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Rounds, Jeanine C.; And Others – 1984
In the past two decades, tutoring services have become an integral part of nearly every program at California's community colleges. The purposes of tutoring services are to provide individual attention to students in academic difficulty, training and assistance in developing effective study skills, assistance and support to special groups of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Benefits, Financial Support, Student Needs
Ludwig, Louise; Gold, Ben K. – 1969
The developmental program at Los Angeles City College, designed six years ago for those with low likelihood of success, has been regularly up-dated as needed. For the past two years, counselor assistants and student tutors have helped the regular faculty. In 1968, student tutors were assigned to help students, both regular and developmental, in…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Developmental Studies Programs, Evaluation, Remedial Programs
Wenrich, J. William; And Others – 1971
The purpose of this successful experimental program at the College of San Mateo was to determine whether active participation in an individualized instructional program such as the Learning Center would be related to a lower level of attrition of first-time freshmen who are identified as high probability dropouts. Forty-nine potential dropout…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Research
Petersen, Allan L.; Berg, Ernest H. – 1984
Prepared for the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, this report provides background on the provision of tutorial services in the colleges and recommends changes to the regulations for tutorial services. Following a report summary, background information is presented, indicating that: (1) tutoring services are being delivered…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Benefits, Educational Legislation, Noncredit Courses
Ganter, Susan L. – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1994
Evaluated the effectiveness in a community college of the Professional Development Program, in which (n=80) mostly minority precalculus students attend workshops utilizing small study groups, faculty leadership, challenging mathematical materials, and peer support networks. No overall effect on student performance was found. Includes postinterview…
Descriptors: College Students, Cooperative Learning, Interviews, Mathematics Achievement
Laroche, Jonnah J., Ed. – Forum, 1981
Designed as a forum for the exchange and dissemination of ideas and viewpoints of California community college faculty, this journal offers six brief articles on various aspects of 2-year college education. In "Academic Standards and the Open Door," Leon Baradat asserts that community colleges must reverse the trend toward decreased…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Compliance (Legal)
1986
This report contains the final products of the Student Services Program Review Project (SSPRP), which was designed to develop evaluation models to measure the efficacy of the various student services programs provided by the California community colleges. The first sections of the report offer introductory information on the goals and activities…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Planning, College Admission, Community Colleges
Bessire, Jack D. – 1982
California's Statewide Longitudinal Study (SLS) of community college students reveals that student services are needed and appear to be effective. Evidence supporting this contention were obtained from a special run of data from third-year interviews with 4,120 of the original sample of 6,490 students. These data indicate that: (1) the level of…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Community Colleges, Counseling Services, Females
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Board of Governors. – 1979
Policies, relevant enrollment data, and plans of action for recruiting and retaining minority students are presented in a student affirmative action plan for the California community colleges. After introductory material outlining the goals of student affirmative action and the legal responsibility of state and district educational authorities to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, American Indians, Ancillary School Services