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Stelow, Shawn; Holland, Jenifer Gager; Jackson, Rebecca – Finance Project, 2012
In recent years policymakers have increasingly looked to Extended Learning Time (ELT) as a means of improving student outcomes. As a result, some school districts have increased academic time for students by adding time to the school day or days to the school year. In other communities, schools and community-based organizations have partnered to…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Summer Programs, School Schedules, Educational Resources
Sanchez, Bonnie – Journal of Developmental & Remedial Education, 1979
Presents abstracts of three documents from the ERIC junior college collection that deal with two-year college remedial/developmental education. (DR)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Community Colleges, Developmental Programs, Educationally Disadvantaged
Far West Lab. for Educational Research and Development, San Francisco, CA. – 1990
This document is a set of resource summaries for educators of students at risk compiled by the nine regional educational laboratories. The summaries are divided into papers, programs, and technical assistance services. Student characteristics, effective remedial instruction strategies, and urban programs are emphasized. The 44 papers are published…
Descriptors: American Indians, Annotated Bibliographies, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Lombardi, John – 1979
Four types of developmental education programs have been designed to help students overcome or compensate for: (1) deficiencies in grades or subjects required for admission to a senior institution or to colleges and transfer programs (Pre-Transfer); (2) deficiencies in reading, writing, speech, arithmetic, study habits, motivation, and other…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Colleges, Compensatory Education, Developmental Programs
McKinnon, Linda T.; And Others – 1980
This collection of fact sheets and mini reviews deals with various problem areas in Mexican American education. "Mexican Americans in Higher Education" identifies the major factors (primarily money and language) which affect low enrollment and high attrition of Mexican Americans in institutions of higher learning, and suggests that…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingualism, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Miller, Susan W., Comp. – 1980
Resources are enumerated for community college personnel working with economically and/or academically disadvantaged students and with students who speak limited English. The document first provides operational definitions for these groups and then lists and discusses resources under the following headings: (1) needs assessment, (2) instruction…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Career Planning, Community Colleges, Economically Disadvantaged
National TAFE Clearinghouse, Adelaide (Australia). – 1986
These issues contain abstracts of research reports, literature reviews, conference proceedings, directories, project reports, and other documents describing work being done in the field of technical and further education in Australia. The issues contain 127 and 172 entries, respectively. Each entry contains the following information: a Technical…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Adult Education