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Kirshner, Ben; Saldivar, Manuel Gerardo; Tracy, Rita – New Directions for Youth Development, 2011
Students from underrepresented groups who seek to become the first in their family to attend college confront economically and racially stratified education systems. This article reports findings from an evaluation of First Graduate, an organization that offers college advising, mentoring, tutoring, and case management to first-generation students…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Open Enrollment, College Admission, Case Studies
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Meijers, Frans – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2008
Between 1998 and 2002 an estimated 250 mentoring programmes were started in Dutch secondary vocational education in order to decrease motivational problems and drop-out rates, especially among youngsters from ethnic minorities. Currently there are only two schools in secondary vocational education that include mentoring as part and parcel of their…
Descriptors: Mentors, Vocational Education, Comprehensive Guidance, Educational Counseling
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Sumarah, John; Lehr, Ron – Canadian Journal of Counselling, 2002
A province-wide evaluation of the new Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling Program undertaken in Nova Scotia provides strong support for a "program-based model" of counseling. Focus groups provided qualitative data related to counselors' overall impressions of the Program, what was working, concerns, and professional needs. Evaluation…
Descriptors: Comprehensive Guidance, Comprehensive Programs, Counseling Theories, Counselor Attitudes
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Hughey, Kenneth F.; And Others – School Counselor, 1993
Surveyed approximately 280 high school students, 125 parents, and 150 teachers to examine impact of Missouri Comprehensive Guidance Program from perspective of these groups and to obtain useful information in assessing comprehensive school guidance programs. Even though survey results were positive, counselors and those responsible for guidance…
Descriptors: Comprehensive Guidance, Comprehensive Programs, High School Students, High Schools
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Gordon, Tamara R. – Canadian Journal of Counselling, 2002
High school students, their parents, and school personnel were surveyed regarding the health and guidance related needs of adolescents. The results were analyzed and compared within both the Comprehensive School Health (CSH) and Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling (CGC) frameworks. Results suggest a need for collaboration between CSH and CGC…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comprehensive Guidance, Comprehensive Programs, Educational Cooperation
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California Postsecondary Education Commission, 2002
The "2001-02 Budget Act" included approximately $127 million to fund 19 different outreach programs designed to encourage and support high school students to attend college. Since some programs also receive additional funds from federal, private, and local school districts the combined outreach program revenue is even greater. Over the…
Descriptors: Profiles, Outreach Programs, High Schools, Research Reports