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Download full textNearine, Robert J. – 1980
In this manual, project directors of the Intensive Reading Instructional Teams (IRIT) program in Hartford, Connecticut, public schools, are provided with suggestions for evaluating compensatory programs such as the IRIT. Three models for basic Title I evaluation are discussed and compared: a norm-referenced model, a control group design, and a…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Orange County Public Schools, Orlando, FL. – 1986
This handbook contains a wide variety of information and forms for principals administering Educational Consolidation Improvement Act (ECIA) Chapter 1 programs in Orange County, Florida, schools. Included are: lists of eligible schools, district staff, and staff assignments; an outline of principals' responsibilities; guidelines for serving the…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Compliance (Legal), Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Birman, Beatrice F.; And Others – 1987
This final report is part of a national assessment on the Chapter 1 Compensatory education program. The assessment, which began in 1984, includes national data through 1987. The topics covered in the report are the following: (1) program framework; (2) findings and implications of the national assessment; (3) distribution, character, and selection…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Legislation, Educationally Disadvantaged
Miller, Pamela B. – 1993
This is volume three of a six-volume guide to the establishment and management of a comprehensive family-support program. This volume explains the role played by evaluation in the evolution of family-support and family-education services, introduces key aspects and important considerations in planning an evaluation, and discusses how to choose a…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Comprehensive Programs, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged
LeBlanc, Linda A.; And Others – 1991
A 3-year study of the operation of Chapter 1 Neglected or Delinquent (Chapter 1 N or D) Program, which provides compensatory education services to youths in state-operated juvenile and adult correctional facilities, was conducted. The study found that Chapter 1 N or D Program participants had the following characteristics: (1) over half of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Compensatory Education, Correctional Education, Delinquent Rehabilitation
Schenck, E. Allen – 1986
In the course of a national survey of schools funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act, other studies and data were reviewed to determine what was already known about compensatory education. This literature review covers several types of studies on the nature of Title I/Chapter 1 instructional services, staff, and…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educational Cooperation, Educational Finance, Educational Strategies
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. General Education Div. – 1992
This document first provides an overall explanation of the Education Consolidation Improvement Act Chapter 1 and then describes Arkansas' involvement in Chapter 1 services. The report reveals that there were 76,588 Arkansas students who received Chapter 1 services in fiscal year (FY) 92, which amounted to a 7 percent increase over the previous…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education
Chang, Hedy Nai-Lin – 1990
This report provides an in-depth review of the "newcomer program phenomenon" and is designed to promote discussion of how schools can best educate and safeguard the rights of immigrant children. Through telephone interviews and site visits, the report presents data on the characteristic features of existing newcomer programs, the…
Descriptors: Cultural Literacy, Educational Planning, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Alkin, Marvin; White, Peter – 1984
Focusing on the qualitative component of the 1983-84 Operational Program Reviews (OPRs) of Educational Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) in California's community colleges, this report presents the information collected by a qualitative evaluator at 14 EOPS projects in California and assesses program strengths and weaknesses. The first part…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Ancillary School Services, Community Colleges, Educationally Disadvantaged
Bensman, David – 1994
This report provides an assessment of the Central Park East (CPE) elementary school (in New York City) effort, an effort by teachers who believed that the "progressive education" that worked for the children of the wealthy and privileged in many private and suburban schools could work equally well for poor and working-class children.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Improvement, Educationally Disadvantaged
Smith, Eric J.; Pellin, Barbara J.; Agruso, Susan A. – 2003
This monograph describes the development, implementation, and outcomes of the full-day, literacy-focused Bright Beginnings program for disadvantaged preschoolers in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) in North Carolina. Key components of Bright Beginnings are a child-centered curriculum with strong language development and literacy emphasis,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, At Risk Persons, Comparative Analysis, Economically Disadvantaged
Swanson, Mary Catherine; And Others – 1993
This report discusses the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program, an untracking program that places previously low-achieving students in college preparatory classes. The first part of the paper describes the origins of AVID at Clairemont High School in San Diego (California) and its development into a mature program. The students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, College Preparation, Educationally Disadvantaged
Dougherty, Barbara, Ed.; Novak, Jan, Ed. – 1983
Intended for educators and program planners, this guide provides program information and planning ideas for maximizing opportunities to increase the basic skills of undereducated children, youth, and adults. It is suitable for use by those with or without expertise in the basic skills areas of reading, math, writing, and oral communication.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educationally Disadvantaged
New Jersey Basic Skills Council, Trenton. – 1991
This report summarizes the success of 115 remedial programs in each sector of New Jersey higher education, and uses outcome standards to categorize the patterns of strength and weakness observed in the data from individual college programs. Among the topics discussed are the following: the design of the assessment process; statewide and sector…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Credits, College Outcomes Assessment, Comparative Analysis
Goldenberg, Dan; And Others – 1997
The 1992 reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA) made changes in the need analysis formulas that determine the expected family contribution (EFC) used in awarding Title IV Federal student aid, altered the definition of an independent student, lowered the family size offset for independent students without dependents, eliminated home…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Legislation, Educationally Disadvantaged
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