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Ackermann, Susan P.; Byock, Gayle J. – 1989
The Freshman Summer Program and Transfer Summer Program at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) are designed to increase the academic achievement, retention, and graduation of underprepared and underrepresented or low-income students. Phase I of the evaluation assessed the extent to which academic and nonacademic goals and objectives…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, College Preparation, Curriculum Evaluation
Griffiths, Matthew; And Others – 1989
The study described in the first part of this two-part document identified the kind of ongoing support that would be most beneficial to all those concerned in the employment of young people with disabilities in England and Wales. Semistructured interviews were conducted with employers, representatives of preparation and placement agencies, and…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adolescents, Advocacy, Agency Cooperation
Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. Div. on Career Development. – 1989
Seven papers are presented which illustrate model programs and research on providing vocational services to students with disabilities. "Project WorkAbility: California's Successful Transition Program for Secondary Students" (Deborah Henderson) describes locally controlled transition projects involving interagency collaboration and statewide…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Agency Cooperation, Career Education, Cognitive Style
Torres, Marcia; Askins, William – 1990
This report presents an evaluation of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act, Chapter 2, Subprogram C, Special Projects program for the 1988-89 school year. The purpose of the program was to expand the knowledge and skills of job developers in placing severely handicapped students in appropriate occupational and adult service agency…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities, Employment Services
Baltimore Community Coll., MD. – 1984
The Community College of Baltimore's (CCB's) Ford Foundation Bridge Program was designed to improve and extend transfer opportunities in Baltimore by developing a completely articulated Arts and Sciences transfer program extending from five feeder high schools to four receiving baccalaureate institutions, with CCB serving as the "bridge"…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Black Students, College School Cooperation, College Transfer Students
Mangum, Garth L. – 1987
Despite the fact that American society persistently separates home from workplace and extends adolescence, most American youth make the school-to-work transition with a minimum of pain and reasonable success. A substantial minority do not, however, and there is need to improve the transition process especially for those who have been economically…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Change Strategies, Economic Factors, Education Work Relationship
Patton, James R., Ed.; And Others – 1988
The current status and future directions of the field of mental disabilities in Iowa are discussed in the following papers, among others: "Regular Education Initiative and Its Impact on Mental Disabilities" (Carol Bradley); "Mild Mental Retardation Across the Lifespan: Current and Future Considerations" (James Patton);…
Descriptors: Classification, Delivery Systems, Educational Practices, Educational Trends
Miner, David; And Others – 1988
The Transition Instructional Program was designed to provide transition services to a culturally insulated group of dropout, migrant, bilingual youth of ethnic minority origin, a significant number of whom were adjudicated, handicapped, or limited English speaking. The project utilized experiential instructional techniques to promote the subjects'…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Bilingual Students, Computer Uses in Education, Cultural Differences
Palmateer, Robert – 1988
This executive summary describes an evaluation study of a program which provided transition services to a culturally insulated group of dropout, migrant, bilingual youth of ethnic minority origin, a significant number of whom were adjudicated, handicapped, or limited English speaking. The project utilized experiential instructional techniques to…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Bilingual Students, Computer Uses in Education, Cultural Differences
North Orange County Regional Occupational Program, Anaheim, CA. – 1988
This handbook provides survey questionnaires and procedures to guide users in the conduct of follow-up studies to assess the transition success of special education and non-special education students. It focuses on collecting three types of data (employment activities, quality of life, and goal achievement) for special education students and…
Descriptors: Adults, Computer Oriented Programs, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Moede, Lauren Hall – 1987
For the 1986-87 school year, the Austin (Texas) Independent School District (AISD) allocated its Education Consolidation Improvement Act (ECIA) Chapter 2 Formula and Carry-over funds to nine desegregation-related programs: (1) Bus Monitors; (2) Extracurricular Transportation; (3) Outdoor Learning; (4) Peer Assistance and Leadership; (5) Project…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Extracurricular Activities, Federal Aid, Improvement Programs
Shore, Rima, Ed.; And Others – 1981
The New York City Russian Bilingual Program is described in this report. As implemented in 1980-81, the program provided instruction in English as a second language, native language arts, reading, and bilingual mathematics, science, social studies, and other subject areas to approximately 700 Russian-dominant students of limited English…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language)
Shore, Rima, Ed.; And Others – 1981
Project E.T.B.B.S., a bilingual education program designed to accelerate the transition to English usage among Spanish-speaking high school students of limited English proficiency, is described in this report. As implemented in 1980-81, the project provided instruction in English as a second language, native language instruction, bilingual…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Bilingual Education Programs, Business Education
McLaughlin, Gerald W.; And Others – 1984
The implementation and results of the Virginia Student Transition Program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Tech) are described. The objective of the 5-week summer program is to facilitate the enrollment and retention of black college students with slightly lower than average aptitude scores through the development of…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Academic Persistence, Articulation (Education), Black Students
Lam, Paul C.; Srivatsan, Tirumalai; Doverspike, Dennis; Vesalo, John; Mawasha, P. Ruby – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2005
This paper summarizes the findings of a ten year study on a Pre-Engineering program aimed at dramatically improving both the recruitment and retention of under-represented students pursuing careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) at The University of Akron. The primary goal of this study was to evaluate The University of…
Descriptors: College Students, Engineering, Engineering Education, Disproportionate Representation