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Walker, Carolyn; And Others – 1980
The Learning Assistance Center's peer tutoring program at Stanford University is described in this paper. Ways are suggested to register students as tutees, match them with tutors, operate tutoring sessions, account for and control tutoring hours, evaluate tutoring performance, and train peer tutors. In this program, tutors are Stanford students…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Laboratories, Peer Teaching, Program Administration
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Walker-Bartnick, Leslie A.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1984
A program providing successful peer tutoring in nine of 10 basic science courses in the first two years of medical school is described, and the management of such a program is discussed. Positive program effects on both tutors and students in academic difficulty are emphasized. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Medical Education, Medical Schools, Medical Students
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Chand, Sunil – Journal of Developmental Education, 1985
Describes the following aspects of the Developmental Education Program at Triton College: student placement, courses, faculty selection, reading and writing instruction, mathematics instruction, the Learning Assistance Center (LAC), LAC tutoring, LAC special projects, LAC management, special needs assistance program for disabled students, and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Disabilities
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Howell, T. Howard; Matlin, Karl – Journal of Dental Education, 1995
Harvard University's new dental school curriculum, and the changes mandated for its implementation, are discussed. The curriculum is characterized by small tutorial groups, student-centered instruction, and clinical treatment teams. The innovations have required significant institutional revitalization efforts and financial investment, with…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Allied Health Occupations Education, Change Strategies, Clinical Experience
Kesner, Richard M. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1997
Babson College (Massachusetts) responded to expanded campus computer use and resulting demand for support services by developing service delivery tailored to user groups' needs. Resources devoted to this effort have grown dramatically, and include help desk and dispatch support, program of technology specialists, evening support to residence…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, College Administration, College Students, Computer Networks
Tafoya, Dennis W.; Combs, Boyd G. – 1978
Built around a 1977 needs assessment which sampled 65% of the county Indian population, the Robeson County Title IV-A Compensatory Indian Education Project was structured into four categories of objectives: (1) Student Classroom Performance to increase academic performance; (2) Program Management and Maintenance to involve parents, educators and…
Descriptors: American Indian Studies, American Indians, Compensatory Education, Counseling Services
Renick, James C.; Cadenas, Hortensia B. – Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, 1994
George Mason University's (GMU) (Virginia) successful Early Identification Program includes alliances with three public school districts to foster early, consistent intervention, and to encourage and motivate at-risk minority students to complete a college preparatory curriculum and enroll in colleges. GMU guarantees admission to participants who…
Descriptors: Affiliated Schools, College Admission, College Preparation, College Role