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Download full textGreen Bay Joint School District 1, WI. – 1973
This compensatory education program serves approximately 792 disadvantaged children. Thirteen elementary school enrichment learning centers, two tenth grade tutoring programs, an area-wide remedial reading clinic, an instructional service center, and intensive teacher-parent inservice training will be the framework for enrichment experiences.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Objectives, Cognitive Objectives, Compensatory Education
Peer reviewedRosenthal, Judith W. – College Teaching, 1992
A Kean College (New Jersey) program in English as a Second Language (ESL) designed to ease students' transition to mainstream classes focuses on reinforcing existing English skills, encouraging interaction between limited-English-speaking and native-speaking students, providing academic support, encouraging confidence, and helping teachers modify…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, College Second Language Programs, English (Second Language)
Robledo Montecel, Maria; And Others – 1994
A federal program designed to reduce dropout rates in middle schools among limited-English-proficient (LEP) students is described. The program trains LEP middle school students at risk of dropping out as tutors for elementary school children. A demonstration project trained 101 Hispanic student tutors in two Texas school districts. Evaluation of…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students
Wright, Elsie L. – 1989
The Teaching/Learning Center (T/LC) described in this report is an on-campus, in-house afterschool, one-to-one tutorial site designed to let Jacksonville State University (JSE) preservice teachers experience early in their studies highly supervised tutoring with children of differing grades and ability levels. T/LC has supervised 4,132 education…
Descriptors: After School Education, College School Cooperation, Education Majors, Elementary Education
Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 1984
In 1983-84, Johnson O'Malley Indian education programs operated in 17 public schools and 2 tribal preschools in Washington state, serving 1,386 students with a budget of $222,421. The overall objectives of the programs for Indian students were to increase reading and math proficiency, improve the high school graduation rate, promote cultural and…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Attendance Patterns, Cultural Awareness, Dropouts
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. Social Welfare Development and Research Center. – 1974
An operational description of the 1973-74 Buddy-Tutor Project at Hilo Intermediate School in Hilo, Hawaii and an evaluative assessment of its outcome with statistical treatment of the data is provided in this report. This project is an exploratory behavioral intervention program for educationally deprived students and focuses its efforts on the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education
Ziervogel, A., Comp.; Lewy, A., Ed. – 1992
The curriculum extension program (CEP) of the Shell Science Centre provided group tutoring to small groups of secondary school pupils using qualified teachers. This evaluation report presents articles discussing various aspects of the program and its effectiveness. The first article by A. Ziervogel provides a review of the program. The following…
Descriptors: Attendance, Attendance Patterns, Curriculum Development, Dropout Characteristics
Dissemination and Assessment Center for Bilingual Education, Austin, TX. – 1975
This guide is intended as a basic resource for preschool Spanish/English bilingual home training. It presents an overview of the bilingual project of which it is an outgrowth, and offers guidelines for setting up similar programs. The guidelines cover such topics as: (1) tutor selection, training, and evaluation; (2) recommended materials for…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Bibliographies, Bilingual Education, Criterion Referenced Tests
Australian National Languages and Literacy Inst., Deakin. – 1994
Papers from the conference on the education of Australian Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders include: "English Language and Numeracy Program for Aboriginal Students" (Alison Jarred); "The Aboriginal Identity Course: A Midstream Evaluation" (Simon Vaughan); "Making the Curriculum Your Own: The Senior Girls at Lajamanu…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Chemistry, Classroom Techniques, Course Evaluation
Hurst, Darrell, Ed.; Jobin, Robert, Ed. – VCCA Journal, 1991
This issue of the "VCCA Journal" contains the following articles: (1) "Dear Andrei--Dear Patricia: International Education in English Composition I," by Robert Kilmer; (2) "The Cultivation of Critical Thinking: Some Tools and Techniques," by Russell Crescimanno; (3) "Assessment Partnership: A Model for Two-Year…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Accounting, Administrative Organization
Meredith, Larry D. – 1990
Project Engage is an after-school, weekend, and summer educational program geared toward minority and disadvantaged students to increase the number of these students seeking postsecondary education from the Erie, Pennsylvania area. It is funded mainly through Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, whose administration is strongly committed to…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Advance Organizers, After School Programs, College Entrance Examinations
Harris, Dolores M. – 1990
Glassboro State College (New Jersey) has developed an institution-wide comprehensive, coordinated program based on the concept of early provision of quality services and programs to provide students with positive linkages to the institution. Persistence to graduation is the long-term goal of the retention program. Additional goals include…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Desegregation, College Environment, College Freshmen
Zanoni, Candido – 1980
The specially funded program described in this report was implemented at the University of Minnesota's General College in Fall 1979 to promote the academic improvement and long-range retention of high-risk Black, Hispanic, and Native American students. After introductory material discussing the process involved in securing program funds from the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Basic Skills, Black Students, College Freshmen
PDF pending restorationGila River Indian Community, Sacaton, AZ. – 1973
The purpose of the project reported on and evaluated in the document is to develop new approaches in Adult Basic Education to motivate undereducated, alienated, and disadvantaged American Indian adults. The project is located in central Arizona, serving a population of about 8,000. High school-dropout rates, unemployment, alcoholism, and health…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, American Indian Reservations, American Indians
Platt, Gail M. – 1993
The Learning Center (LC) at South Plains College (SPC), in Texas, offers remedial reading instruction, college-level reading and human development, Success Seminars, orientation services, tutoring, and independent study for academic skills development. The center, which has the most successful remedial reading program in the state, combines the…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Ancillary School Services, Basic Skills, Community Colleges
