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Direct linkGasman, Marybeth; Bowman, Nelson, III – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
"A Guide to Fundraising at Historically Black Colleges and Universities" is a comprehensive, research-based work that brings the best practices and expertise of seminal professionals to the larger Black college environment and beyond. Drawing on data-driven advice from interviews with successful Black college fundraisers and private sector…
Descriptors: Fund Raising, Institutional Advancement, Private Sector, Black Colleges
Peer reviewedBoger, Ruth E. – College and University, 1994
The efforts of five Bowling Green State University (Ohio) graduate students to design, develop, and implement a student retention training program using graduate assistants are described. Special techniques used to train participants and lessons learned in the process are noted. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Program Descriptions
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1983
This dropout prevention guide was designed to assist school districts in identifying potential dropouts and in developing and implementing programs that provide prevention, intervention, and remediation. The introductory section briefly reviews the purpose, design, and origin of this guide and recognizes national dropout concerns, the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts
Rookstool, Carol – 1980
This descriptive report focuses on Project SEEK (Sex Equity Education Know-How), a 1-year program undertaken at Los Angeles Pierce College to address sex inequities and stereotyping in vocational education. The first section identifies the project's goals; i.e., to increase the number of students, who are non-traditional for their sex, in six…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Community Colleges, Job Placement, Models
Peer reviewedHyman, Randy E. – College and University, 1995
A Ball State University (Indiana) program to strengthen student retention involves a Freshman-Year Experience Committee of 40 professionals representing key units in academic and student affairs who collaborate to respond to the needs of first-year students. The committee has designed policies for freshman dismissal and midterm evaluation that are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Administration, College Freshmen
Meyers, G. Bruce – Winds of Change, 1997
The 1996 RETAIN (Retention in Education for Today's American Indian Nations) Conference addressed the low number of Native Americans enrolled in higher education and highlighted successful Native American retention and academic support models. Lists important features in a college program and questions that students should ask about college…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, American Indian Education, American Indians, College Attendance
Allison, Isabel Ronquillo; And Others – 1982
This program manual is for a four-school elementary bilingual education program in Tucson that aims at developing proficiency in the basic skills of the native language and transferring these skills to the second language. The following information is included in narrative and outline form: (1) goals; (2) program description; (3) overview of…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Bilingual Education Programs, Board of Education Policy, Curriculum Design
Harr, Gary Lynn – 1990
Florida Community College at Jacksonville's (FCCJ's) "A Learning Enhancement and Retention Tracking" (ALERT) system is a computerized retention program which collects and utilizes a range of retention-related information to help students achieve their goals. Upon application for admission, students complete an ALERT Advising and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Ancillary School Services
Claire, Susan – 1992
Between September 1990 and December 1991, Cabrillo College implemented the Math, Engineering, and Science Achievement (MESA) program to increase the number of underrepresented minority students enrolling in scientific disciplines at Cabrillo and subsequently transferring to four-year colleges. The initial program was targeted to 200 MESA members…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Mathematics, College Science, Community Colleges
Download full textKing, Margaret C., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1993
Offering new perspectives on academic advising in community colleges, this book defines developmental academic advising, describes the organization and delivery of advising services, and discusses key components of effective programs. The following 10 chapters are included: (1) "Developmental Academic Advising," by Thaddeus M. Raushi,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Campbell, Dottie C.; Wilson, Kathleen – 2001
This document is designed to help literacy practitioners and others promote and establish family literacy programs to prepare adult learners in South Carolina for their roles as parents, workers, health consumers, and citizens. The rationale for promoting family literacy is explained. The following topics are discussed: a design for family…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Curriculum
Johnson, Mike – 1979
The manual provides information to assist administrators in deciding whether to adopt and implement the STARS program, a grade 9 and 10 science, math, and language arts curriculum designed to provide Kodiak Island, Alaska, students with academic skills, vocational training, and village skills to be successful whether they choose to go to college,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Alaska Natives, Curriculum Development
Darling, Sharon; And Others – 1983
This administrator's quide, one in a series of works dealing with adult literacy education, surveys the essential components of adult literacy program development and management and details the related experience of the Jefferson County Adult Reading Program (JCARP) in Louisville, Kentucky. Addressed in the individual sections of the guide are the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Guides, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy
Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. – 1986
This report describes current program offerings and activities in the areas of career, vocational, and technical education in the Portland Public Schools in Portland, Oregon, and assesses optional futures for program continuation and development. The information in the report is based on: student and faculty data, labor market trends, district…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Career Education, Community Colleges, Delivery Systems
