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)

Analyzes factors internal to the tutor and tutee (i.e., cognition, metacognition, and affect) and external to them (e.g., teacher/tutor background knowledge, educational environment, content to be learned, socioeconomic status, family background, and cultural forces) that influence the tutoring process. Suggests a theoretical framework for…

This report provides a comprehensive overview of New York State post-secondary opportunity programs for the educationally and economically disadvantaged during the year 1974-75 and includes the Regents comments and recommendations. The purpose of opportunity programs is to prepare students who have had poor academic preparation for a successful…

Findings and recommendations are presented in this report of a research project conducted by Dawson College to assess the educational needs of the sensorially handicapped at the college level, especially as they relate to Quebec's Colleges of General and Professional Education (CEGEP). Chapter I presents the objectives of the study, places the…