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Direct linkTaylor, Janet A.; van Eyk, Tina; Syme, Suzi – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2020
In Australia access to university studies is supported through students' participation in government funded, pre-award programmes called 'enabling' programmes. These programmes allow students to meet university entry requirements and are designed to prepare students for the rigours of study. This article explores the performance and experience of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness, Grade Point Average
Download full textFerraz, Hélder; Neves, Tiago; Nata, Gil – Education Sciences, 2019
A central goal of the Portuguese compensatory education program--Territórios Educativos de Intervenção Prioritária (TEIP)--is the improvement of the academic performance of socioeconomically disadvantaged students. In this article, we seek to understand whether the schools involved in the program have been successful in reducing their academic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Gains, Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged Youth
Jones, Earl A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This research study compared the effects of the intrusive form of developmental academic advising (IDAA) and the influence of additional academic support services on the mean cumulative Grade Point Averages (GPAs) of 4 randomly assembled groups of academically at-risk college students during 2 separate semesters. Academically at-risk students are…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Educationally Disadvantaged, Academic Support Services, Grade Point Average
Kelley-Hall, Caren – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to explore the role of Student Support Services (SSS) in encouraging student involvement and its impact on student perceptions and academic experiences in three technical colleges in upstate South Carolina. By examining Alexander Astin's theory of student involvement in the services provided by the program, a better…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, College Students, Academic Support Services, Student Participation
Smith, L. C. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2009
This study uses statistical analysis to estimate the impact of first-year academic development courses in microeconomics, statistics, accountancy, and information systems, offered by the University of Cape Town's Commerce Academic Development Programme, on students' graduation performance relative to that achieved by mainstream students. The data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness, Statistical Analysis, Graduation
Downs, Colleen – Teaching in Higher Education, 2010
An approach to remedy the scarcity of Black students within the sciences at southern African universities has been the development of access programmes. There has been little acknowledgement of the contribution of these access programmes in increasing the quantity and quality of graduates. The contribution made by the Science Foundation Programme…
Descriptors: Educationally Disadvantaged, Foreign Countries, Access to Education, Compensatory Education
Rheinheimer, David C.; Grace-Odeleye, Beverlyn; Francois, Germain E.; Kusorgbor, Cynthia – Learning Assistance Review, 2010
A longitudinal research study was conducted at a public university in Pennsylvania on a sample of 129 at-risk students from a state-funded program (Act 101) designed to provide support services for economically and educationally disadvantaged students. This research employed a non-experimental, ex post facto methodology to assess the impact of…
Descriptors: Educationally Disadvantaged, Academic Achievement, At Risk Students, Credits
Community College Survey of Student Engagement, 2005
Each year, the Community College Survey of Student Engagement ("CCSSE") presents the results of its annual survey. These results give community colleges objective and relevant data about students' experiences at their colleges so they can better understand how effectively they are engaging their students and identify areas for…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Student Attitudes, Community Colleges, College Faculty
Community College Survey of Student Engagement, 2005
Each year, the Community College Survey of Student Engagement ("CCSSE") presents the results of its annual survey. These results give community colleges objective and relevant data about students' experiences at their colleges so they can better understand how effectively they are engaging their students and identify areas for improvement. This…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, First Generation College Students, Community Colleges, Income
