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Effects of a Literacy Curriculum that Supports Writing Development of Spanish-Speaking English Learners in Head Start
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Matera, Carola; Gerber, Michael M. – NHSA Dialog, 2008
This article reports the results of a preliminary study that applied a randomized posttest-only design to evaluate the effectiveness of a literacy curriculum that incorporated explicit opportunities for Spanish-speaking Head Start preschool children (N = 76) to develop writing abilities in English. The study also addressed English language…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Speech Communication, Writing (Composition), Creative Activities
A Model for Predicting Perkins Loan Defaulters.
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Thobe, Tina M.; DeLuca, Barbara M. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1997
A study analyzed characteristics of 392 University of Dayton (Ohio) students borrowing through the Perkins Loan Program to discover their relative impact on loan default behavior, and developed a model to help predict individual potential defaulters. Financial aid policy recommendations aimed at reducing default costs at the institution are…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Case Studies, Federal Programs, Higher Education
NIH FIRST Awards: Testing Background Factors for Funding against Peer Review.
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Emery, Judy A.; And Others – SRA Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1992
A study investigated the factor(s) predicting success in receiving National Institutes of Health (NIH) First Independent Research Support and Transition (FIRST) funding. Two analytical models were used with a variety of researcher, methodology, project design, and institutional characteristics as variables. No significant predictor variables were…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Financial Support