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Download full textBeal, Philip E.; Noel, Lee – 1980
Retention research and action programs are reviewed, and findings from the 1979 national survey entitled "What Works in Student Retention" (WWISR) are examined. The WWISR survey was designed to identify, analyze, and compile information about campus efforts to improve student retention in higher education. Questionnaires on retention were analyzed…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Students, Ancillary School Services, College Students
Virginia Univ., Charlottesville. Center for the Study of Higher Education. – 1980
The handbook provides general information for prospective applicants to the graduate study programs in higher education at the Center for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Virginia. It is intended as a supplement to the university catalogs. Information is given about three degree programs (Education Specialist, Ed.S.; Doctor of…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Admission, Degree Requirements, Degrees (Academic)
Jackley, Janet P.; Henderson, Cathy – 1980
The need to examine college student attrition as an approach to the expected demographic decline in the 1980s, and case studies that demonstrate retention improvement and successful techniques are considered. Information is presented on the progress of typical freshmen (graduates, transfers, and dropouts) and patterns of interrupting studies.…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Case Studies, College Attendance, College Freshmen
Manning, J. Dale; And Others – 1980
This report describes a project to adapt and/or develop instruments, techniques, and procedures for establishing an individual educational planning system for adult students at Salt Lake Community High School. Chapter 1 describes procedures to identify and assess existing approaches for developing individual educational plans (IEPs). It critiques…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1980
On-site visits and surveys of parents and students, as well as tribal, education, and government officials were utilized to gather information regarding selected Indian education programs and practices in Alaska, Minnesota, Montana, Oklahoma, and South Dakota. Many local and federally funded programs existed to provide Indian students with a…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, American Indian Education, American Indians, Basic Skills
Hotchkiss, Lawrence; Chiteji, Lisa – 1980
This report is an exploratory application of a dynamic mathematical model to express a theory of changes in youth's career expectations over time. Main content is divided into two focuses: (1) theoretical interpretations of the differential equations which embody the mathematical model and (2) reporting and discussion of the results of preliminary…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Blacks, Career Counseling, Career Development
Community School District 18, Brooklyn, NY. – 1976
Elementary and junior high schools in Community School District 18 in Brooklyn, New York, participated in a project to develop and implement a comprehensive system of guidance, counseling, and curriculum. The following major activities were accomplished: (1) research and review of existing programs and materials; (2) design of a comprehensive…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Career Development, Career Education, Career Guidance
Watertown Independent School District 1, SD. – 1978
A three-year project, Pathfinder has concluded its second year of providing community-based, on-site career experiences to young people who have left high school either as graduates or dropouts and who wish to explore careers within a framework of occupational clusters. During the year from September, 1977, to August, 1978, 172 students received…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Education
American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, Washington, DC. – 1979
This two-part sourcebook presents an overview of career education services as revealed by a survey of member institutions of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges and profiles the career education activities of 80 institutions in 33 states. Part I outlines the survey findings in relation to: (1) the availability of eight career…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Change, Career Counseling, Career Development
Kelley, Catherine H. – 1977
A project was conducted to develop and implement a coordinated program of supportive services for the physically and sensorially limited adult at the postsecondary level. Phase I consisted of removing architectural barriers, establishing an advisory committee, staffing the project, preparing the budget, and purchasing needed equipment. During…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Ancillary Services, Architectural Barriers, Building Design
Hobbs, Daryl J.; Hobbs, Vicki M. – 1979
Administrators, counselors, university faculty, and dropouts met initially to discuss the dropout problem and to design a questionnaire which was administered to 270 dropouts from secondary schools in 5 Missouri Ozark school districts and was designed primarily to determine the perceived need or desire for additional vocational or academic…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Counseling Services, Counselor Attitudes, Dropout Attitudes
Holahan, Carole K.; Kelley, H. Paul – 1976
As part of a longitudinal study of undergraduate transfer students at the University of Texas at Austin, students were surveyed in December 1973 and April 1975 for data on: demography, selected characteristics of the student's high school and previous college, and experience at U.T. Austin. Presented here are analyses of attitudinal data obtained…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Community Colleges, Educational Counseling
GANTER, GRACE; AND OTHERS – 1967
A CLINIC PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CHILDREN INTERMEDIARY GROUP TREATMENT WITH THE ADVANTAGES OF RESIDENTIAL CARE WHILE THEY REMAINED AT HOME. OF THE 47 SUBJECTS SELECTED (27 AGED 6 TO 9, 20 AGED 9 TO 13), 25 HAD BEEN RECOMMENDED, AND NINE CONSIDERED, FOR RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT. ALL WERE JUDGED INACCESSIBLE BY THE CLINIC…
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Clinics
EHLERS, WALTER H. – 1966
THE RESEARCH STUDY INVESTIGATED HOW MOTHERS OF MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN PERCEIVED THE RETARDATION, HOW THEY MADE DECISIONS IN SEEKING AND USING HELP, AND HOW THEY REACTED TO AND VALUED SERVICES RENDERED. THE 24 SUBJECTS WERE MOTHERS WHOSE RETARDED CHILDREN WERE CLASSIFIED BRAIN INJURED (INCLUDING MONGOLOID), HAD IQ'S BELOW 54, AND WERE LESS THAN…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Services, Counseling Services, Day Care
Klein, William; And Others – 1968
Based upon material drawn from experimental programs at Howard University Institute for Youth Studies (1964-67), this manual is intended for those wishing to train workers as nonprofessionals in the human services (health, education, mental health, recreation, child care, research, and community organization) and is designed to be used with SP 002…
Descriptors: Group Counseling, Guidelines, Guides, Human Services
