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Buss, Lois Converse – 1986
Social studies educators frequently receive publicity about programs of academic travel abroad. The sponsoring organizations and institutions claim that these programs will improve foreign language ability, create greater international understanding, and help students grow personally. The question is whether or not these claims are supported by…
Descriptors: Cultural Exchange, Foreign Culture, High School Students, High Schools
Lennox, Carolyn – 1987
This document presents a set of guidelines for high school suicide prevention programs which was created in 1986 by a panel of 71 professionals nationwide with expertise in the areas of suicide prevention and high school suicide prevention programs. Recommendations presented were obtained from responses to a series of three mailed questionnaires…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Crisis Intervention, High School Students, High Schools
Download full textKroll, Ronald C. – 1990
The purpose of this project was to identify academic advising strategies that would be appropriate for the small, private college setting; to develop an academic advising system; and to implement the system through a trial model at Practical Bible Training School in Binghamton, New York. The model consisted of preservice and inservice training for…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Counseling Techniques, Faculty Advisers, Faculty Development
Howell, Evelyn N. – 1994
This paper describes a supported transition plan for preschool students with special needs who are entering a kindergarten classroom. The transition plan includes the following phases: (1) make decision regarding kindergarten placement; (2) develop a preplacement plan which includes a visitation to the preschool program by kindergarten staff; and…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Educational Cooperation
PDF pending restorationOcternaud, Sharon K. – 1990
This study analyzed the demographic and scholastic characteristic differences between a nontraditional and traditional student cohort (total n=11,878) at Ferris State University (FSU) in Michigan, identified (through literature reviews) successful recruiting and retention activities for nontraditional students at other postsecondary educational…
Descriptors: Admission (School), College Students, Data Collection, Enrollment
Perkins, Allan Thomas – 1983
A study was undertaken to gather data for use in planning a regional learning exchange network that would meet the learning needs of adults in three counties in the gulf coastal region of Mississippi. During the study, project-developed questionnaires were administered to representatives of agencies that would either host or sponsor the learning…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Cooperative Programs, Educational Cooperation
