This document includes the statewide summary and community college district reports on community college classes offered in conjunction with high schools in Arizona. With the approval of the District Governing Board, courses may be offered by community colleges in conjunction with high schools for the purpose of offering community college…

This report, based on a survey mailed to Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) graduates, presents information concerning educational goals, employment, and the impact NVCC had upon those graduates who chose to further their education. Forty percent of all graduates responded to the survey. Demographic characteristics of graduates and…

This document discusses a study that addresses why transfer students choose a particular university to continue their education in. Furthermore, the study attempts to identify the types of recruitment strategies that are most effective in persuading students to attend a certain university. The study's sample came from 475 volunteers who attended a…

Provides a profile of transfer students admitted to Simon Fraser University (SFU) from British Columbia (B. C.) colleges over the past five years, from 1991/92 to 1995/96. A general overview of transfer students is presented, followed by an analysis of academic performance at SFU, and concluding with a look at students who graduated. Inter-college…

This document consists of the five consecutive issues of the journal "Imagine..." published during volume year 4. Typical journal articles cover teaching academically talented secondary students in the following focus areas: (1) planning ahead for college; (2) history and archaeology; (3) physics and astronomy; (4) the global society; and (5)…

This study compared the academic achievement and retention of transfer students and native students at one university on a class-by-class basis for: (1) returning native and returning transfer students and (2) returning native and new transfer students. These comparisons are intended to take into account expected lower freshman retention rates and…

This study examined the career decisions of 54 high school students who participated in the Research Apprenticeship Program (RAP) at Ohio State University during 1990-92. RAP is a precollege program which aims to provide meaningful experiences in various aspects of health-related research for minority high school students and teachers. RAP…

The summer 2001 issue of New Directions for Community Colleges evaluates recent research and policy discussions about transfer students and addresses the critical issues facing students moving through the educational pipeline. Chapters include: (1) "Transfer Student Adjustment" (Frankie Santos Laanan); (2) "Institutional Responses…

This study focuses on one district that recently began offering high school students a choice between its traditional algebra sequence and a new, integrated sequence based on Core Plus texts. The students in this district have experienced problem-centered instruction throughout elementary and middle school. However, when 600 students and their…

A study was conducted in England in 1997 to consider materials that were available to support students making a transition from compulsory education to the study of mathematics in noncompulsory post-16 education. This report on the study also contains an outline of the basic structures of the English education system and its assessment provisions.…

This guide provides the basic facts about subsidized Federal Direct Stafford/Ford Loans (Direct Subsidized Loans) and Federal Direct Unsubsidized Staff/Ford Loans (Direct Unsubsidized Loans) and explains the borrower's rights and responsibilities. It contains tips to help the borrower develop a budget for managing education expenses and financial…

Results for 1996-97 graduating seniors in Texas are reported from the College Board's Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) I: Reasoning Test and from the American College Testing, Inc. (Enhanced) ACT Assessment. Texas statewide, district, and campus results are displayed along with aggregate results from the United States and other states. Included…

Results for 1995-96 graduating seniors in Texas are reported from the College Board's Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) I: Reasoning Test and from the American College Testing, Inc. (Enhanced) ACT Assessment. Texas statewide, district, and campus results are displayed along with aggregate results from the United States and other states. Included…

This report examines the effects of high school courses on students' readiness for college-level work. ACT Assessment scores for 1998 for graduates of Council of the Great City Schools member high schools are compared with those for 1997 graduates and with students nationally. All data are analyzed by course-taking patterns, school district…

In April 1999, The B.C. Council on Admissions and Transfer (BCCAT) published a Special Report titled "Transfer: What's the Problem?" (see ED444675). That report outlined findings of numerous BCCAT research and other projects, and reported on problems in the current transfer environment. As a follow up, this report now concentrates on…