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Direct linkKiser, Tracey Nicole – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Developmental mathematics is one of the most challenging leaks in the mathematics K-20 pipeline. Few students enter two-year colleges prepared to successfully engage in college-level mathematics classes. Many of students who place into developmental mathematics are low-income, underprepared, students of color, and many are not equipped with the…
Descriptors: Remedial Mathematics, College Readiness, College Mathematics, Developmental Studies Programs
Peer reviewedStephan, Jennifer L. – Teachers College Record, 2013
Background: College attendance has become a crucial determinant of life chances in U.S. society. Besides college costs and academic preparation, college-related cultural and social capital may help explain socioeconomic differences in whether and where students attend college. While high school counselors are seen as potential agents of social…
Descriptors: Social Capital, Interviews, Coaching (Performance), Counseling Techniques
Download full textRissman, Barbara; Carrington, Suzanne; Bland, Derek – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2013
This paper reports how one Australian university and the Queensland Department of Education and Training (DET) are working together to increase the number of school students from low socio-economic backgrounds enrolling in undergraduate university degrees. This innovative program involves university lecturers and school teachers working together…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Interviews
O'Meara, Daniel J. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study is an ethnographic inquiry into the beliefs and perceptions of first-generation/low-income Mexican American students in a rural community college located near the U.S.-Mexico border. It explored their experiences as TRiO Student Support Services participants. TRiO Student Support Services plays an increasingly vital role helping…
Descriptors: Mexican Americans, First Generation College Students, Low Income Groups, Community Colleges
Read, Sherry – 1984
The 1983-1984 evaluation of the TRIO/Special Services program at the University of Minnesota, General College, is presented. Program goals and course descriptions for the integrated course of study are described, as are counseling and tutoring services, student eligibility, and characteristics of program participants. A demographic profile for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Administrator Evaluation, College Students
Read, Sherry – 1982
The TRIO/Special Services program at the University of Minnesota's General College (GC) is described, and 1981-1982 program evaluation results are examined. Federally-supported TRIO programs (also including Education Opportunity Centers, Talent Search, and Upward Bound programs) provide support services for disadvantaged college students. The GC's…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Ancillary School Services, Career Counseling
