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Toward Implementation of the ESEA Title I Evaluation and Reporting System: A Concerns Analysis.
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Rutherford, William L.; Hoffman, James V. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1981
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)
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Models, Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation
Title I Schoolwide Programs: A Synthesis of Findings from Recent Evaluation.
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Meyer, Stephen J.; Wong, Kenneth K. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1998
Presents a synthesis of what is known about Title I schoolwide programs, focusing on characteristics of schools and districts implementing schoolwide programs, programmatic and organizational characteristics of the programs, and evidence of program effectiveness. Cautions in interpreting the evaluation findings are presented, and educational…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Elementary Education
Where Do Head Start Attendees End Up? One Reason Why Preschool Effects Fade Out.
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Lee, Valerie E.; Loeb, Susanna – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1995
The relationship between preschool experience and the quality of schools subsequently attended as young adolescents was studied for 14,837 eighth graders from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988. The low quality of middle-grade schools attended by former Head Start participants explains, in part, why Head Start effects fail. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Compensatory Education, Early Intervention
Title I Evaluation--A Case Study in Congressional Frustration.
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Cross, Christopher T. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1979
Review of congressional hearings leading to the enactment of the Education Amendments of 1974 (Public Law 93-380), the initial response of the United States Office of Education, and the study conducted by the National Institute of Education as mandated in Section 821 of PL 93-380. (MH)
Descriptors: Accountability, Compensatory Education, Data Collection, Educational Objectives
The Effect of Test Selection on Title I Project Impact.
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Jaeger, Richard M. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1979
A liberal interpretation of Section 151 of Public Law 93-380, to implement effective local evaluation of Title I programs, is supported. Weaknesses are cited: (1) nationwide impact data, (2) unsound aggregation of Title I achievement gains, and (3) lack of consideration of alternative evaluation methods. (MH)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
Upping the Stakes: Using Gain Scores to Judge Local Program Effectiveness in Chapter 1.
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Davis, Alan – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1991
The 1988 Hawkins Stafford amendments to the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act required that the national evaluation and reporting system for Chapter 1 identify individual school projects in need of improvement. It is argued that the system is unsuited for this purpose, and suggestions for better indicators are provided. (SLD)
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Educational Indicators
A Policy Analysis of the Critical Mass Concept in the Allocation of Compensatory Education Funds.
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Dougharty, Laurence A. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1979
Research was undertaken to examine the effects of a critical mass policy (concentrating funds) on student achievement in compensatory education programs in California. No consistent, positive relationship was found between the level or composition of educational resources and achievement test scores in reading and mathematics. (MH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Administrative Policy, Compensatory Education