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Peer reviewedDuhamel, Ronald J. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1985
Secondary school French immersion programs in Manitoba and Saskatchewan are outlined, and some causes of student attrition are discussed. Institutional, societal, and individual variables are related to the situation; suggestions on provisions for immersion students' special French language needs on the postsecondary level are offered. (AMH)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Articulation (Education), College Second Language Programs, Foreign Countries
Download full textGarner, Barbara, Ed. – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2002
"Focus on Basics" is the quarterly publication of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy. It presents best practices, current research on adult learning and literacy, and how research is used by adult basic education teachers, counselors, program administrators, and policymakers. "Focus on Basics" is…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Educational Research, Social Work, Caseworkers
Peer reviewedScott, Robert A. – Higher Education Management, 1994
Strategies used by Ramapo College of New Jersey for internationalizing its campus and programs are described in 6 broad areas: faculty development; curriculum development, including about 70 new courses or major revisions of existing courses; enhancement of language, computing, and telecommunications skills; experiential learning; multicultural…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Administration, College Curriculum, Computer Science
Cabrera, Eulalia; And Others – 1988
The Bilingual Education and Career Awareness Program at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in the Bronx was awarded a 1-year grant extension to provide services to 235 ninth- through twelfth-grade limited-English-speaking Hispanic students of varying English and Spanish proficiency. Primary program goals were to increase English and Spanish…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Attendance Patterns, Bilingual Education Programs, Career Guidance
New Jersey State Dept. of Higher Education, Trenton. – 1988
New Jersey's plan for increasing minority group participation in higher education is presented. The plan, developed in response to declining minority enrollments, outlines eight goals for student recruitment and retention and the strategies intended to achieve them. The goals concern strengthening efforts to attract academically prepared minority…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Change Strategies, College Environment
Adelman, Clifford; Reuben, Elaine – 1984
Sixty-six descriptions of notable programs and promising practices related to specific problems, practices, and goals in American postsecondary education are presented in this study, a continuation of Volume I. The programs are the result of searches made by the staff of the National Commission on Excellence in Education, although neither the…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Instruction, College Programs, College Second Language Programs
Novak, Cynthia Cornell; Smith, Julie – 1994
An intensive immersion program in English-as-a-Second-Language instruction developed at Pepperdine University (California), a small liberal arts college, is described. The program was designed for limited-English-speaking foreign students who are at risk for academic failure without additional English language skills. Focus of this discussion is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Academic Persistence, Agency Cooperation
