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Youngstown State Univ., OH. – 1988
Project ARETE and the English Festival, two programs sponsored by the English Department of Youngstown State University, are described in this report. The programs bring together university and public school teachers of all grade levels to reward students for reading and writing outside the classroom, assess student writing, renew classroom…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College School Cooperation, Extracurricular Activities, Faculty Development
Swain, Rita; Degus, Richard – 1988
A study was conducted at Monroe Community College (MCC) in Rochester, New York, to assess the need for and define the objectives of an expanded orientation program, to determine the components of such a program and how these components would be integrated with other student development services, and to propose and design a program for future…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Colleges, Participant Satisfaction, Program Effectiveness
Parochetti, Jo Ann; And Others – 1983
Summer Bridge, a 2-week, non-credit program of intensive career exploration and personal development offered to eligible freshmen at Alvin Community College, was instituted to enhance retention rates and achievement levels among high-risk students, particularly during their first semester at the college. The rationale for the program lay in the…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, College Preparation, Community Colleges, Economically Disadvantaged
Harris, Sydney J. – 1981
The concept of excellence is explored in relation to various dimensions. Since the time of ancient Greece, there has been difficulty in defining "the Good," or the nature of human excellence. It is suggested that "the Good" of which excellence is an important part is a fundamental concept of the human personality, and that…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Creative Development, Educational Benefits, Educational Quality
Download full textGray, Hanna Holborn – 1981
The question of whether a liberal arts education is the best or the most useful kind of schooling is considered through a historical perspective. While education may be viewed as instrumental to the development of the individual and the overall society, some believe education should provide specific job training. In the first view, the needs of…
Descriptors: College Role, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits, Educational History
Chapman, Bernadine S. – 1982
This report presents the Academic Retention and Talent Retrieval components of the Special Services Program at Northern Illinois University. The support structures are described in detail, including: CHANCE counseling, which assists students with academic and financial planning, personal growth, peer tutoring, and career counseling; and the Talent…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Counseling, College Students, Dropout Prevention
Blumengarten, Jerry; Polonsky, Marvin – 1975
This document consists of a series of worksheets and lesson plans created by social studies teachers for use in an eighth grade urban studies course. The worksheets are designed to help students to discover first themselves, then the school, the community and the work world beyond school. Some examples of worksheet topics are: a chronological list…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Community, Curriculum Guides, Grade 8
Quay, Richard H. – 1981
A bibliography of Arthur W. Chickering's works on the college student as an individual is presented. Specific topics include the following: diverse student bodies and a changing society, competency-based education, adult development and teaching-learning implications, lifelong learning by handicapped persons, college curriculum development,…
Descriptors: Adult Development, College Environment, College Students, Commuting Students
Richardson, Joan; Rossman, Neil – 1981
During their first quarter, all nonremedial liberal arts students at LaGuardia Community College take an introductory cluster of four courses. These "freedom clusters" use a single body of material and a common analytical method and have, as their fixed elements, courses in philosophy, English composition, and the research paper. Course…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Core Curriculum, Course Content, Course Objectives
Merenbloom, Elliot Y. – 1982
An eight-chapter manual describes how to involve school faculty in the development of effective middle schools. The author identifies the components of effective middle school programs and suggests processes for implementing the programs using group and staff development techniques. Chapter 1 discusses staff development programs to train teachers…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Charts, Curriculum Development, Faculty Development
Lutz, John E.; And Others – 1978
The degree of success of the computerized Child-Based Information System (CBIS) was analyzed in two areas--presenting, delivering, and managing a developmental curriculum; and recording, filing, and monitoring child tracking data, including requirements for Individualized Education Plans (IEP's). Preschool handicapped and high-risk children and…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Computer Managed Instruction, Data Collection, Educational Objectives
Enterprises for New Directions, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1978
The Association of Community Colleges Trustees (ACCTion) Consortium consists of 114 two-year colleges nationwide receiving technical assistance funded through Title III of the Higher Education Act. Activities are coordinated through four regional centers, each with a specific topic area, including community services, instruction, resource…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Community Colleges, Community Services, Consortia
Newman, Anabel P. – 1980
As part of a longitudinal study, student and parent interviews were conducted to collect data on the research question, "What is the impact of literacy on the occupations/schooling of 20 1976 high school graduates who had been classified as low readiness students in the first grade?" Of the 20 students originally in the "Twenty Lives" longitudinal…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Followup Studies, Learning Readiness
MCDOWELL, JAMES V.
STUDENT ORIENTATION TOWARD COLLEGE WAS STUDIED BY ADMINISTERING A UNIFORM BATTERY OF TESTS AND QUESTIONNAIRES, INCLUDING THE CLARK AND TROW ROLE ORIENTATION INSTRUMENT (RO), TO 1,988 ENTERING FRESHMEN AT 13 SMALL COLLEGES. IN THE SPRING, 25 PERCENT OF THESE STUDENTS WERE GIVEN MOST OF THE SAME BATTERY. STUDENTS WERE CLASSIFIED INTO FOUR TYPES ON…
Descriptors: Classification, College Freshmen, Educational Environment, Orientation
Burns, Charles A., Ed. – 1977
Twenty articles describing innovative courses and teaching methods are included in this first annual collection. Techniques for English courses are described in four articles covering the uses of media, the tutorial approach, teaching the art of questioning, and using the steps of film production as analogy in writing instruction. Two articles…
Descriptors: Accounting, Art History, Biology, Community Colleges
