific information concerning curriculum development procedures. The following four major areas are covered: field testing, field test…
Descriptors: Career Education, Charts, Contracts, Curriculum Development
Mountain-Plains Education and Economic Development Program, Inc., Glasgow AFB, MT. – 1975
Designed primarily for instructors and others who will use Mountain-Plains produced curriculum products, this orientation guide accompanies twenty-two units of curriculum materials developed to carry out the Mountain-Plains mission of testing and reporting the advisability of residential career education as a method of improving the economic…
Descriptors: Career Education, Curriculum Evaluation, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs
