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Does the Duration of School Interventions Matter? The Effectiveness and Sustainability of Using the Dynamic Approach to Promote Quality and Equity
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Kyriakides, Leonidas; Antoniou, Panayiotis; Dimosthenous, Andria – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2021
This paper investigates the sustainability and the impact of offering the dynamic approach (DA) to schools for more than 1 year in improving student achievement in mathematics (quality) and reducing the impact of socioeconomic status (SES) on achievement (equity). A sample of 56 schools in socially disadvantaged areas in three countries (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Program Length, Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Sustainability
Initial Findings in a Longitudinal Study of the Effectiveness of the "Sex Can Wait" Sexual Abstinence Curriculum for Grades 5-8
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Laflin, Molly T.; Sommers, Joanne M.; Chibucos, Thomas R. – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2005
Initial findings of a 5-year project examining the effectiveness of a sexual abstinence education program in grades 5-8 are reported. Following implementation of the "Sex Can Wait (SCW)" program, differences between the "SCW" group and a comparison group favored "SCW" on knowledge, positive attitudes towards…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Program Effectiveness, Sexuality, Longitudinal Studies