Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
| Economically Disadvantaged | 7 |
| Educationally Disadvantaged | 7 |
| Predictor Variables | 7 |
| Academic Achievement | 3 |
| Disadvantaged | 3 |
| Disadvantaged Youth | 3 |
| High Risk Students | 3 |
| Career Education | 2 |
| Demonstration Programs | 2 |
| Family Programs | 2 |
| Federal Programs | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Learning Assistance Review | 1 |
Author
| Myers, Douglas D. | 2 |
| Burkheimer, Graham J. | 1 |
| Francois, Germain E. | 1 |
| Frymier, Jack | 1 |
| Grace-Odeleye, Beverlyn | 1 |
| Kusorgbor, Cynthia | 1 |
| Martel, Laurence D. | 1 |
| Rheinheimer, David C. | 1 |
| Richman, Joel | 1 |
| Wilson, Harriet E. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 6 |
| Dissertations/Theses | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Postsecondary Education | 1 |
Audience
| Practitioners | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Tennessee Self Concept Scale | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Download full text
Direct linkRheinheimer, David C.; Grace-Odeleye, Beverlyn; Francois, Germain E.; Kusorgbor, Cynthia – Learning Assistance Review, 2010
A longitudinal research study was conducted at a public university in Pennsylvania on a sample of 129 at-risk students from a state-funded program (Act 101) designed to provide support services for economically and educationally disadvantaged students. This research employed a non-experimental, ex post facto methodology to assess the impact of…
Descriptors: Educationally Disadvantaged, Academic Achievement, At Risk Students, Credits
Myers, Douglas D. – 1976
A study was conducted to determine if the pre-center incomes/salaries could predict the post-center salaries of participants in the Mountain-Plains program, a residential, family-based education program developed to improve the economic potential and lifestyle of selected student families in a six-state area. By using the reported family income…
Descriptors: Career Education, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged, Economic Status
Myers, Douglas D. – 1976
Conducted to determine which, if any, variables tend to indicate potential success (operationally defined as completing the training program), an analysis examined pre-center characteristics and demographic variables of participants and attempted to apply that data to success in negotiating the Mountain Plains program, a residential, family-based…
Descriptors: Achievement, Career Education, Demography, Demonstration Programs
Wilson, Harriet E. – 1978
A study was conducted to investigate personal and intellectual variables of the special supportive services population at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and to determine reliable and valid predictors regarding the academic success of future applicants. A literature review of the development of compensatory programs and of studies that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged
Frymier, Jack; And Others – 1992
The Phi Delta Kappa Study of Students At Risk assessed who is at risk, what puts students at risk, what schools are doing to help those students, and how effective these efforts are. Data were provided on at-risk students in 85 U.S. and Canadian communities by teachers who knew each student best and had access to a student's school records. This…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Case Studies, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Martel, Laurence D.; Richman, Joel – 1985
The relationship between a standard measure of self-concept and withdrawal from college was studied with students at private New York colleges who were admitted through the Higher Education Opportunity Programs (HEOP). HEOP students are educationally and financially disadvantaged. The objective of the study was to promote policy formation and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Ancillary School Services, Change Strategies, College Attendance
Burkheimer, Graham J.; And Others – 1977
In order to obtain information about intermediate educational outcomes, especially the post secondary experience, this followup study of the Upward Bound Program (UB) was conducted. The study focused on educational progress and persistence, but also investigated student's educational expectations and problems experienced in obtaining an education.…
Descriptors: Attendance, College Preparation, Data Analysis, Data Collection
