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Heyns, Barbara – 1986
The purpose of this paper is two-fold: first, to summarize the deficiencies of data available on summer schools; and second, to provide a context for analyzing and interpreting the results from the several evaluations that do exist. The paper also reviews the studies that have been completed on summer schools and takes a closer look at the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Problems
Holley, Freda M. – 1986
This reaction paper presented at a conference on compensatory education begins with reviews of three studies prepared for the program and staffing session of the conference and dealing respectively with student-to-instructor ratios, instructional setting, and summer programs. The paper then presents the view that huge gains in achievement will not…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Cognitive Development, Compensatory Education
Rosica, Thomas C. – 1986
The papers presented at this conference review current research on effective educational practices for low-achieving students and identify those that might be applied to programs funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981. A function assumed by several conference participants was to act as reactor to papers…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Compensatory Education, Data Collection
