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New York State Education Dept., Albany. Office of Postsecondary Research, Information Systems, and Institutional Aid. – 1981
The present scope and operation of New York State's financial aid programs are described, and improvements aimed at the enlargement of educational opportunity are recommended. The state's student financial aid programs (loans and grants) for 1980-81 totaled $1,139.2 million, of which $247.2 million was for the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP),…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Students, Educationally Disadvantaged, Eligibility
Download full textAlaska Office of the Governor, Juneau. – 1966
During the first phase of this project, from June 1964 to November 1965, the effectiveness and feasibility of centralized training in offsetting the employment problems of rural Alaska were tested. Recruitment was handled through mail contacts with village councils and subsequent recruitment trips to the villages. Training at a state vocational…
Descriptors: Cooperatives, Counseling Services, Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged
Ministry of Education and Social Welfare, New Delhi (India). – 1973
Major adult literacy and adult education programs in India are described in the brochure, which covers a wide sector of interests and target groups. Major programs described are: (1) mass literacy programs, discussing demography and various strategies; (2) Kisan Saksharta Yojana, discussing various strategies for farmers' functional literacy…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Farmer Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Fader, Daniel – ADE Bulletin, 1969
Perspective on how English professors and English departments can engage professionally and meaningfully in the education of impoverished children is provided through the recounting of a number of experiences in related situations. A discussion with a college literature class about how best to recruit and instruct college-level black students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Change, Black Education, College Planning
Shaver, Judy C.; And Others – 1992
In an effort to help disadvantaged preschool children develop emergent literacy skills and improve their chances of future academic success, a cooperative project was implemented in 1991-92 by McNeese State University in Louisiana and a local Head Start agency to provide tutoring to Head Start children. University students enrolled in a teacher's…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Child Development, College Students, Cooperative Programs
Lehmann, Jean P.; And Others – 1991
Information is provided for individuals wanting to start or improve Alternative Cooperative Programs (ACE). The ACE program model was developed in Colorado to enhance the educational opportunities for special needs youth, maximize their abilities to live independently, and reduce their risk of dropping out. ACE programs serve handicapped and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cooperative Education, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides
Powell, Tammie; Taylor, Stephen – South Carolina Middle School Journal, 1994
American children do not bring uniform characteristics to the school setting. The at-risk student actually learns, behaves, and thinks differently from the student considered ideally suited to traditional programming. The poor "fit" between the at-risk students' natural characteristics and the expectations of the traditional school…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Style, Educationally Disadvantaged
Lazdowski, Walter P. – 1985
Special Services for the Disadvantaged Students (SSDS) is a federally funded three-year college retention program initiated at a Texas community college. The program's objectives include improving reading and math levels, improving achievement of handicapped students, and increasing skills in English as a second language. To accomplish these…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Disabilities, Dropout Prevention
Smurthwaite, Ann; And Others – 1977
Examined is the success of Monash's Early Leavers' Scheme in terms of the performance, characteristics, and experience of successful applicants, and the manner in which the scheme has operated. The first section of the report provides background information on the establishment of the Scheme (to provide a modification to entry requirements for…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Applicants
Nash, Charles R. – 1978
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia has established a policy that a graduate of a Georgia high school should be given the opportunity to attempt a college education in the University System. The Special Studies Program was organized to facilitate this ideal. The fundamental objectives of the program are to: (1) provide greater…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Basic Skills
Portland Community Coll., OR. – 1978
Three Oregon community colleges collaborated to develop a model program to meet the learning needs of educationally disadvantaged students. The model consists of several Outcome Objectives, or goals for the program. The discussion of each objective includes background information relevant to the specific goal and a description of the methods used…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Testing
Eppley, George, Ed. – 1979
A rationale is presented for the establishment of a comprehensive skills center designed to provide low-cost, vocational training that would enable the unskilled and unemployed population of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, to fill area manpower needs. The report first compares the present composition of the county work force with the manpower needs of…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, College Role, Community Colleges, Economically Disadvantaged
MACK, LYNN; AND OTHERS – 1967
AS A CONTINUATION OF A 1966 PROJECT, THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY EXTENSION ASSOCIATION (NUEA), UNDER A GRANT FROM THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION (USOE), CONDUCTED 20 REGIONAL ADULT BASIC EDUCATION TRAINING INSTITUTES IN THE SUMMER OF 1967. THREE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIMENTS WERE CARRIED OVER--AN ACCELERATED NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR PREPARATION OF TEACHERS FOR…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Educational Finance, Educational Technology, Educationally Disadvantaged
Moore, Sarah H.; White, Linda Ann – 1975
This evaluation report identifies recent trends of Title I and examines their cost. The question said to be addressed is whether Title I financed activities in Georgia have any positive effect on the learning outcomes of participating children. Chapters deal with basic statistics for FY 74, pupil participation, expenditures, impact on achievement,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Compensatory Education, Cost Effectiveness
Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. – 1971
This report presents information on length of operation of Section 3 programs, personnel, program components, summer program planning, and problems brought about by funding uncertainty. The information is grouped by region and community type, where applicable, to denote the differences and similarities of the programs in various regions and…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Criteria, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth
