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Mamarchev, Helen L.; Pritchett, Beverly – 1980
The role of helping professionals is emerging as an integral part of a comprehensive program. "Resource resourcefulness," a developmental phase of any such program, requires special knowledge and skills on the part of all helping professionals, from counselors to career education specialists. A resource can be defined as any source of information,…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Helping Relationship, Information Sources, Inservice Education
Walz, Garry R., Ed.; Bleuer, Jeanne C., Ed. – 1992
This document consists of one module extracted from a six-module larger work. Module 3 consists of seven articles on developing and offering student self-help support groups. Article titles and authors are as follows: (1) "Youth Engaged in Self-Help: A Guide for Starting Youth Self-Help Groups" (Mary K. Parkinson, Nancy Sax); (2)…
Descriptors: Coping, Crisis Intervention, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Blum, Mark E.; Spangehl, Stephen D. – 1982
This essay examines characteristics of high risk students, institutional problems related to their presence in schools, and various solutions to these problems that have been implemented at the secondary, junior college, and collegiate levels. Areas discussed in which high risk students may differ from other students include cognitive ability,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Dropout Prevention, Educational Needs, High Risk Students
Howard, Walter R. – 1986
For those individuals wishing to know more about the topic, this publication provides an introduction to industry-specific training. The need for industry-specific training programs (ISTPs) is addressed. An overview follows of how to develop the capacity needed in state and local organizations to design and implement industry-specific programs. A…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Economic Development, Educational Needs, Industrial Training
Greenberg, Arthur R. – 1991
The difficulties, mutual interests, and development of successful collaboration between high schools and colleges in achieving better access to and preparedness for higher education of the nation's high school graduates are addressed. It is noted that an increasing awareness of the changing student population, democratization of higher education…
Descriptors: Achievement, Articulation (Education), College Preparation, College School Cooperation
Astone, Barbara; Nunez-Wormack, Elsa – 1990
Projections show steady growth in the minority populations of the United States, but entry rates of minorities into postsecondary education are shrinking. Institutions of higher education are now being called upon to exercise leadership in addressing the problem of minority education before it reaches critical proportions. This report examines the…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Environment, Demography, Diversity (Student)
Fenske, Robert H.; Geranios, Christine A.; Keller, Jonathan E.; Moore, David E. – 1997
This report addresses issues related to the increasing growth of early intervention programs to encourage high school graduation and college attendance among students from low-income and minority groups. It first presents a brief review of the societal goals of equality for the nation's education system. It then defines the programs "early…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Attendance, College School Cooperation, Disadvantaged Youth