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Pitcock, Sarah; Seidel, Bob – State Education Standard, 2015
As numerous studies from 1906 on have confirmed, children lose ground in learning if they lack opportunities for building skills over the summer. Nonetheless, summer learning loss comes up but rarely in the national discussion of education reform. By the end of summer, students perform on average one month behind where they left off in the spring.…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Maintenance, Program Development, Educational Policy
HOZID, JOSEPH L. – 1965
THIS RESEARCH INVESTIGATED WHY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS CHOSE TO ATTEND OR NOT TO ATTEND A SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM. INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH A SAMPLE OF GIRLS AND THEIR MOTHERS TO DETERMINE THE INFLUENCE OF SCHOOL AND FAMILY ON THEIR CHOICE. SOME OF THE SPECIFIC FACTORS AFFECTING THEIR ATTENDING WERE CONSIDERED IN PLANNING THE PROGRAM FOR…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Attendance, Delinquency, Disadvantaged Youth