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Download full textBohr, Dorothy H.; Bray, Dorothy – 1979
In fall 1978, Sacramento City College initiated the Higher Education Learning Package (HELP) to promote the success and retention of students with basic skill deficiencies while mainstreaming them into regular courses. Students work with instructors and tutors in small groups and on a one-to-one basis. Using an integrative team teaching approach,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Community Colleges, Compensatory Education
KLEIN, GENEVIEVE; AND OTHERS – 1967
A TUCSON EDUCATIONAL PROJECT, CALLED COVERT (CHILDREN OFFERED VITAL EDUCATIONAL RETRAINING AND THERAPY), HAS BEEN PROPOSED TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY OF EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CHILDREN. SURVEYS INDICATE THAT FROM 5 TO 14 PERCENT OF TUCSON'S SCHOOL CHILDREN HAVE EMOTIONAL-BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS WHICH INTERFERE WITH THEIR LEARNING…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Psychology, Community Services, Cooperative Programs
Broadbent, William A. – 1977
Five programs in developmental reading at Leeward Community College (Hawaii) were studied to determine their effectiveness. The programs were: (1) general reading using individualized exercises; (2) an integrated skills approach combining reading and basic English skills; (3) a curriculum designed for each student from diagnostic testing; (4) a…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Developmental Programs, Developmental Reading
Prior, Daniel R. – 1976
The Developmental Learning Program described is a Title I program designed to significantly improve the reading and math skills of children with developmental learning problems. A total of 285 first graders in 10 inner city New York City schools participated in the individualized, eclectic program during the period covered by the report, November…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Early Childhood Education, Individualized Instruction, Inner City
Clarke, Johnnie Ruth; And Others – 1976
This monograph, consisting of four sections, focuses on developmental education in the higher education setting. The first section, by Johnnie Ruth Clarke, provides an overall perspective on learning through developmental programs. Included are discussions of the developmental approach, developmental students and instructional activities, and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Developmental Programs, Developmental Studies Programs
Sanford, Ann; And Others – 1974
Presented is the final report of the Chapel Hill Project, a demonstration model designed to provide services to the Head Start Program for handicapped preschool children in Johnston County, North Carolina. Such services as screening, assessment, establishment of a resource center, development of intake services and individual educational programs,…
Descriptors: Conceptual Schemes, Demonstration Programs, Educational Assessment, Educational Resources
Buckley, Helen; Walters, Gene – 1994
Sample components of the Comprehensive Teacher Training Programme (CTTP), a distance education program offering four academic upgrading courses to Caribbean women who are untrained elementary school teachers are presented. Though the bulk of the publication is made up of materials from these distance education courses, the opening section contains…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Distance Education, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Legters, Nettie; Slavin, Robert E. – 1992
This paper offers a background of information on children in elementary school in the 1990s and on likely trends in the near future. It focuses particularly on issues relating to students who are at risk for school failure. One section identifies various risk factors that students face when they enter school and estimates the numbers of at-risk…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Design, Demography
Kentucky Univ., Lexington. Community Coll. System. – 1989
The Commission to Study the Future of Community Colleges in Kentucky was established in 1988 to review the accomplishments of the Kentucky Community College System (KCCS), to assess its current status, and to provide direction for the KCCS towards the year 2000. Developed as part of a collection of reports on the KCCS for use by the Commission in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Ancillary School Services, College Graduates
Jackson, Cheryl D. – 1987
Many youth face the following educational and economic barriers to success: (1) increased high school dropout rates; (2) adolescent pregnancy; (3) chronic unemployment; (4) poverty; (5) drug abuse; (6) suicide; and (7) crime and delinquency. The Atlantic Community College (New Jersey) Youth Corps Program, a successful conservation and service…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Planning, Community Services, Dropout Programs
Kelly, Kathleen – 1988
In 1960, Mount St. Mary's College (MSMC) opened the Doheny campus as an alternative for students who had potential for college, but who were not eligible to enter MSMC's traditional baccalaureate campus. The Doheny Campus has consistently developed innovative programs to enable students to successfully complete associate in arts degrees and also…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Church Related Colleges, Enrollment Influences, High Risk Students
Crawford, June Justice – 1979
The need for basic skills instruction at the college level is discussed in light of the history of United States educational standards, changes in college student populations, and indicators of need for basic skills programs. Historically, it appears as if basic skills instruction has always been needed at the college level to aid the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Admission (School), Basic Skills
Athens Area Vocational-Technical School, GA. – 1977
A model program was developed to provide remedial experiences that would allow individuals who fail to meet minimum entrance requirements for postsecondary vocational education to reach an acceptable level for admission into regular programs. The project encompassed three major areas of instruction: vocational/technical mathematics,…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Communication Skills, Educational Counseling, Guidance Programs
Los Angeles City Schools, CA. Div. of Secondary Education. – 1965
The document consists of seven proposals for funding under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Title I. The Los Angeles City school districts requested funds for a remedial and corrective instruction program, and for pilot projects in counseling and educational guidance, school community cooperation and extended school facilities,…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Counseling Services, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Programs
Holiman, Marjorie, Comp. – 1974
This document presents a detailed description of a successful federally-funded developmental education program at Cochise College (Arizona). It includes a statement of philosophy, and sections on program structure, individual student needs, classroom instruction, skill development, special activities, evaluation, student characteristics, and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Credit No Credit Grading, Developmental Programs, English (Second Language)
