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Download full textCodianni, Anthony V.; Wilbur, Gretchen – 1983
The purpose of this paper is to identify those programs and processes currently using the components, factors, and behaviors that have been described in the literature as characteristic of more effective schools, and to synthesize findings from these programs and processes carrying out effective schooling practices. Following an introduction,…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Administrator Role, Basic Skills, Demonstration Programs
Walz, Garry R., Ed.; Bleuer, Jeanne C., Ed. – 1992
This document consists of one module extracted from a six-module larger work. Module 3 consists of seven articles on developing and offering student self-help support groups. Article titles and authors are as follows: (1) "Youth Engaged in Self-Help: A Guide for Starting Youth Self-Help Groups" (Mary K. Parkinson, Nancy Sax); (2)…
Descriptors: Coping, Crisis Intervention, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Imel, Susan – 1992
The use of small groups in adult literacy and basic education has been stimulated by a desire to provide a more learner-centered and collaborative learning environment. Another set of factors promoting their use is related to increased use of language experience or whole language as instructional approaches in adult literacy and basic education.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Cooperative Learning
Imel, Susan – 1993
Youth apprenticeship programs differ from the registered apprenticeship that is regulated by federal and state governments. Defined as a "learning program for young people, age 16 and older, that integrates on-the-job training with school-based instruction, that bridges high school and postsecondary schooling, and that results in both academic…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Apprenticeships, Education Work Relationship, Educational Policy
Burnett, Gary – 1993
Since 1981, Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act has provided school districts with supplementary services funds for more than five million low-achieving students. Historically, schools have used "pull-out" programs to serve this population, but the provisions of the current legislation, the Hawkins-Stafford…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Cost Effectiveness, Disadvantaged Youth
Ascher, Carol – 1992
In light of recent calls by educational organizations to abolish tracking because of its role in perpetuating inequities in achievement among racial and ethnic groups, this digest looks at current school detracking efforts. An initial section reviews the extent and reasons for tracking and the concerns raised when detracking is proposed, noting…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Educational Discrimination, Educationally Disadvantaged
