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MacLeod, Shona; Jeffes, Jennifer; White, Richard; Bramley, George – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2010
How well do youth offending teams (YOT) work? In which areas of their work is their performance excellent and where is improvement needed? This research examined annual performance assessments of services for children and young people undertaken by Ofsted in 57 local authorities from January 2006 to April 2009, together with relevant data relating…
Descriptors: Inspection, Leadership Effectiveness, Program Administration, Court Litigation
Olsen, Robert; Seftor, Neil; Silva, Tim; Myers, David; DesRoches, David; Young, Julie – US Department of Education, 2007
To help address continuing disparities in academic achievement and under-representation of disadvantaged groups in math and science majors and careers, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) established a math and science initiative in 1990 within Upward Bound, a federal grant program known as Upward Bound Math-Science (UBMS) designed to provide…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Mathematics Education, Science Education, Program Effectiveness
Golden, Sarah; O'Donnell, Lisa; Rudd, Peter – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2005
The Increased Flexibility for 14-16 year olds Programme (IFP) was introduced in 2002 by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) in order to "create enhanced vocational and work-related learning opportunities for 14-16 year olds who can benefit most." Partnerships between a Lead Partner, usually a college of Further Education,…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Student Attitudes, Factor Analysis, Vocational Education