This document is a discussion supplement to Frederick Kintzer's paper in the book: "Lifelong Learning: Policies, Practices and Programs." It is designed as a contribution to the third discussion session: Participation Issues and Lifelong Learning. The introduction provides definitions and a description of the rise of lifelong learning…

The Industrial Education (IE) Program in the Teachers College at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) is reversing the national trend of a shortage of qualified industrial technology education (ITE) graduates. The program's growth, 386 percent in 3 years, has been accomplished by using an established technical training environment--Nebraska's…

This report discusses how to make partnerships between community colleges and the University of California more effective. It explains the subcommittee's charge and focus, and outlines its goals. The first section of the report provides a description of the Master Plan "Transfer Function," delineating the obligations of both the…

Thirteen Latina teachers were interviewed regarding their memories of and experiences with getting into college and getting degrees in education. Data came from the second phase of a 2-year study. In the first phase, researchers examined teachers' early childhood reading experiences. This study used individual interviews and focus groups to…

This study reports on the characteristics and academic performance of recent high school graduates attending Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC). The study found that the number of high school graduates in the PVCC service region increased by an average of 4.1% each year from 1994-99. The number of regional graduates is not a good predictor…

The British Columbia (B.C.) Council on Admissions and Transfer commissioned this report to investigate the admissions and transfer-related experiences of former students who had attended a B.C. college, institute, university college, or the Open Learning Agency. The analysis presented here is based on data collected through the 2002 B.C. College…

The mandate of the British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer (BCCAT) is to support and facilitate effective articulation, transfer, and admission arrangements for students wishing to move between the province's colleges, institutes, university colleges, and universities. The Council was established by the Minister of Advanced Education…

This digest examines the extent and nature of Hispanic college enrollment in comparison to that of other racial and ethnic groups. Patterns of college entry and participation are analyzed by nativity, ethnicity, and age. College completion data show that while roughly 10 percent of Hispanic high school completers finish their schooling with an…

This resource book for parents is aimed at helping families take specific actions to properly prepare their children--both academically and financially--for college. Chapter 1 addresses some general questions about college, including: the reasons for attending college; the types of colleges, including community colleges, technical and junior…

The Health Sciences and Technology Academy (HSTA) is a partnership between teachers, faculty at West Virginia University, high school students, and local communities that aims to increase the college enrollment rate of underrepresented students and the number of health care providers in the medically underserved rural communities of West Virginia.…

This is a study of the views of Cerritos College (California) administrators, staff, and students about the college, its mission, and goal attainment. The study charts the influences of a large scale mission-defining, image-enhancing campaign launched by the administration to place emphasis on the college's transfer mission. The President's…

The data in this report are Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) results and most recent scores for students scheduled to graduate from North Carolina schools in 1998 regardless of when they last took the test. Results represent the performance of public and nonpublic school students, including the state's charter schools and schools for the gifted.…

A two-phase study assessed the extent to which a set of variables predicted rural secondary students' likelihood of continuing to college and sought to determine predictors of rural students' academic success at the completion of first-year university study. Participants were drawn from seven state coeducational secondary schools in the Riverina…

Some of the things parents can do to prepare Canadian high school students for success in college are outlined. Helping students prepare for a university education is very important at this time because of new job skill requirements, a potential shortage of university teachers in Canada that may reduce the number of students admitted to college,…

This report presents descriptive headcount statistics for students enrolled in one of Florida's state university systems (SUS) during the 1994, 1995, and 1996 fall terms. These students were enrolled in one of Florida's 28 public community colleges before enrolling in a Florida university. In fall 1996 there was an enrollment increase of 1%, for a…