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Chumley, Phyllis D.; Spille, Henry A. – Innovative Higher Education, 1984
Postsecondary institutions should participate much more in the federal initiative, through their usual functions of teaching, research, and service. Activities could include involving college students in adult literacy education through demonstration programs, tutoring, and student volunteerism. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, College Role, College Students, Federal Programs
Wynne, Ronald D. – 1968
The report summarizes a six-month evaluation (July-December 1967) of 11 community education projects funded by the Office of Economic Opportunity. Major focus is on eight projects which comprised a special series of Section 207 Community Education Demonstration Projects--Appalachian Volunteers, Inc., the Columbia College Citizenship Council…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Education, Decision Making, Demonstration Programs
Reisner, Elizabeth R.; And Others – 1989
This document comprises the first volume of a three-volume study, mandated by the Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988, on domestic and foreign tutoring programs for disadvantaged elementary and secondary students that involve college students. This volume summarizes the results of…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, College Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education
Taylor, Derek B.; Fleming, Margaret – 1973
The Resident Tutor Project, funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act, was initiated in June 1968, in an effort to prevent skill deficits from progressing to such a point that they are beyond remediation within the relatively short span of a child's school years. The project was designed to provide additional resources to…
Descriptors: College Students, Compensatory Education, Cross Age Teaching, Disadvantaged Youth
Teaching and Learning Research Corp., New York, NY. – 1972
Since its inception in 1963, the Homework Helper Program, funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Act, has provided an effective vehicle for the challenging of traditional theory in regard to the tutoring of educationally retarded children. It began on the assumption that children in slum area schools could benefit from tutorial…
Descriptors: After School Education, College Students, Compensatory Education, Cross Age Teaching
Racine Unified School District 1, WI. – 1969
Part I of this evaluation report discusses the enrichment and remediation effects of a summer school program for disadvantaged students, K-6. Reading and mathematics instruction were offered along with a home school worker program and sports activities. Part II of the report deals with programs conducted throughout the 1968-69 school year. Student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Athletics, Behavior Change, College Students
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. Social Welfare Development and Research Center. – 1974
An operational description of the 1973-74 Buddy-Tutor Project at Hilo Intermediate School in Hilo, Hawaii and an evaluative assessment of its outcome with statistical treatment of the data is provided in this report. This project is an exploratory behavioral intervention program for educationally deprived students and focuses its efforts on the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education
Read, Sherry – 1981
The TRIO/Special Services Program at the University of Minnesota is described, and a national evaluation of TRIO programs (Upward Bound, Talent Search, and Special Services) is briefly summarized. The TRIO/Special Services Program at the University of Minnesota is located within The General College, which is the open enrollment unit of the…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Career Planning, College Bound Students, College Freshmen
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McAdam, Maryln; McDermott, Ed – 1997
This guide discusses the basic requirements for administering Federal Work-Study (FWS) America Reads Challenge programs and outlines specific requirements related to FWS-funded community service positions. These programs offer colleges and universities an opportunity to help improve the reading skills of preschool school and elementary school…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Services, Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education