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Higher education students

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College Board Online: Information and resources to help US school students make a successful transition to higher education. Includes a searchable database that matches students to colleges, a financial-aid calculator, and an online essay evaluation service.
Author: College Entrance Examination Board
Subjects: essay writing, higher education students, united states education
DeweyClass: 378.73
Resource type: documents
Education Portal: Run by education professionals, this site allows users to search the degrees, schools and careers on offer in the United States. Intended as a resource hub for students and working professionals to research career paths, degree programs, and schools within their chosen disciplines. Video tutorials, practical advice and articles about job hunting and education may be useful to those outwith the States. Education Portal is a member of the American Library Association.
Author: Education Portal
Subjects: careers, further education, higher education students, United States education
DeweyClass: 378.73
Resource type: documents, guide
Embark: Guide for US secondary school, international and transfer students who want to find the right college or university and inform the right college about themselves. Plus information and guidance on scholarships, careers and financial aid.
Author: Embark
Subjects: higher education students
DeweyClass: 378.73
Resource type: documents
ETS Net: Educational Testing Service Network: A gateway to definitive information about US college and graduate school admissions and placement tests. It provides sample test questions, test preparation, and test registration.
Author: Educational Testing Service
Subjects: educational assessment, higher education students
DeweyClass: 378.73
Resource type: documents
EWEP: Work Experience Placement in the UK: Provides the opportunity for students from Europe to gain work experience, to practise their English and to explore the British way of life.
Author: European Work Experience Programme
Subjects: cultural exchange, employment, higher education students
DeweyClass: 378
Resource type: institution
Gapyear.com: Offers resources for current or future students embarking on a gap year. Features information on independent travel, money matters, health and insurance, and visas and embassies.
Author: Gap Year Company
Subjects: higher education students, world travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 378.1
Resource type: documents
Higher Education in the Learning Society: The Dearing Report: Report from the committee chaired by Sir Ron Dearing into higher education. The committee examined and made recommendations on how the purposes, shape, structure, size and funding of higher education, including support for students, should develop to meet the needs of the United Kingdom over the next 20 years.
Author: National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education
Subjects: higher education policy, higher education students, lifelong learning
DeweyClass: 378.41
Resource type: document
Higher Education Student Support: A guide to the financial support arrangements for students in higher education in the UK.
Author: Department for Education and Employment
Subjects: higher education policy, higher education students, public finance
DeweyClass: 378.41
Resource type: document
National Union of Students: The NUS represents the interests of around three million students in further and higher education throughout the United Kingdom. It provides research, representation, training and advice for individual students and students unions. As well as information about the NUS, welfare and financial advice, there is an online version of Network, the magazine produced by the NUS for student union officers, and the latest news and events affecting students.
Author: National Union of Students
Subjects: higher education students, trade unions
DeweyClass: 378.1
Resource type: documents
Prospects Web: The Official Graduate Careers Web Site: Offers a database of graduate employers and job vacancies throughout the UK and Ireland, and of postgraduate courses and research in the UK.
Author: Higher Education Careers Services Unit
Subjects: careers, employment, higher education courses, higher education students
DeweyClass: 378.194
Resource type: news, reference data
Student Attitudes Towards Electronic Information Resources: Ongoing article reporting studies undertaken to determine the level of use of electronic information resources, and whether student attitudes depend on subject studied. Results indicated that over 80% of students used CD-ROMs, over 76% used the Internet, only 46% claimed to use library OPACs, 37% used electronic journals, and 36% used BIDS, but usage varied considerably according to subject studied.
Author: Ray, Kathryn Ray & Day, Joan
Subjects: electronic journal use, higher education students
DeweyClass: 371.3
Resource type: article
Student Loans Company: Provides detailed information about student loans, including application, eligibility, entitlement and repayment.
Author: Student Loans Company
Subjects: higher education funding, higher education students
DeweyClass: 378.3
Resource type: documents, news
Student UK: National student information service, covering study skills, accommodation, careers, health and welfare, money, music and politics.
Author: Student UK
Subjects: higher education students, student magazines
DeweyClass: 378.1
Resource type: documents
StudentZone: Service aimed specifically at HE students and prospective students, covering the life and interests of students on and off campus.
Author: NISS
Subjects: careers, higher education students
DeweyClass: 378
Resource type: index