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Heather R. Sorrell – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study examined the effect of specialized orientation courses on community college student academic achievement and retention. The study utilized a quantitative design and compared the outcomes of specialized orientation courses to a more generalized orientation course. Due to the lack of previous research, there was little to suggest either a…
Descriptors: School Orientation, Special Classes, General Education, Community College Students
Gardenhire-Crooks, Alissa; Collado, Herbert; Ray, Barbara – MDRC, 2006
MDRC's Opening Doors Demonstration is measuring the effects of various combinations of curricular reforms, enhanced academic advising, and increased financial aid intended to increase the persistence and improve the academic achievement of students at six community colleges across the United States. To determine the impact of the Opening Doors…
Descriptors: Special Classes, Academic Advising, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development
Hood, William R., Comp. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1925
The legislation summarized in this compilation was enacted in the two-year period comprising the calendar years 1922 and 1923, and represents the educational enactments of regular legislative sessions of all the States and of several special or extraordinary sessions. Material is organized in 21 major classification categories, plus additional…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, School Law, Teacher Certification, Contracts