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Direct linkGrabowski, Christina J. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2018
Diversity in the physician workforce lags behind the rapidly changing US population. Since the gateway to becoming a physician is medical school, diversity must be addressed in the admissions process. The Association of American Medical Colleges has implemented a Holistic Review Initiative aimed at assisting medical schools with broadening…
Descriptors: Physicians, Disproportionate Representation, Medical Schools, Student Diversity
Download full textMartinson, Karin; Williams, Julie; Needels, Karen; Peck, Laura; Moulton, Shawn; Paxton, Nora; Mastri, Annalisa; Copson, Elizabeth; Nisar, Hiren; Comfort, Alison; Brown-Lyons, Melanie – Abt Associates, 2016
This report summarizes the final results for the Green Jobs and Health Care (GJ-HC) Impact Evaluation, a study of selected grantees funded by two job training initiatives administered by the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). In response to the 2008 recession and as part of the American Recovery and…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Program Evaluation, Partnerships in Education
Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2013
Making Connections was the Annie E. Casey Foundation's signature place-based, community-change initiative of the 2000s. It sought to build on previous work and launch an effort focused firmly on the framework of family strengthening. The Foundation started Making Connections in 22 places, focusing eventually on first 10, then seven sites. It…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Change Strategies, Program Development, Program Implementation
Clark, Noreen M.; Shah, Smita; Dodge, Julia A.; Thomas, Lara J.; Andridge, Rebecca R.; Little, Roderick J. A. – Journal of School Health, 2010
Background: Asthma is a serious problem for low-income preteens living in disadvantaged communities. Among the chronic diseases of childhood and adolescence, asthma has the highest prevalence and related health care use. School-based asthma interventions have proven successful for older and younger students, but results have not been demonstrated…
Descriptors: Low Income, Academic Achievement, Quality of Life, Diseases
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity. – 1971
Testimony was presented at these hearings by the following witnesses: Ronald Edmonds, assistant superintendent, School and Community Affairs, Michigan Department of Education; Dr. Daniel H. Kruger, professor, School of Labor and Industrial Relations, Michigan State University; Robert McKerr, associate superintendent, Business and Finance, Michigan…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Diagnosis
Detroit Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Research and Development. – 1966
A Cultural Enrichment Project (CEP) in the Detroit public and parochial schools reached 100,000 disadvantaged pupils and offered about 50 different program events. This evaluation of CEP is based on ratings by teachers, attendance figures, and a cost per pupil analysis. It was found that all but three of the events received teacher ratings of…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Concerts, Cultural Activities, Cultural Enrichment
Sault Sainte Marie Public Schools, MI. – 1972
The Michigan Department of Education's 1971-72 Title III evaluation reports on the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Title I, Open Concept School program for Indian Education in the Sault Sainte Marie Area Public Schools. Of the 185 students in the school, 100 were of American Indian origin; approximately 1/2 were economically and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Cognitive Development, Disadvantaged
Sault Sainte Marie Public Schools, MI. – 1973
The Michigan Department of Education's 1972-73 Title III evaluation reports on the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Title I Open Concept School program for Indian education in the Sault Sainte Marie Area Public Schools. Of the 190 students in the school, 103 were of American Indian origin; 59% were from low socioeconomic groups. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Cognitive Development, Disadvantaged
BUENAVENTURA, ANGELES – 1967
REPRESENTATIVES OF SPANISH-SPEAKING FORMER MIGRANTS (FARM WORKERS) AND OTHER DISADVANTAGED GROUPS, NEGRO AND WHITE, PARTICIPATED IN A PROGRAM, TO DEMONSTRATE THAT UNSKILLED PERSONS WITH LITTLE FORMAL EDUCATION AND LIMITED COMMAND OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE COULD BE SUCCESSFULLY TRAINED AND PLACED IN OCCUPATIONS FOR WHICH THERE WAS LOCAL DEMAND AND…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Blacks, Career Counseling, Demonstration Programs
Watson, John F. – North American Council for Online Learning, 2007
Online learning is growing rapidly across the United States within all levels of education, as more and more students and educators become familiar with the benefits of learning unconstrained by time and place. Across most states and all grade levels, students are finding increased opportunity, flexibility, and convenience through online learning.…
Descriptors: Definitions, Educational Resources, Student Evaluation, Educational Assessment
