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Soiferman, L. Karen – Online Submission, 2020
As the number of international students enrolled in North American universities continues to rise it is important that all instructors gain a more complete understanding of some of the issues that students face when they come to university. This article focuses on only one area, how students cope when learning how to write an academic essay, and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Writing Processes, Foreign Students, College Freshmen
Christian, Cinda; Williams, Holly – Online Submission, 2021
The Austin Independent School District (AISD) offered several academic summer programs to students June through August 2021. These programs offered students opportunities to accelerate their learning, recover academic course credits, and support grade level transition. Although AISD offered a variety of summer programs in 2021, this report focuses…
Descriptors: School Districts, Summer Programs, Acceleration (Education), Credits
Fisseler, Björn – Online Submission, 2019
Transitioning to and from post-compulsory education often poses problems on students, especially students with disabilities. The fourth Ed-ICT symposium at the FernUniversität in Hagen aimed at discussing new practices, identifying problems and challenges during transition processes, and developing innovative solutions for both individuals and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Postsecondary Education, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Hollis, Michael J. – Online Submission, 2009
The purpose of this paper was to identify a problem in higher education that needed a new solution and draft a viable proposal for how to resolve it. I chose the problem of cultural barriers that veterans often face when attempting to return to many universities following military service. The method used was a combination of existing literature…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Military Service, Cultural Differences, Social Mobility
Malerba, Cathy – Online Submission, 2008
This report summarizes evaluation findings about the impact of AISD's summer 2007 BEST transition camp program for students entering middle school at 6th grade.
Descriptors: School Districts, Middle School Students, Summer Programs, Transitional Programs
Brito, Javier; Callahan, Philip; Marks, Michael Wm. – Online Submission, 2008
This exploratory case study focuses on a returning Hispanic combat veteran and his perceptions and experiences regarding transition from a military setting to a higher education setting. Focus is placed on a cohort-based transition educational program of studies designed to provide coping skills that foster resiliency so as to minimize…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, War, Veterans, Case Studies