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Download full textCollins, Carter H.; And Others – 1982
Unusual because they involve students above the primary level, the programs described in this report are designed to involve parents more fully in the education of their children. Presented are 28 programs in grades 4-12 initiated by school systems in large cities and operating during the 1980-81 school year. Information about the programs was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Family School Relationship, Home Study
Joiner, Lee M. – 1970
The Homework Help Program, funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act, has the following objectives: (1) to encourage high school and college students from low income areas to remain in school through economic assistance; (2) to present a new opportunity for these students to achieve success; (3) to motivate these high…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Financial Support
Peer reviewedBarrett, David E.; Neal, Kathy S. – Educational Research Quarterly, 1992
Effects of participation in a telephone homework-assistance program on academic achievement were examined for 46 fifth graders and were compared with 44 who received no telephone homework assistance. Few children actually used the service, and no positive effects of its use were found on achievement test results, grades, or self-esteem. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Walter, Kate – 1991
This report describes an after-school tutorial program in which fifth- and sixth-grade tutors at Public School 61, situated in the heart of the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City, tutor third and fourth graders. The Chance To Succeed Program was developed by assistant principal I. Kushner. It begins in November and ends in June, and runs…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Asian Americans, Computer Assisted Instruction
Hall, Annette Frances – 1993
This practicum was designed to develop an effective homework-assistance program in an after school and evening youth center. Before the program was introduced, a facility was available, but few students attended. The author reorganized and restructured the facility and its services to attract participants, motivate them to complete their homework,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Bender, David S.; And Others – 1994
This paper describes the history, characteristics, program model, activities, and evaluation results of the Pottstown Homework Center Partnership project, in Pottstown County, Pennsylvania. The goal of the program is to initiate homework centers and train volunteer tutors from the community to support the at-risk middle students by providing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Extracurricular Activities, High Risk Students
