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Embedding a Parenting Skills Program in Public PreK: Outcomes of a Quasi-Experimental Mixed Methods Study
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Amie F. Bettencourt; Deborah Gross; Natalie Schock; Rebecca Ferro; Nancy Perrin – Early Education and Development, 2024
This sequential mixed methods study evaluated the impact of the Chicago Parent Program (CPP) in 12 Baltimore Title I PreK programs on parent engagement and student outcomes from kindergarten through 2nd grade. Phase 1 (quasi-experiment; N = 11,996) compared PreK students whose parents enrolled in CPP with those whose parents did not enroll in CPP…
Descriptors: Parent Education, Parenting Skills, Public Education, Federal Programs
Assessing Dispositions in Teacher Preparation Programs: Are Candidates and Faculty Seeing the Same Thing?
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Conderman, Greg; Walker, David A. – Teacher Educator, 2015
Professional dispositions are an important component in teacher education programs. Therefore, it is important that teacher education candidates and teacher educators agree on what dispositions mean, understand how dispositions will be assessed, and agree on how they are portrayed. This study compared dispositional self-assessments from 248…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Preservice Teachers, College Faculty, Teacher Educators
Keeping Students "on Their Toes and on Their Game": Serendipitous Findings in Students' Assessments and Reactions
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Pelletier, Kathie L. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2017
This study extends the empirical findings of the use of continuous, lecture-embedded assessments to increase engagement and enhance learning. Outcome data (exam performance and attendance rates) from college students in three upper-division business course sections who took quizzes and wrote two-minute papers (test group) were compared to outcome…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Learner Engagement, Learning Motivation, Self Efficacy
The Impact of Block Scheduling on Student Achievement, Attendance, and Discipline at the High School Level
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Williams, Charles, Jr. – Online Submission, 2011
The purpose of this study was to determine the impact block scheduling has on (a) student academic achievement, discipline, and attendance, and (b) administrator, teacher, and student perceptions. The study compared 2005-2010 data from a high school utilizing the A/B block schedule and a high school under a traditional schedule, in one suburban…
Descriptors: Suburban Schools, High Schools, Block Scheduling, School Schedules
Rankings & Estimates: Rankings of the States 2010 and Estimates of School Statistics 2011
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National Education Association Research Department, 2010
The data presented in this combined report--"Rankings & Estimates"--provide facts about the extent to which local, state, and national governments commit resources to public education. As one might expect in a nation as diverse as the United States--with respect to economics, geography, and politics--the level of commitment to…
Descriptors: School Statistics, State Departments of Education, Enrollment, Public Education
Opinions of the Stopouts (Former Statewide Community College Students). An Opinion Survey Conducted by Telephone Interviews June 18-21, 1990.
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. Project Outreach. – 1990
In June 1990, a statewide telephone survey was conducted of 1,200 former full- and part-time Michigan community college students who had not returned for classes in fall 1989. The 29 colleges were classified as urban, suburban, and regional institutions, and a total of 200 former full-time and 200 former part-time students were contacted from each…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Attendance Patterns, College Attendance, Community Colleges