Growing out of concern about the increased absenteeism and poor achievement of a select population of students at Fox Chapel High School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this program aimed to decrease absences and improve student achievement and self-concept. It also involved a review of the climate provided for learning and of the teaching-learning…

This report discusses the structures, procedures, outcomes, and evaluation of the Tier One Project (TOP), which was conducted at Los Medanos College from July 1981 to February 1983 to develop general education courses embodying humanities concerns. Background to the project is provided first, delineating TOP's objectives of examining general…

These reports describe and evaluate Illinois Central College's Quality Undergraduate Education for Student Transfers (QUEST) program. The core of the program is to develop in students 15 competencies identified as essential to an educated person: communication skills, mathematics skills, appreciation of physical well-being, understanding of the…