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Cahalan, Margaret; And Others – 1994
An interim report on the congressionally mandated National Study of Student Support Services (SSS) focuses on the characteristics of college freshmen program participants and on the level and type of services they receive. The federally funded grant program is designed to help economically disadvantaged students achieve success at the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, Counseling Services, Disadvantaged Youth
Combes, Josette – 1992
This report examines how parent involvement in running day care centers in France has increased in recent years, and investigates the role that the Association des Collectifs Enfants Parents Professionnels (ACEPP) has played in making this form of child care more acceptable. After a discussion of the historical development and current choices of…
Descriptors: Day Care Centers, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education, Economically Disadvantaged
Hill, Paul T. – 1987
This paper analyzes design alternatives for Federal elementary and secondary education programs. It identifies the range of program strategies available and analyzes their strengths and weaknesses. The proper design for any program depends upon the following factors: (1) goals; (2) the availability of Federal funding to pay for necessary services…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
South Carolina Univ., Columbia. National Resource Center for the Freshman Year Experience. – 1994
These proceedings report on a 1994 conference on the planning, implementing, and refining of programs designed to enhance the first-year experience of college students in urban settings. Early sections detail conference aims, background and policies. One section describes workshops on various topics, provides a profile on the keynote speaker, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Economically Disadvantaged
Mountain-Plains Education and Economic Development Program, Inc., Glasgow AFB, MT. – 1976
Intended as a guide for replicating parts or all of the Mountain-Plains Career Education Model IV, this handbook provides a detailed description of a residential, family-based education program developed to improve the economic potential and lifestyle of selected student families in a six-state area. The handbook is divided into seven chapters and…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Career Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Burac, Zipura T. – 1992
Designed for educational administrators, state-level personnel, program coordinators, teachers, and researchers, this monograph highlights five exemplary vocational programs serving individuals from special populations. Identified through an extensive national search in 1990, each program exemplifies successful practices for secondary and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Ancillary School Services, Curriculum, Demonstration Programs