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Jessica M. Fautch – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2024
The sustained recruitment and retention of students in STEM majors is a national concern. Although the rate of attrition in these majors is comparable to other majors, the demand for trained scientists to enter the workforce with a baccalaureate degree is high. To enhance retention and support of STEM students from their first year until…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Living Learning Centers, STEM Education, Program Design
Erisman, Wendy – Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2015
In 2012, the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) released its Reentry Education Model, an evidence-based effort "to bridge the gap between prison and community-based education and training programs." The model focuses on establishing a strong program infrastructure, strengthening and…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Demonstration Programs, Community Education, Adult Education
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Gregoire, Kathryn A.; Redmond, Minor W., Jr. – College and University, 1997
Describes the objectives, design, and implementation of the Lancaster Partnership Program, involving the Lancaster City School District (Pennsylvania), Millersville University, and three local corporations in efforts to increase the participation rate in higher education of Latino and African American high school students. Efforts focused on…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrative Organization, Black Students, College Admission