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Hanasono, Lisa K. – Communication Teacher, 2020
Courses: This unit-level teaching assignment was designed for courses on rhetoric, persuasion, professional communication, public speaking, and business communication. Objectives: By completing this activity, students should be able to: (1) identify and research a specific job, scholarship, or award they'd like to pursue within the next six…
Descriptors: Letters (Correspondence), Job Applicants, Advocacy, Rhetoric
Keller, MorraLee; DeBaun, Bill – National College Attainment Network, 2020
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic upended the U.S. education system in spring 2020, another persistent, pernicious pathogen had long plagued American society: inequitable educational outcomes on the basis of income, race, and ethnicity. This is especially true for postsecondary access and attainment. Research shows the benefits of postsecondary…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Post High School Guidance, Academic Aspiration, Postsecondary Education
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Tierney, William G.; Bailey, Thomas; Constantine, Jill; Finkelstein, Neal; Hurd, Nicole Farmer – What Works Clearinghouse, 2009
Access to higher education remains a challenge for many students who face academic and informational barriers to college entry. This guide targets high schools and school districts, and focuses on effective practices that prepare students academically for college, assist them in completing the steps to college entry, and improve their likelihood…
Descriptors: Higher Education, High Schools, School Districts, Access to Education
Arrowood, Janet C. – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2006
There are numerous financial planning and money management handbooks, but few focus on the needs of young adults between 16 and 25 years of age. Colleges and some high schools are increasingly offering courses covering money management, but the materials are more "economics-focused" than "real-world" focused. Young people are huge consumers who…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Money Management, Graduates, Credit (Finance)
Hartman, Rhona C., Ed. – Information from HEATH Resource Center, 1983
Designed for advisors, administrators, and others who may assist disabled students in finding financial assistance for postsecondary education, this newsletter presents a discussion of the current status of federal financial aid legislation and related Vocational Rehabilitation agencies. Topics include private scholarship information, a 1983…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), College Applicants, Disabilities, Educational Resources
Maxey, Phyllis F.; And Others – 1983
One of a series of units on business issues designed for secondary school students, this packet examines the responsibilities of the lender and consumer in the credit business. Teacher and student materials are provided in separate sections. The teacher's guide presents five detailed lesson plans, each focusing on a credit case study; discussion…
Descriptors: Business, Business Responsibility, Case Studies, Consumer Education
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Center on Education and Training for Employment. – 1994
This instructor guide for a unit on business finance in the PACE (Program for Acquiring Competence in Entrepreneurship) curriculum includes the full text of the student module and lesson plans, instructional suggestions, and other teacher resources. The competencies that are incorporated into this module are at Level 3 of learning--starting and…
Descriptors: Administrators, Behavioral Objectives, Business Administration, Business Education