In most Western countries where English is the medium of instruction, there is a substantial gap in student success between immigrant English as a second language (ESL) students and non-ESL students. In the United States, this situation has been observed in particular with Latino ESL students. This article describes a longitudinal study of two…

The State University of New York at Buffalo has attempted to eliminate much of the confusion related to the process of transferring by publishing a simple transfer-manual. The booklet is described in this report. (Author)

This article describes how people with bachelor's and even advanced degrees are using two-year colleges as a form of graduate school. It defies the stereotype of community college as a place of last resort, and counters the norm of the first-time college students earning an associate degree and then transferring to a four-year institution. For the…

The importance of education and its prestige has grown as a result of the socio-economic changes after 1989. However, the Czech population still attributes less importance to education as a success factor for life compared to more developed countries. Still, young people strive for as high a level of education as possible, the primary incentive…

Purpose of this study was to provide participating institutions with follow-up data on its transfer students and to obtain statewide data either for planning purposes or for providing a picture of the magnitude, mobility, characteristics, and success of transfer students. Tables, statistics. (RB)

This report describes the need for arrangements between public postsecondary colleges and institutes and accredited private training institutions in British Columbia (Canada) to recognize the courses, programs, and credentials of the other. It also recommends a policy statement, eight criteria which must be met by agreements, and 17 principles and…

Begins by describing the current condition of Latinos in higher education, then explores what educational advocates and institutional leaders can do to facilitate and accelerate their academic success. (EV)

Focus groups with 37 Hispanic nurses who completed bachelor's or master's degrees identified barriers they faced: financial burdens, perceived discrimination, and the limitations of cultural values such as prescribed gender roles. Conversely, peer, family, and faculty supports for degree completion were also found. (Contains 33 references.) (SK)

This article examines academic and economic progression of 8th graders using the National Educational Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS 88). In terms of educational mobility, this analysis indicates it is clearly better to possess academic ability--middle-school students who have high-academic ability but low family socioeconomic status (SES)…

Being a "student" has been and remains a highly desirable status for young people and their families in Kyrgyzstan. "Giving their children education" (dat detyam obrazovaniye)--meaning "higher education"--has become an imperative for many parents, even in a time of serious economic and social decline. The numbers of…

THIS STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF USING TRAVELING OR MOBILE UNITS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN THE APPALACHIA REGION. IT EXAMINED THE LITERATURE WRITTEN IN THE LAST TEN YEARS ON EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS USING SOME FORM OF MOBILE FACILITY. FROM THIS LITERATURE A LIST OF PLANNED MOBILE PROJECTS WAS COMPILED AND…

The Carnegie Commission Reports are an indepth study scrutinizing the structure, procedures, and content of an educational system as never before. These reports form the basis for this volume that treats those questions and problems in some way or other common to most countries of the Western world. An attempt is made to examine the educational…