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PDF pending restorationStorey, Eileen – 1989
The report describes a 2-year project at Marymount Manhattan College (New York) to develop and implement a community service program which provides student participants with tuition credits. Students served in either a shelter for homeless women or with a tutorial program for adults preparing for the high-school equivalency examination. The report…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, College Credits, College Students, Community Organizations
Download full textDodd, John M.; And Others – 1994
An intergenerational literacy project involving economically disadvantaged parents, their preschool children, and preservice teachers was conducted at Eastern Montana College. Parents enrolled in the Head Start and Even Start programs attended sessions at which they were trained to be literacy tutors at training meetings and/or combination…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Battered Women, Cross Age Teaching, Economically Disadvantaged
Rincones, Larry – 1982
The College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP), a one-year college program, is designed to facilitate access and, with comprehensive support activities, the successful completion of two semesters of college for qualified migrant students. Combining university and program resources, CAMP provides total financial aid to cover tuition, fees, and other…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, College Freshmen, College Programs
Gilchrist, Carol – 1983
A pilot effort to assess vocational and employment needs of migrant youth in Connecticut included a survey of 719 migrant dropouts and students in grades 8-12 in the 4 areas of the state with the largest number of migrant families. Also, in-depth data for 150 students and dropouts were gathered from records and interviews. Results showed that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Aspiration, Attendance
Carmola, Inge Jacobs – 1995
How students are affected by a mentoring relationship and to what degree were studied over 3 years in the evaluation of a mentoring program that aims to improve student motivation, achievement, and behavior. In addition to a survey of 85 mentors and 89 teachers, the study examined some objective measures of student achievement for 40 elementary…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Child Development, Elementary Education
Direct linkDixon, Kathryn; Scott, Shelleyann – Quality in Higher Education, 2003
In response to the need for the tertiary sector to ensure the ongoing quality of teaching and learning, a Western Australian university has implemented a divisional strategic plan in order to gain quality student feedback and support staff professional development. In 2000-2002 the Business Division within the university established a systematic…
Descriptors: Workshops, Teacher Characteristics, Strategic Planning, Quality Control
Fordham Univ., Bronx, NY. Graduate School of Education. – 1991
This report provides an account of the Comprehensive Learning Program, an experimental program in literacy provided to adults by Fordham University's School Consultation Center (New York). The program targeted learning-disabled adults whose lack of literacy skills resulted in unemployment or significant underemployment. The program's design…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Basic Skills, College Programs
Kauffman, Thomas B.; And Others – 1990
This report documents the implementation of the migrant education program funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation Improvement Act in the Houston (Texas) Independent School District and evaluates the program's impact on student achievement, grades, conduct, and attendance. The program offered assistance to eligible migrant children…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Compensatory Education, Counseling Services
Alkin, Marvin C.; Ruskus, Joan – 1985
A synthesis is provided of the information collected between September 1984 and April 1985 by Operational Program Review (OPR) teams regarding 22 California community college Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) programs. Chapter 1 explains the purposes and evaluation methods of OPRs, and outlines the general characteristics of the…
Descriptors: Educational Counseling, Educationally Disadvantaged, Evaluation Methods, Outreach Programs
McCarthy, Brian – 1994
The contributions and limitations of computer technology in the presentation of grammar drills, particularly in a second language, are examined by comparing and contrasting the new technology with traditional textbook instruction. It is noted that, in many ways, computer-assisted language learning (CALL) is a derivative form of traditional…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes
Peer reviewedPretorius, E. v. E. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 1996
The University of the Orange Free State (South Africa) is testing effectiveness of group work with tutors as part of independent study modules. The method is based on an experiential learning cycle including pre- and post-testing, self-evaluation, reflective observation, active experimentation. Early indications are that most deficiencies of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, College Curriculum, College Instruction
Fashola, Olatokunbo S.; And Others – 1997
This report identifies programs that have proven to be effective and programs that show potential for improving academic achievement among Latino youth in the elementary and middle grades. It targets programs specifically designed for this population and programs that have worked for all children and that have been disseminated for use with Latino…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Shore, Rima; And Others – 1983
The report evaluates the Bilingual-Bicultural Project conducted in 1981-82 at Clara Barton High School, in Brooklyn, New York, for 50 Spanish speaking students with limited English proficiency (LEP). The project was designed to provide tutorial support to LEP students and to enable them to be placed in one of the more challenging health profession…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language), High Schools
Yagi, Kan – 1985
The Portland Indian Education Act Project (IEAP), completing its 11th year, serves American Indian students from preschool through high school. Eligibility for services is established according to federal guidelines. Objectives set for the project concentrate on increasing academic achievement and school attendance, and reducing early school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians
Kimball, George H. – Journal of Research and Evaluation of the Oklahoma City Public Schools, 1981
The report evaluates the 1980-81 Title IV-A Indian Education Program consisting of three components designed to address special priority needs of Indian students in the Oklahoma City Public School System. Performance goals of the first component, supplementary academic assistance, were long-term tutoring of Indian students who scored below the…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Attendance, Careers, Counseling Services
