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Download full textPenick, Benson E.; Morning, Carole – 1983
To help engineering schools improve their minority student retention rates, the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) undertook a Retention Research Program. The program consisted of two parts. First, NACME funded 11 projects which planned to add to or modify one or more minority student support services. Second, NACME used…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Higher Education, Minority Groups, Program Effectiveness
Schenck, E. Allen – 1986
In the course of a national survey of schools funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act, other studies and data were reviewed to determine what was already known about compensatory education. This literature review covers several types of studies on the nature of Title I/Chapter 1 instructional services, staff, and…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educational Cooperation, Educational Finance, Educational Strategies
Martin, Deanna C.; Arendale, David R. – 1990
The Supplemental Instruction (SI) program of the University of Missouri-Kansas City addresses attrition by providing academic support in courses that are high risk for students. The program contains a number of innovative features, for example: high risk courses are identified instead of high risk students, and everyone in those courses is offered…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Programs, Dropout Prevention
Weber, Kathleen M. – 1991
A program was developed for six kindergarten students identified as at risk because of developmental delays. The program involved an hour of instruction after the regular school day, 2 days a weeks for a 10-week period, with a curriculum focusing on visual, auditory, and motor development. Specific skill areas included visual motor coordination,…
Descriptors: After School Education, Auditory Training, Early Intervention, High Risk Students
Noggle, Nelson L.; And Others – 1981
A 2-phase study provided summative information on the status of the statewide implementation of California's federally funded migrant program and also provided confidential formative information to program participants at district, regional, and state levels. Guided by an advisory panel, phase I was conducted in 1980-1981 and covered all grade…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advocacy, Basic Skills, Community Involvement
Direct linkNutt, Diane, Ed.; Calderon, Denis, Ed. – National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2009
Students around the globe have unique first-year experiences but struggle with many of the same challenges. This monograph focuses on their journeys and provides insights for educators interested in learning about how institutions across the globe provide supports to students dealing with first-year transition issues. Based on the successful…
Descriptors: Higher Education, International Studies, Program Attitudes, College Freshmen
Hawthorne, Jeralynne; Hawthorne, John W. – 1987
Supplemental Course Instruction (SCI) at Olivet Nazarene University is described as a program in which a high achieving student retakes a course successfully completed in order to model desired behaviors for other students. The SCI Leader demonstrates good study skills and organizes small group study sessions. This study examines the effectiveness…
Descriptors: College Programs, High Risk Students, Higher Education, Introductory Courses
