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Wehmeyer, Michael L., Ed.; Webb, Kristine W., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Transition from secondary education to adulthood represents a period during which adolescents with disabilities face multiple responsibilities and changing roles that include establishing independence, attending postsecondary education or training, developing social networks, choosing a career, participating in their communities, and managing…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Learning Disabilities, Secondary School Students, Guides
Barr, Margaret J.; And Others – 1993
This handbook on student affairs administration contains the following papers: (1) "The Importance of Institutional Mission" (Lyons); (2) "Institutional Governance and the Role of Student Affairs" (Pembroke); (3) "Assessing Campus Environments" (Kuh); (4) "Fiscal Pressures on Higher Education and Student Affairs" (Schuh); (5) "Identifying and…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Students, Higher Education, Professional Personnel
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Eisner, Elliot W. – Interchange, 1984
Solutions to problems in education usually focus on specific issues rather than developing a position on what education is about. A description of characteristics of the kind of education schools should provide for children is offered. The school environment, especially the classroom, is the source of educational improvement. (DF)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Grites, Thomas J. – 1978
Ways to promote academic advising are suggested at a conference for deans and directors. Objectives that an institution should address are as follows: (1) to provide advisers with accurate and timely information about the policies, procedures, and processes that affect the advising relationship; (2) to provide advisers with additional skills often…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Counselor Evaluation, Counselor Selection, Faculty Advisers
Council for the Advancement of Standards for Student Services/Development Programs. – 1986
This document contains standards and guidelines for postsecondary education student services and student development programs. The stated expectations are that all institutions with minimally acceptable student services, student development programs, or professional preparation programs must be able to satisfy the Council for the Advancement of…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Counseling Services, Postsecondary Education, Program Evaluation
McDaniel, Augustine – 1986
In response to the increased movement toward competency-based education, a large urban southeastern school system implemented a Pupil Progression Policy in the 1980-81 school year. This paper reports on the results of a 5-year longitudinal study of the policy's effect on the academic achievement of retained and promoted students who entered first…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Longitudinal Studies, Needs Assessment
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Shabalina, Z. P. – Russian Education and Society, 1993
Maintains that more preservice and inservice teacher education is needed on educational strategies for implementing "differentiated instruction" in Russian schools. Discusses how the differentiated approach fits within all stages of mastering skills and acquiring knowledge. (CFR)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries, Individual Needs
Matthay, Eileen R.; And Others – 1995
For many individuals, opportunities for higher education in America are unknown. To meet the long-existing demand for guidance in this area, this volume instructs professionals in all facets of college advising. It shows advisers (school-based counselors, teachers, administrators, and independent counselors) how to motivate and prepare students to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Ancillary School Services, College Admission, College Bound Students
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Nakamura, Yoshio C. – Community Services Catalyst, 1989
Argues that such student services as counseling, financial aid, and student health be made available to all students at times and days necessary to accommodate full- and part-time, credit and non-credit students. Urges lifelong learning and student services professionals to exert leadership in developing appropriate student services. (DMM)
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Planning, Community Colleges, Community Services
Earwaker, John – 1992
This book examines the various kinds of student support provided by institutions of higher education, and is written mostly from the perspective of the British university system. It takes the point of view that assistance is not an extra or supplement to the educational experience, but is in fact an integral element of the educational process.…
Descriptors: College Students, Faculty Advisers, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Upcraft, M. Lee; Gardner, John N. – 1989
Guidelines to enhancing the freshman year experience are presented in the following chapters: (1) "A Comprehensive Approach to Enhancing Freshman Success" (M. Lee Upcraft, John N. Gardner); (2) "Who Are Today's Freshmen?" (Arthur Levine); (3) "A Historical Look at the Freshman Year Experience" (John Orr Dwyer); (4) "Understanding Student…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Adult Students, Athletes, Black Students