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Direct linkGinsberg, Rick; Zhao, Yong – Teachers College Press, 2023
In the 1950s and 1960s, students practiced ducking under their desks in case of an atomic bomb attack. We know that this was silly and provided no protection and many school practices that are popular today are equally silly. This book explores a wide range of what the authors label "duck and cover" policies--ideas that may have started…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Educational Policy, Program Effectiveness, Educational Strategies
Boniface, Russell; Protheroe, Nancy – 2002
Class-size reduction (CSR) has been a complex and contentious issue for the last quarter century. Although the small-class concept was adopted because it appealed to common sense, research over time has revealed a mix of confounding variables, instead of a definitive conclusion. Some CSR efforts, such as Tennessee's Project STAR and Wisconsin's…
Descriptors: Class Size, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Utilization
Swan, Edward; And Others – 1985
Research studies on class size date back to 1900. Common sense has suggested that small classes lead to greater academic achievement, but most research on the effects of class size on achievement have been inconclusive. Furthermore, the financial costs and political consequences of reducing class size have generally prohibited the adoption of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Change Strategies, Class Size
Peer reviewedBon, C. A,; And Others – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1991
Evaluation of a pharmacy student recruitment program undertaken by the University of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Society of Hospital Pharmacists found increases in total and completed applications, class size, science and mathematics grade point averages for incoming pharmacy students, interest in pharmacy careers, and appreciation of pharmacists'…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Change, Class Size, College Applicants
Holly Springs Municipal Separate School Dist., MS. – 1980
In a study of cognitive therapy as a strategy for compensatory education, fourteen low-achieving first graders in the Holly Springs Separate School District (Mississippi) were assigned to treatment conditions consisting of a teacher trained in cognitive therapy, an aide, and a small class size. The therapy relied upon a clinical tutorial model…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Class Size, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development
Hodge, Evelyn A. – 1991
This monograph reviews the literature on intervention for potential dropouts at the secondary school level in order to determine factors responsible for students being at risk and to provide information on a variety of projects and programs that are effectively alleviating the number of such students who fail to complete their education. The…
Descriptors: Class Size, Counseling Services, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
