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Download full textCohen, Pennie; Nance, Don W. – 1982
The way in which student services can meet the needs of a small segment of the student body who need extensive and intensive developmental work is considered as part of the American Council on Education's Higher Education/Comprehensive Employment and Training ACT (CETA) Project, which was supported by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Case Studies, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Development
Evaluation of the Special Services for Disadvantaged Students (SSDS) Program: 1979-80 Academic Year.
Coulson, John E.; And Others – 1981
The federally funded Special Services for Disadvantaged Students (SSDS) program is examined for the 1979-80 academic year in 58 institutions; the program's short-term impact on participating freshmen is summarized. Up to 200 students at each site were studied to determine whether program participation levels correlated with outcomes and whether…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Developmental Studies Programs, Economically Disadvantaged
Read, Sherry – 1982
The TRIO/Special Services program at the University of Minnesota's General College (GC) is described, and 1981-1982 program evaluation results are examined. Federally-supported TRIO programs (also including Education Opportunity Centers, Talent Search, and Upward Bound programs) provide support services for disadvantaged college students. The GC's…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Ancillary School Services, Career Counseling
