Descriptor
Author
| BRASH, FRED B. | 1 |
| Dougharty, Laurence A. | 1 |
| Garcia-Gonzalez, Rebeca | 1 |
| Halvorsen, Ann T. | 1 |
| Krasavage, Eileen M. | 1 |
| Robbins, Pamela | 1 |
| Stallings, Jane | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 5 |
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| California | 7 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textGarcia-Gonzalez, Rebeca – 2000
This study documented the critical practices of four bilingual elementary teachers through ethnographic methods. The research questions focused on their definitions of critical pedagogy and on the influence of the teachers' biographies and school environment on their practices. Data collection at two California Bay Area schools included individual…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Critical Thinking, Educational Environment
BRASH, FRED B. – 1964
A STUDY WAS MADE OF DROPOUTS FROM DAYSCHOOL AND THEIR REASONS FOR ATTENDING FRESNO ADULT SCHOOL AS PART-TIME EVENING STUDENTS. A CHECKLIST TYPE QUESTIONNAIRE, BASED ON MILDRED PARTEN'S "SURVEYS, POLLS, AND SAMPLES," WAS COMPLETED BY 258 MEN AND 427 WOMEN ENROLLED IN HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR ELEMENTARY CERTIFICATE CLASSES. AMONG REASONS FOR…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Educational Certificates, Elementary Education, Evening Programs
Peer reviewedRobbins, Pamela – Elementary School Journal, 1986
Describes a four-year Follow-Through Research Project that investigates the effects of a comprehensive staff development program, based on Madeline Hunter's Instructional Theory into Practice Model, designed to improve instruction on student engaged rates and achievement in reading and mathematics. (Author/HOD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Longitudinal Studies
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1970
This framework is intended to be a flexible starting point for innovation, evaluation, and revision of curriculum and instructional programs. Here the social sciences also include: area studies (citizenship, conservation, comparative religions, ethnic studies, and contemporary affairs), and are linked with the natural sciences in comparing man…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Behavioral Objectives, Concept Teaching, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedStallings, Jane; Krasavage, Eileen M. – Elementary School Journal, 1986
Describes findings from a Madeline Hunter Follow-Through Project in two Napa County, California schools over a four-year period that explored the relationships between program implementation and elementary school children's achievement in reading and mathematics. (Author/HOD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Longitudinal Studies
Peer reviewedDougharty, Laurence A. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1979
Research was undertaken to examine the effects of a critical mass policy (concentrating funds) on student achievement in compensatory education programs in California. No consistent, positive relationship was found between the level or composition of educational resources and achievement test scores in reading and mathematics. (MH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Administrative Policy, Compensatory Education
Halvorsen, Ann T.; And Others – 1996
This study compared the actual resource costs and outcomes of instruction in inclusive classrooms with the costs and outcomes of special class/integrated instruction in a California school district where both types of programs were operating. Four students included in general elementary education classrooms were matched with four pupils from…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Disabilities
