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Peer reviewedvan Wyk, Arlys – TESOL Journal, 2003
Describes how the University of the Free State (South Africa) remedied educational disparities created by the apartheid system, through an academic bridge program that helps scholastically disadvantaged students succeed at tertiary institutions. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Apartheid, Educationally Disadvantaged, English (Second Language)
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Higher Education Opportunity Programs. – 1981
This report displays and compares data from four special programs in postsecondary institutions operating in New York State for persons who have been academically and educationally disadvantaged. The programs are College Discovery, Search for Education, Elevation, and Knowledge, the Educational Opportunity Program, and the Higher Education…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged
Crist-Whitzel, Janet L.; And Others – 1984
This evaluative report describes a demonstration project undertaken by the Center for Research on Equitable Access to Technology in Education (CREATE) at the Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development; the project involved the design and implementation of computer literacy training of minority high school students in San…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Educationally Disadvantaged
Hawkins, Joseph A., Jr.; Larson, John C. – College Board Review, 1982
Education is seen as the key to making minority students insiders in American society. Some existing programs and their features (e.g., CETA, EXCEL, TRIO programs) are examined. Strategies for making support programs more effective by considering the forces of home, school, and work are suggested. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, College School Cooperation, Educationally Disadvantaged
Download full textKentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. – 1994
The programs described in this resource guide provide excellent examples of the benefits that can accrue from the use of Federal funds from Chapter 1 and Chapter 2. Districts can share ideas and strategies as they work toward the goals described in this guide, which grew out of the Kentucky Educational Reform Act (KERA). Program descriptions are…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Children, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Hexter, Holly – 1990
This paper describes state, institutional, and other community-based programs deemed exemplary (on the basis of design imperatives) for successful interventions to promote meaningful access of minority group youth to postsecondary education. The imperatives include early intervention, comprehensive and integrated intervention, intervention…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Office of Postsecondary Research, Information Systems, and Institutional Aid. – 1981
The present scope and operation of New York State's financial aid programs are described, and improvements aimed at the enlargement of educational opportunity are recommended. The state's student financial aid programs (loans and grants) for 1980-81 totaled $1,139.2 million, of which $247.2 million was for the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP),…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Students, Educationally Disadvantaged, Eligibility
Smurthwaite, Ann; And Others – 1977
Examined is the success of Monash's Early Leavers' Scheme in terms of the performance, characteristics, and experience of successful applicants, and the manner in which the scheme has operated. The first section of the report provides background information on the establishment of the Scheme (to provide a modification to entry requirements for…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Applicants
Nash, Charles R. – 1978
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia has established a policy that a graduate of a Georgia high school should be given the opportunity to attempt a college education in the University System. The Special Studies Program was organized to facilitate this ideal. The fundamental objectives of the program are to: (1) provide greater…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Basic Skills
Woodland, Calvin E.; James, Richard L. – 1978
Despite remedial programs and innovative practices, traditional education has not met the compelling need for increasing access to higher education for minority and other educationally disadvantaged students. Financial, geographical, scheduling, and degree requirement barriers still exist which prevent older adults, military personnel, the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Needs, Educational Opportunities
Flower, F. D. – 1981
A majority of those people enrolling in low-level further education courses offered through the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) lack qualifications and experience necessary to find good jobs, are disillusioned with secondary education, seldom recieve any further education, and are unemployed. To meet the needs of such students, the ILEA…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Continuing Education, Course Content
Briody, P. M. – 1980
Data for evaluation of the Mobile Remedial Unit, instituted to assist approximately 250 isolated Queensland children with learning difficulties during 1978 and 1979, were obtained by visits to 10 schools; discussions with principals, teachers, administrators, and the 2 mobile remedial teachers; document analysis; and travel with a remedial teacher…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrator Attitudes, Correspondence Study, Educationally Disadvantaged
National TAFE Clearinghouse, Adelaide (Australia). – 1986
These issues contain abstracts of research reports, literature reviews, conference proceedings, directories, project reports, and other documents describing work being done in the field of technical and further education in Australia. The issues contain 127 and 172 entries, respectively. Each entry contains the following information: a Technical…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Adult Education
