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Kundert, Deborah K. – Evaluation Consortium, 2012
The New York State Education Department, in partnership with the New York City Department of Education, developed a "Striving Readers project" to address the literacy needs of early adolescent struggling readers in middle school. The goal of the project was to implement and examine the impact of a one-year comprehensive supplemental…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Partnerships in Education, Literacy, Early Adolescents
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Burgess, Larry A.; Samuels, Carl – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 1999
Examines the relationship between full-time or part-time instructor status and college student retention and academic performance in sequential courses. Finds that, for either developmental or regular courses, students who take the first course in a sequence from a part-time instructors and the second course from a full-time instructor seem…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Curriculum Design, Full Time Faculty
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Winter, Neal – International Journal of Music Education, 2004
In order to evaluate the effects of an integrated curriculum on the learning of popular music, the Sting Curriculum was designed for senior secondary students of mixed ability. This nine-week program was presented to a sample of students aged between 16 and 18 years in urban Sydney (Australia). This article draws on some of the results from this…
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, Music Education, Music, Sequential Approach