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Direct linkWillison, Scott; Gibson, Emily – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2011
The federally funded Ronald B. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program (McNair Program) prepares first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented college undergraduates to pursue terminal graduate degrees. This study examines 22 McNair scholars' transitions into graduate school in an attempt to identify factors that influence alumni…
Descriptors: Alumni, Learning Processes, Interviews, First Generation College Students
Download full textWashington Higher Education Coordinating Board, 2009
The state of Washington has a long-standing commitment to postsecondary education opportunities for all students, regardless of income. The purpose of this report is to provide the members of the Higher Education Coordinating Board with: (1) An overview of state, federal, and institutional financial aid in Washington; (2) A description of notable…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, High School Students, College Preparation, Federal Programs
Institute for Services to Education, Inc., Washington, DC.
OPERATIONAL FEATURES OF SUCCESSFUL 1965 UPWARD BOUND PROGRAMS ARE BRIEFLY SUMMARIZED. THE GOAL OF THE UPWARD BOUND PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE UNIVERSITY-BASED AND ARE CONDUCTED DURING THE SUMMER AND THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR, IS TO PREPARE NORMALLY INTELLIGENT DISADVANTAGED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR ADMISSION TO AND SUCCESS IN COLLEGE. THE PROGRAMS…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Preparation, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. – 1994
A Senate committee received testimony supporting reauthorization of the Native Hawaiian Education Act as part of reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). In the previous week, the House of Representatives had narrowly defeated an effort to delete the Native Hawaiian Education Act from ESEA reauthorization. The Native…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Early Childhood Education, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
BUTLER, CORNELIUS E.
DESCRIBED ARE 12 INNOVATIVE PACE PROJECTS IN SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, WHICH WERE DEVELOPED WITH ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT TITLE III FUNDS. AMONG THE PROJECTS ARE--A PRESCHOOL CENTER, AN INDUSTRIAL ARTS PROGRAM, AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAM, AND ADULT JOB TRAINING. OTHERS ARE--AN IDENTIFICATION AND INTERVENTION PROJECT FOR…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Audiovisual Instruction, College Preparation, Computer Assisted Instruction
Blanco, Cheryl D. – Pathways to College Network, 2005
Student financial assistance has long been a means to promote access to postsecondary education and attainment of college degrees. Numerous types of financial aid programs have proliferated over the years, including a relatively new concept that specifically targets high-risk, low-income students, focusing not just on getting them to go to college…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, College Preparation, Student Financial Aid, Federal Programs
