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Peer reviewedCohen, Max H.; And Others – Urban Education, 1972
Describes and evaluates a tuition-free academic enrichment program for urban youth. Includes a report on the use of programed instruction in teaching chemistry. (RJ)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Preparation, Enrichment, Program Evaluation
Download full textNew York Univ., NY. Center for Field Research and School Services. – 1973
The College Discovery and Development Program (CDDP), funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act, was designed for educationally disadvantaged students who are underachievers and who have evidenced potential to do satisfactory academic work. In most instances the target population has been identified by feeder school…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Preparation, Cultural Activities, Economically Disadvantaged
Miller, Michael F. – 1985
The goal of the 1985 Queensborough Community College (QCC) Pre-Freshman Summer Program (PFSP) was to ease the transition from high school to college for entering College Discovery freshmen in order to improve their academic performance and increase their chances for retention at QCC. The 6-week program included academic tutorials in reading,…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Bound Students, College Preparation, Community Colleges
New York Univ., NY. Center for Field Research and School Services. – 1973
The College Bound (CB) Program, funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act, was designed to improve the reading and arithmetic skills and raise the academic level of students from poverty areas of the city and help them gain admission to college. During the academic year 1972-73 the program was conducted at 32 high schools…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Preparation, Cultural Activities, Disadvantaged Youth
Alderete, Karen L. – Online Submission, 2003
This report summarizes the 2002-2003 program evaluation results of AISD's GEAR UP program, and the program's intent is to increase the number of low-income, at-risk students who are prepared to enroll in postsecondary institutions upon high school graduation.
Descriptors: School Districts, Program Evaluation, High School Students, College Preparation
Lahn, Alan M. – 1971
This paper reports on changes in students' study habits and attitudes during the Prep Program at Shippensburg State College. Fifty students, 40 black and ten white, were selected for the program for high-risk minority group students, and granted admission to Shippensburg for the Fall of 1970. The Prep students spent six weeks on the Shippensburg…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Black Students, College Preparation, College Programs
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
