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Department of Education Uncertain About Effectiveness of Its Special Services Program. Report to the Chairman, Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate.
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Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1982
The U.S. Department of Education's (ED) Special Services for Disadvantaged Students program was reviewed during 1977-1980 using a sample of 11 grantee institutions. Attention was directed to the management of the program, whether program goals were being met, and progress of students in the program. The program's goal is to increase postsecondary…
Descriptors: Accountability, Ancillary School Services, College Programs, Disadvantaged
Student-to-Student Counseling. Final Report: 1977-78.
Pais, Nanette – 1978
This two-part report reviews the implementation and operation of a student counseling program conducted during 1977-78 in the developmental studies division of Southeastern Community College (SCC) with funds provided by the Exxon Education Foundation. Part I discusses: (1) the impact of the program on the college's counseling philosophy, (2) the…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Counselor Selection, Counselor Training, Developmental Programs
The 1982-83 Promotional Gates Program: Mid-Year Assessment and Analysis of August, 1982 and January, 1983 Test Results. O.E.E. Evaluation Report.
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Opperman, Prudence; And Others – 1983
The Promotional Gates Program was initiated in the New York City Public Schools in order to set and maintain citywide curriculum and performance standards, identify students unable to meet the minimum standards, and provide remedial instruction. Under this program, the promotional policy sets "gates" at grades 4 and 7; students unable to…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade Repetition, Grade 4
Middle and Junior High School Title I Comprehensive Reading and Math Evaluation, 1976-1977.
Scott, Elois Skeen – 1979
This paper lists the questions presented to and discusses the responses of math teachers, reading teachers, helping teachers, home-school teachers and principals regarding the effectiveness of Title I math and reading programs. Taken into consideration are respondents' attitudes toward student selection, inservice programs, materials and supplies,…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Compensatory Education, Cooperating Teachers, Inservice Education
The Learning Center: Glendale Community College Response to the Developmental Needs of the "New Students."
de Rowe, Cora – 1979
The Learning Center at Glendale Community College is described in this four-part report which also evaluates the success of the Center in meeting the needs of new, nontraditional students. Part I reviews the literature dealing with the high dropout rate of nontraditional students admitted via the "open door" and provides definitions for the terms…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Programs, Dropouts, Educational Testing
Evaluation of the Special Services for Disadvantaged Students (SSDS) Program: 1979-80 Academic Year.
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Coulson, John E.; And Others – 1981
The federally funded Special Services for Disadvantaged Students (SSDS) program is examined for the 1979-80 academic year in 58 institutions; the program's short-term impact on participating freshmen is summarized. Up to 200 students at each site were studied to determine whether program participation levels correlated with outcomes and whether…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Developmental Studies Programs, Economically Disadvantaged