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Black, Susan – American School Board Journal, 1999
Researchers say transition programs need to last longer than just the first few days of a new school year. Most transition programs consider only one thing helping students adjust to their new school. Schools need to go through a transition process of their own, paying serious attention to the research on transition, adjusting to the students, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Elementary Secondary Education, Preschool Education, School Organization
Ward-Roof, Jeanine A., Ed.; Hatch, Cathie, Ed. – 2003
This monograph contains 15 papers on aspects of college and university student and family orientation programs. Following a prologue, "Reflections on the Future of Orientation," by M. Lee Upcraft, the papers are: (1) "Today's Students and Their Impact on Orientation and First-Year Programs" (Tony W. Cawthon and Michael Miller);…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Diversity (Student), Educational Trends, First Year Seminars
Ackermann, Susan P. – 1990
The study sought to determine the effects of a summer bridge program on the academic, personal, and social development of underrepresented and low-income students during their first year at the University of California, Los Angeles. The 1988 cohort of students enrolled in the Freshman Summer Program/Transfer Summer Program (FSP/TSP) were tracked…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Programs, Compensatory Education, Economically Disadvantaged
Download full textSuhr, Jeanne – 1980
The summer "bridge" part of the Special Transitional Enrichment Program (STEP) at the University of California (UC), Davis, was evaluated with attention to first-year academic performance and retention. STEP, part of the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), is an orientation and academic program to help low-income and minority students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Aptitude Tests, College Freshmen
Gardner, John; And Others – 1990
This booklet presents questions that can be used by a college or university task force looking at the freshman year experience and/or the broader undergraduate experience. It can also be utilized to aid the process of campus self-study or assessment. The questions are arranged under three major headings: (1) Campus Policies, Processes, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, College Freshmen, Dormitories
PDF pending restorationSamberg, Laura; And Others – 1994
This report is a product of a 3-year federally funded project examining model education programs for postsecondary students with disabilities funded since 1980 by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. The study sought to identify and share information about strategies of successful projects and exemplary products. Chapter 1…
Descriptors: Career Development, College Students, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
Upcraft, M. Lee, Ed.; And Others – 1993
This monograph contains 14 papers on all aspects of college and university student and family orientation programs. The papers are: (1) "Orienting Today's Students" by M. Lee Upcraft; (2) "Theoretical Perspectives on Orientation" by Michael Dannells; (3) "Trends and Issues in Orientation Programs" by Gerry Strumpf and…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Instruction, College Programs, College Role
