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Direct linkBoylan, Hunter R.; Bonham, Barbara S.; Tafari, Gamba Nwachi – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2005
Developmental education programs can use innovative ways to improve minority learning and persistence.
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Developmental Programs, Minority Groups, Academic Persistence
Upcraft, M. Lee, Ed.; Gardner, John N., Ed.; Barefoot, Betsy O., Ed. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2004
An authoritative, comprehensive guide to the first year of college, this book includes the most current information about the policies, strategies, programs, and services designed to help first-year students make a successful transition to college and fulfill their educational and personal goals. Following the introduction, "The First Year of…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Faculty Development, Urban Universities, Supplementary Education
Peer reviewedBlakely, Alan W.; Broussard, Larry G. – Academic Medicine, 2003
The structure, experiences, and results of the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine's Postbaccalaureate Reapplicant Program are used as a case study to construct a blueprint for returning 85-90 percent of program participants to shortage areas while increasing minority student admissions. This success rate has been achieved through…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Developmental Studies Programs, Diversity (Student), Higher Education
Peer reviewedJackson, Evelyn W.; McGlinn, Shirley; Rainey, Michael; Bardo, Harold R. – Academic Medicine, 2003
Describes the Medical/Dental Education Preparatory Program (MEDPREP) of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. Over the course of its 30-year history, 68 percent of students have been accepted to professional schools, with 92 percent being accepted to medical schools and attending 90 different medical schools in the country. Of those…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Developmental Studies Programs, Diversity (Student), Higher Education
Peer reviewedThompson, William A.; Ferry, Pamela G.; King, Jason E.; Martinez-Wedig, Cindy; Michael, Lloyd H. – Academic Medicine, 2003
Describes the Premedical Honors College (PHC), an eight-year, BS-MD program created by Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Texas-Pan American to increase the number of physicians addressing underserved populations in Texas. An outcomes study comparing PHC matriculants with students of similar academic ability, ethnicity, and interest…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Developmental Studies Programs, Diversity (Student), Higher Education
Download full textWashington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, Olympia. – 2002
This document examines recent findings regarding minority access to education in the Washington Community and Technical Colleges. The paper details the colleges' goals in relation to the indicators for enrollment, student success, and employment. A review of the indicators suggests that the colleges are providing equitable access to college for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Basic Skills, College Faculty
Peer reviewedTekian, Ara – Academic Medicine, 1997
A review of literature from 1981 to 1995 investigated issues concerning underrepresented minorities in medical education in seven areas: increasing representation of these groups; long- and short-term enrichment programs to improve performance; predictors of academic performance; predictors of student admission; specialty choices and career…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Choice, College Admission, College Choice
