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Sommo, Colleen; Ratledge, Alyssa – MDRC, 2016
Nationally, community college graduation rates remain stubbornly low, despite strides made in access--and they are particularly so for low-income students, nontraditional students, and students who need to take developmental (remedial) courses. In 2014, three schools in Ohio--Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, Cuyahoga Community…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Acceleration (Education), Associate Degrees, Two Year College Students
Pasnik, Shelley; Llorente, Carlin – Education Development Center, Inc., 2012
The 2012 Transmedia Demonstration Stations program study is part of the multiyear CPB-PBS "Ready To Learn" summative evaluation initiative by Education Development Center, Inc., (EDC) and SRI International (SRI). Through a series of related studies, the authors are documenting, and, whenever possible, measuring the impact of PBS KIDS…
Descriptors: Public Television, Educational Television, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Riccio, James; Dechausay, Nadine; Miller, Cynthia; Nuñez, Stephen; Verma, Nandita; Yang, Edith – MDRC, 2013
Opportunity NYC-Family Rewards, an experimental, privately funded, conditional cash transfer (CCT) program to help families break the cycle of poverty, was the first comprehensive CCT program in a developed country. Launched in 2007 by New York City's Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO), Family Rewards offered cash assistance to low-income…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Experimental Programs, Incentive Grants, Poverty Programs
Weissman, Evan; Cullinan, Dan; Cerna, Oscar; Safran, Stephanie; Richman, Phoebe – National Center for Postsecondary Research, 2012
The Learning Communities Demonstration is a national research project that is testing the effectiveness of learning communities in six community colleges across the United States: Merced College in California; The Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) in Baltimore, Maryland; Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida; Houston…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Basic Writing, Community Colleges, College Credits
Weissman, Evan; Cullinan, Dan; Cerna, Oscar; Safran, Stephanie; Richman, Phoebe – National Center for Postsecondary Research, 2012
The Learning Communities Demonstration is a national research project that is testing the effectiveness of learning communities in six community colleges across the United States: Merced College in California; The Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) in Baltimore, Maryland; Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida; Houston…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Basic Writing, Community Colleges, Credits
Martinez, John; Fraker, Thomas; Manno, Michelle; Baird, Peter; Mamun, Arif; O'Day, Bonnie; Rangarajan, Anu; Wittenburg, David – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2010
This report focuses on the seven original Youth Transition Demonstration (YTD) projects selected for funding in 2003. Three of the original seven projects were selected for a national random assignment evaluation in 2005; however, this report only focuses on program operations prior to joining the random assignment evaluation for the three…
Descriptors: Welfare Recipients, Program Implementation, Federal Programs, Program Evaluation
BLOCK, A. HARVEY – 1964
A NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION EXHIBIT OF PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION AND TEACHING MACHINES WAS CONSTRUCTED, BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION. THE EXHIBIT WAS DISPLAYED AT 44 LOCATIONS AND WAS VIEWED BY OVER 100,000 PEOPLE. THE MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION ATTENDING THE EXHIBIT CONSISTED OF TEACHERS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, AND STUDENTS WHO…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Program Evaluation, Programed Instruction, Questionnaires
Martens, Kathryn J. – 1975
Project Priority was designed to bring cognitive style information to two-year colleges in New York State. The project consisted of four sequences: (1) identification of information and personnel for the project; (2) a colloquium on cognitive style for leaders in two-year colleges and related agencies; (3) a series of four workshops considering…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Community Colleges, Demonstration Programs, Information Dissemination
Rotundo, Bernard – 1976
Project Priority: Occupational Emphasis was designed to assist New York State two-year colleges in the application of cognitive style information to vocational programs. The project consisted of four phases: (1) a workshop on cognitive style assessment, case studies, and information application; (2) campus visitations by project consultants in…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cognitive Style, Community Colleges, Consultation Programs
Burwick, Andrew; Bellotti, Jeanne; Nagatoshi, Charles – US Department of Health and Human Services, Head Start Bureau, 2004
Father involvement enhances children's well-being. A growing body of research supports this conclusion, showing that children with involved fathers exhibit greater school readiness, increased cognitive development, higher levels of empathy, and other positive characteristics (Administration for Children and Families 2004a). Research also indicates…
Descriptors: Fathers, Parent Participation, Early Childhood Education, Federal Programs
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1982
To assist school districts, this document presents the guidelines and evaluation methods used by the New York State Education Department (SED) to identify and validate exemplary school district practices that can be adopted by other districts. The handbook integrates the three phases of the validation process, comprising the district's preparation…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Inspection
National Inst. for Literacy, Washington, DC. – 1995
This document, which highlights the efforts of the National Institute for Literacy to pilot the development of state literacy accountability systems in four states, outlines the components, operation, and importance of state accountability systems and discusses considerations in developing a systems approach to planning and implementing a quality…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Data Collection
Martin, Peter A. – 1970
School districts in New York State have been engaged in developing E.S.E.A. Title I projects since 1965. This document represents an attempt to formulate some aspects of this experience in a form useful for project directors. The content of this report is based on the recorded experiences of one school district during the summer of 1970 in running…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Education, Problem Solving
Dyke, Frances L. – 1972
This interim report is the first of three expected evaluation reports for the Urban-Suburban Pupil Transfer Program under current Title III Elementary Secondary Education Act funding. Based upon data collected during the 1971-72 school year, it considers pupil achievement and attitudes as well as the attitudes and perceptions of parents, the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Demonstration Programs, Elementary School Students, Experimental Schools
Dollar, Bruce – 1974
A case study, in-depth description, and analysis of a youth tutoring youth program are presented in this document. The approach used in preparing the study--mainly utilizing participant observation, site visits, and structured interviews--are detailed in a separate chapter. This is followed by a chapter of background information in which the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Case Studies, Children, Demonstration Programs
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