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Kirst, Michael; Jung, Richard – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1980
Longitudinal research demonstrates that: (1) initial consensual goals are formalized incrementally over time; (2) directions of these changes are influenced by constituencies participating in policy formation as well as broader social movements; and (3) evidence for longitudinal implementation studies needs to be garnered from a confluence of…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Federal Legislation, Longitudinal Studies, Policy Formation
O'Shea, David W. – 1980
In exploring factors inhibiting formal evaluation at the school district level, and limiting the utility of conventional achievement monitoring, this paper begins with a review of the actual origin of the Elementary Secondary Education Act's (ESEA) evaluation requirements, and the attempts to implement national evaluation of ESEA Title I programs.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, National Programs, Norm Referenced Tests, Program Evaluation
Shaul, Marnie S. – 2000
To inform reauthorizations of Title I, the federal government's largest program for elementary and secondary education, the Congress has required the Department of Education to conduct national assessments of Title I. Two of these studies have gathered Title I data over several years: the Prospects study, completed in 1997; and the ongoing…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Policy Studies Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1989
The Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988 (P.L. 100-297) require the U.S. Department of Education to conduct a national longitudinal study of Chapter 1 of the Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The department commissioned the selection of experts qualified to provide design suggestions and advice for the national…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Long Range Planning
Wang, Margaret C.; Wong, Kenneth K.; Kim, Jeong-Ran – 1999
The National Study of Effective Title I Schoolwide Programs was initiated to address the lack of information on how schoolwide programs affect teaching and learning and student outcomes and to develop a critical empirical base for strengthening the implementation of Title I programs in service of students in high poverty schools. This paper…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
Eash, Maurice J.; And Others – 1980
Child Parent Centers (CPC) have been established in selected disadvantaged areas to provide systematic educational experiences for preschool children as young as three years of age. This study provides an update on the current state of the CPC and its latest adaption, the Child Parent Expansion (CPX) Program. A three-year, longitudinal evaluation…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Birth Order, Compensatory Education
Loveridge, Robert L.; Carapella, Ruth – 1979
Kindergarten pupils enrolled in Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I schools were selected for the Kindergarten Extended Day (KED) Program if they showed marked underachievement on the Cooperative Preschool Inventory (CPI). KED students attended kindergarten for an additional half day. Since previous evaluations of KED may have had…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Admission Criteria, Compensatory Education
Reisner, Elizabeth R.; Marks, Ellen L. – 1987
This document examines the following aspects of the federal administration of evaluation, program improvement, and technical assistance under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act: (1) changes in each of the three areas since 1981 when Chapter 1 replaced Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; (2) activities…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Federal State Relationship