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Schaier, Barbara T., Ed. – 1979
Some common problems faced by administrators developing tutoring programs in postsecondary education institutions--development of program goals, how to select and train tutors, and evaluating and monitoring program effectiveness--are addressed in this booklet. In the first of four sections, eight articles address the purpose and design of various…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Study Centers, Individual Instruction, Learning Laboratories
Download full textBAIR, ROBERT A.; AND OTHERS – 1966
THE OPERATION OF THE FELS FOUNDATION PROJECT FOR DEVELOPING YOUTH POTENTIAL IN HANFORD, CALIFORNIA, IS DESCRIBED. OF GENERAL CONCERN WAS THE PREPARATION OF CULTURALLY DEPRIVED CHILDREN FOR SCHOOL EXPERIENCES AND FOR FUTURE EMPLOYMENT. A MAJOR GOAL WAS TO IMPROVE THE SELF-IMAGE OF THE CHILDREN AND TO ASSIST THE PARENTS AND CHILDREN IN PROVIDING…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Administration, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Responsibility
Peer reviewedBarnard, W. Robert, Ed. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1972
Describes the use of audio-visual-tutorial methods in chemistry teaching which was reinforced by color slides, study guide, and laboratory experiments. Concludes the presence of satisfactory results when a minimum rate of progress was set out in advance. (CC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavioral Objectives, College Science, Course Organization
Hawkins, Joseph A., Jr. – 1980
This paper examines Howard University's Center for Academic Reinforcement (CAR), which provides college compensatory education to underprepared students. Research findings from CAR and the academic and non-academic factors related to students' successful completion of the program are discussed. The research findings reported include: (1) the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, College Instruction, College Students
Farrah, George A. – 1974
This report evaluates the study-abroad program initiated in Fredericia, Denmark by St. Cloud State University (Minnesota). The program integrated regular classes in general academic fields for all undergraduate students within the Danish environment and culture. Section 1 lists the objectives of the Denmark Study Center including both cognitive…
Descriptors: Cultural Exchange, Exchange Programs, Higher Education, Institutional Cooperation
1964
THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY CENTER PROGRAM HAS BEEN TO PROVIDE A PLACE WHERE STUDENTS MAY HAVE A QUIET PLACE TO STUDY AND WHERE THEY MAY RECEIVE HELP WITH THEIR SCHOOL WORK. SEVENTEEN CENTERS ARE IN OPERATION WITH HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE AGE TUTORS. THE COORDINATOR IN CHARGE AT EACH CENTER IS A TEACHER FROM THE SCHOOL WHERE IT IS LOCATED. EACH CENTER…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7
Texley, Lloyd C.; Kalinski, Raymond – 1972
The objectives of the Individualized Study Center Program, funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act, were as follows: (1) provide an environment which is designed to lead to wholesome personal and social adjustments; (2) provide an educational environment in which, under the guidance of understanding teachers, the…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Individualized Instruction, Intervention, Junior High School Students
Omaha Public Schools, NE. – 1971
Contents of this evaluation include: general information; program evaluation; dissemination of information; Media Center; Extended Opportunities including Supervised Study, Career Opportunities, Saturday Speech, instrumental and vocal music, Teacher Intern, projects "Read" and "Math," and kindergarten language development;…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educational Opportunities, Information Dissemination, Instructional Materials
Joiner, Lee M. – 1970
The Homework Help Program, funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act, has the following objectives: (1) to encourage high school and college students from low income areas to remain in school through economic assistance; (2) to present a new opportunity for these students to achieve success; (3) to motivate these high…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Financial Support
Schweitzer, Paul; And Others – 1971
The five State Urban Education C.E.C. programs in District 19 include Project Excellence, a recycled clinical program which provides diagnostic, referral, and educational service to elementary and junior school students who demonstrate some difficulty in their scholastic and/or emotional adjustment to school. In Operation Reading Success for Sixth…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Compensatory Education, Guidance Programs, Paraprofessional School Personnel
Legg, Sue M.; Webb, Jeaninne N. – 1977
This report of the evaluation of the Office of Instructional Resources Teaching Center at the University of Florida describes an approach to the problem of assessing an instructional program developed for students who do not meet the admission requirements of the state university system. The program evaluation design not only provides a model to…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, Compensatory Education, Formative Evaluation
Community Services Planning Council, Sacramento, CA. – 1970
The program is designed to help provide the extra help with schoolwork that educationally and economically disadvantaged children need. The project has study centers in every low-income neighborhood in Sacramento, opened at the request of an organization or agency in the area, and staffed by volunteer tutors contribute one to two hours per week to…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Community Education, Community Involvement, Community Programs
Teaching and Learning Research Corp., New York, NY. – 1972
Since its inception in 1963, the Homework Helper Program, funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Act, has provided an effective vehicle for the challenging of traditional theory in regard to the tutoring of educationally retarded children. It began on the assumption that children in slum area schools could benefit from tutorial…
Descriptors: After School Education, College Students, Compensatory Education, Cross Age Teaching
Chapel, Edward V. – 1994
This report describes the development of the Brooklyn (New York) College Learning Center (BCLC), which provides direct academic support services to students, staff development services, and new technologies for instruction and support services. The report used information available from institutional databases and information from research efforts…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Compensatory Education, Educational Technology
IGE, PHILIP K. – 1966
THIS EVALUATION REPORT OF HAWAII'S ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, TITLE I, ACTIVITIES PRESENTS INFORMATION ABOUT THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS, THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS COVERED BY TITLE I, AND THE ALLOCATIONS OF TITLE I FUNDS IN THE SEVEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS. IT ALSO DISCUSSES PERSONNEL, SERVICES, PROJECTS, EQUIPMENT, AND…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Attitude Change, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education
