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Ewell, Peter T. – 1991
This book analyzes and discusses what is currently known about the benefits and costs of assessment programs for institutions of higher education. It is designed to provide a framework that can be applied by both institutional and state-level academic administrators as they consider which kinds of assessment approaches best fit their own needs and…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Outcomes Assessment, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making
Pommrehn, D. Jack – 1978
Background information on University of Denver's computerized degree check and advising system, the Academic Progress Report (APR), is presented. The APR program, which was implemented for undergraduates in fall 1976, is discussed in terms of the need for the program, its development, implementation, problems, and future directions. The system…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Records, College Credits, Computer Oriented Programs
Guthrie, Larry F. – 1987
In 1986, the Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development was contracted to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the California State University's (CSU) Summer Bridge and Intensive Learning Experience (ILE) programs. These new remedial/developmental programs are designed to provide basic skills instruction, orientation, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), College Students, Enrollment
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Collea, Francis P. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1990
Discussed is the underrepresentation of minorities and women pursuing graduate and undergraduate degrees in science and engineering. Two intervention programs are described in detail-Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) and the Minority Engineering Program (MEP). (KR)
Descriptors: College Science, Disabilities, Engineering Education, Ethnic Groups
Klein, Stephen P.; And Others – 1992
A study was done of the Lilly Endowment Educational Awards (LEEAs), one type of gift-aid for fulltime undergraduate Indiana residents. In particular the study addressed: (1) who receives LEEAs; (2) how Pell, State of Indiana, and LEEA formulas interact; (3) what happens when LEEAs are combined with all of the other types of gift-aid for a total…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Students, Eligibility, Grants