While the Pell Grant covers a substantial proportion of college tuition for low-income students, it has covered only two full-time semesters per year and has not included any support for summer courses through most of its history. As research has shown that continuous enrollment throughout the year increases college persistence and completion, the…

This study considered whether participation in a rigorous, intense summer bridge program had a significant effect on the academic success of African-American male and female students in developmental education, compared to nonparticipants, at a four-year Historically Black University in terms of retention, progression, and graduation from…

The cost of attending college has risen sharply over the last 40 years. Although more credit and grant aid have been made available to students, there are still major gaps between aid and the cost of attendance for many students in the United States, all of whom are left to figure out whether they can afford the remaining costs associated with…

The purpose of this exploratory qualitative study was to examine student-athlete perceptions of the role of summer pre-enrollment in their adjustment and transition to college. The study focused on student-athletes who received athletically-related financial aid at a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-AAA institution. The…

Four-week summer academy programs served homeless children and adults in two contiguous innovative learning programs. The programs may be the first of their kind in the homeless literature in which both adults and children were exposed to career, academic, and leadership opportunities in the supportive learning environment of a university campus,…

Findings of the testing project carried out in the course of the 1959 Summer Russian Language Learning Program at Harvard University (Massachusetts) are presented. A number of students were selected for training at the Russian School at Middlebury College (Vermont) and the Summer Workshop in Russian at Indiana University. After a 6-week summer…

Shows that six minor modifications in the standard format for summer teacher institutes can modestly increase the mastery of geography content by participants. Discusses the six modifications and demonstrates their effects based on observations of two institutes, one that did employ the modifications and one that did not. (DSK)

The relationship between Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores and Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) scores of black students who had participated in a summer program for minority students interested in health careers held at the Medical College of Georgia was studied. (Author/MLW)

The Nova University Programs for Higher Education Summer Institute was evaluated using data collected from two instruments: the Overall Evaluation, a modification of the 1985 Summer Institute Evaluation Form, and the Evaluation of Concurrent Sessions, an instrument utilized for the first time in 1986 to evaluate each concurrent session. These…

Results of the 1980-81 Survey of Institutional Characteristics of Colleges and Universities, as part of the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), are presented. The survey sample consisted of 3,270 accredited institutions and branches and an additional 141 systems and central offices. Eighty more institutions/branches had…

This study investigated the utility and effectiveness of a simple dictation test for placement of students in a university's summer English-as-a-Second-Language program. The dictation test was explored as an alternative to the traditional oral interview, which had shown some problems of interrater reliability and consistency, resulting in…

A study of summer sessions at U.S. and Canadian colleges and universities was conducted in 1985. A stratified random sample of 213 U.S. public and private institutions included research universities, doctoral-granting institutions, and comprehensive colleges and universities; all 10 Canadian institutions were featured in the study. A total of 184…

Data pertaining to students, faculty, programs, finances, and facilities of Madison College are presented for the purpose of providing a reference that will be useful to the college community and other interested persons. Thirty-eight statistical tables are presented including: comparison of resident enrollment, 1956-57 through 1975-76;…

The following papers dealing with education in Ireland are presented: "The Fortunes of Education as a Subject of Study and of Research in Ireland" (John Coolahan); "The Irish Charter Schools: The Grand Design in Principle and Practice" (Kenneth Milne); "Quaker Education in 18th and 19th Century Ireland" (Cyril G.…

The Seventy-first Congress authorized a survey of the education of teachers on a Nation-wide scope, conducted during the last 3 years. After the work of the survey was organized it was apparent that only a limited number of studies could be undertaken with the time and funds available. It was decided, therefore, to cooperate whenever possible with…