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University of Washington TRIO Training Resources

 

Interview with Dr. Claude Steele
Transcript and audio of the UW TRIO Training December 11, 2006 interview with Professor Claude Steele.

 

Improving Student Success

Presented via conference call at the training in La Jolla, CA, January 11, 2007
by Dr. Randy Swing, Policy Center on the First Year of College. NOTE: This presentation is for both pre-college and college level programs.

 

TRIO Student Retention

Presented via conference call at the training in Washington D.C., March 10, 2007
by Dr. John N. Gardner, Policy Center on the First Year of College. NOTE: This presentation is for both pre-college and college level programs.

 

Q&A With John N. Gardner (New!)
John N. Gardner answers questions on retention and graduation for TRIO.

 

Tutoring/Mentoring in a Model TRIO Program
Presented by Dr. Susan Brown and Mr. Phillip Dirks at the SWASAP Conference in New Orleans, LA, November 2007.

 


 

Online Resources

College Reading and Learning Association - CRLA
http://www.crla.net/
"CRLA is a voluntary association of over 1200 postsecondary learning assistance colleagues. We are tutor trainers; faculty in various fields, such as reading, math, writing, education, and learning skills; learning center administrators; TRIO program personnel; developmental educators; and other academic support professionals who work primarily in Canada and the United States."

ED.gov: ERIC
http://www.eric.ed.gov/
"The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education, produces the world's premier database of journal and non-journal education literature. ERIC provides a public Web site for searching nearly 1.2 million citations going back to 1966 and, with contributor permission, accessing more than 110,000 full-text materials at no charge."

Frontline Interview with Dr. Claude Steele
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/sats/interviews/steele.html
"Steele and his colleagues have described what they call 'stereotype threat,' the idea that students who belong to groups that have been negatively stereotyped are likely to perform less well in situations such as standardized tests in which they feel they are being evaluated through the lens of that stereotype."

National Center for Education Rates
http://nces.ed.gov/
"The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), located within the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences, is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education."

  • NCES: Freshman Graduation Rate for Public High Schools http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2006601
    "This report presents the averaged freshman graduation rate for public high school students for school years 2002-03 and 2003-04 based on data reported by state education agencies to the National Center for Education Statistics."

  • NCES: Dropout Rates
    http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2006/dropout/index.asp
    "This report continues the dropout rate report series. The report is based on several sources of data and provides details on high school dropouts and high school completers for 2002 and 2003. Apart from provide characteristics of dropouts and completers in these years, the report also provides information about trends in high school dropout and completion rates going back to the 1970s. Among other findings, the report shows that young people (16-24 year olds) of Hispanic origin have been more likely to be out of high school without a high school credential than young White- and Black, non-Hispanics over the past 30 years."

  • NCES: The Condition of Education
    http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/
    This website is an integrated collection of the indicators and analyses published in The Condition of Education 2000–2006

Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis
http://www.usc.edu/dept/chepa/
"The Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis (CHEPA) brings a multidisciplinary perspective to complex social, political, and economic issues in higher education."

The Chronicle of Higher Education: "Psychologists Discuss Papers on Factors Affecting Student Performance and Attitude"
http://chronicle.com/daily/2007/05/2007052902n.htm
This article presents recent research on stereotype threat in higher education.

Education Week Chats
http://www.edweek.org/chat/index.html
Edweek.org's Online Chat is an open forum where readers can participate in a give- and-take discussion with a variety of guests.

Gates Foundation: Increasing U.S. Graduation Rates
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/Education/TransformingHighSchools/
"All students in the United States can and must graduate from high school, and they must leave with the skills necessary for college, work, and citizenship. To meet this goal, the foundation identifies and invests in organizations that are working to improve the U.S. education system."

The Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education
http://www.pellinstitute.org/
"The Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education conducts and disseminates research and policy analysis to encourage policymakers, educators, and the public to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for low-income, first-generation, and disabled college students."

The Policy Center on the First Year of College
http://www.firstyear.org/
"The Policy Center on the First Year of College has as its basic mission the improvement of the beginning college experience through enhanced learning, success, and retention of new students. This mission is grounded in the belief that an institution’s first-year policies and practices are the foundation for attainment of the larger goals of undergraduate education. The signature work of the Policy Center is the engagement of post secondary institutions in a model for voluntary, comprehensive self-study and development and implementation of an intentional action plan designed to enhance the effectiveness of the first year."

Postsecondary Education Opportunity
http://www.postsecondary.org/
"This research letter is founded on two fundamental beliefs. First, sound public social policy requires accurate, current, independent, and focused information on the human condition. Second, education is essential to the development of human potential and resources for both private and public benefit. Therefore, the purpose of this research letter is to inform those who formulate, fund, and administer public policy and programs about the condition of and influences that affect postsecondary education opportunity for all Americans."

Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Post secondary Education
http://www.wiscape.wisc.edu/publications/
"Research and instruction programs at WISCAPE are designed to enhance post secondary education leadership by exploring the complex organizational structures and cultures that characterize post secondary education, and the relationship among institutional cultures, constituencies, and leadership."

 

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