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McNeil, Ogretta V. – National Academic Advising Association Journal, 1990
A three-day program at the College of the Holy Cross (Massachusetts) was developed to address low retention rates for African-American students meeting the usual predictive criteria for academic success. It familiarized students with the college, allowed them to meet significant college community members, and assisted in adapting to academic…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Black Students, Higher Education, Liberal Arts
Ramirez, Genevieve M. – 1987
The Student Affirmative Action Program at California State University, Long Beach was designed to serve the needs of Latino students, an underrepresented population in higher education, and to help eliminate identified institutional barriers to their participation. Barriers include inadequate orientation and information, poor planning and academic…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Affirmative Action, Bilingual Education, College Faculty

Hesser, Al; Lewis, Lloyd – Academic Medicine, 1992
The 115 African-American and other nontraditional medical students attending a summer program in study skills and academic preparation to promote achievement and retention were compared with 82 nonattendees on demographic and academic measures. Little difference was found in the groups, except that attendees felt the program helped them adjust to…
Descriptors: Black Students, Developmental Studies Programs, Higher Education, Medical Education
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. – 1984
This minicourse has been designed for counselors to use with "About High School, Book 4" of the Educational Opportunities in Virginia publications. It consists of a sequential series of six 45-minute classroom guidance sessions to be conducted with seventh grade students. The course focuses on helping students, with parent involvement,…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Career Planning, Course Descriptions, Educational Planning
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. – 1985
This guide contains a minicourse based upon the content of "About the Middle School Years, Book 3" of the Educational Opportunities in Virginia publications. The minicourse has been designed to help students, with the involvement of their parents, to begin planning for their middle school education. Included in this guide is a sequential…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Career Awareness, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education