How the Swedish after-school leisure program pedagogy relates to special education is rarely the subject of research. The problematization of the special education concept in the after-school leisure centers will be the starting point of this analysis model. This has been constructed with the aim of investigating how actors in the Swedish…

A brief description of the development of the ESEA Title I evaluating and reporting system is provided. An analysis and assessment of the kinds of concerns state evaluation officers have about implementing the new guidelines are outlined. Appropriate recommendations based on the findings are provided. (Author/AL)

Examined the extent to which schools that received Title I funds for schoolwide programs implemented the plans they developed when requesting funds. Results from 10 urban elementary schools show that schools implemented some plan components but did not generally implement instructional innovations included in the plans. (SLD)

This set of eight reports is a product of the Mathemagenic Activities Program (MAP) for early childhood education of the University of Georgia Follow Through (FT) Program. Based on Piagetian theory, the MAP-FT projects are comprehensive education programs for children (K - 3) from low income families that are designed to continually challenge…

This volume attempts to identify and describe factors that supported the unexpected expansion of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I services in thirteen participating local education agencies (LEAs). It also describes changes in program delivery patterns that may not have supported expansion of services but may have accompanied…

The site variability issue for Direct Instruction Follow Through sites is examined from a variety of perspectives--meta-analysis of the Abt Associates' data, norm-referenced comparisons, and a longitudinal look at stability of effects. Much of the seemingly unexplained variability found in both the Abt report and the reports by M. Kennedy and E.…

The St. Louis (Missouri) Public Schools After School program, which was implemented for the first time during the 1979-1980 school year, was designed to provide after school remedial mathematics and reading instruction to students in grades 1 to 8 who could not be serviced during the school day due to lack of space or program availability. Factors…

This report describes resource use and program costs of the Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I programs in thirteen demonstration local education agencies (LEAs) during 1975-76. This analysis provides a baseline for comparing data from later years when waivers were granted for compliance with Title I guidelines. This study is concerned…

Evaluation of large-scale programs is problematical because of inherent bias in assignment of treatment and control groups, resulting in serious regression artifacts even with the use of analysis of covariance designs. Nonuniformity of program implementation across sites and classrooms is also a problem. (Author/GSK)

This study examined how recent federal, state, and district policies shape the design and implementation of schoolwide programs for Title I students in the Chicago Public Schools (Illinois). Four inner city elementary schools were selected for the study. Two had academic outcomes higher than expected, and the other two had lower academic outcomes…

The objective of the Adaptive Learning Environments Model (ALEM) is to establish and maintain school environments that ensure optimal learning success opportunities for most students through adaptive instruction. Modification of the environment to accommodate student differences has been an important design consideration in the development of the…

The major purpose of this inquiry is to examine the impact of Chapter 1 services on the School District of Philadelphia since the inception of the program in 1965-66. In addition, the study provides an overview of the Chapter 1 program's impact as the school district's largest and most long-standing remediation program. More specifically, the…

Examines effects of several federal categorical programs and civil rights mandates on schools/school districts. Concluded that federal and state policies for special populations have (1) improved and expanded services for target students, and (2) increased the structural complexity of schools and districts. The study also found that overtime costs…

A concomitant decrease in test scores and major change in the composition of the student body was dealt with by the College of Nursing at the State University of New York through the Nursing Education Success Plan. The plan addresses student preparation for the National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX), curriculum revision, remediation/enrichment,…

This study evaluated the implementation of and the outcomes from a local child parent center compensatory education program. It intended to contribute to a better understanding of one phase of compensatory education; and, in the process, it proposed to develop a relatively simple and practical evaluation strategy which would verify the…