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Dobson, Russell; And Others – Humanist Educator, 1977
This investigation focused on the effects of busing white children (N=116) away from their neighborhood schools and is not a study of the effects of desegregation. Evidence indicates no significant differences between bused and nonbused, white, fifth and sixth graders concerning achievement, attendance, self-concepts, and perceptions of school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance Patterns, Bus Transportation, Comparative Analysis
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Forness, Steven R.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1977
To determine whether children's observable kindergarten behavior might predict eventual educational risk, 40 of 94 children originally observed in their classrooms at the beginning of kindergarten were followed at completion of second grade. Attending behavior correlated highly with eventual risk, leading to speculation about early identification…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Achievement, Attendance Patterns, Behavior Patterns
Hawkins, Joseph A. – 1988
The Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools Suspension Project has evolved into three distinct studies: (1) the Discipline Monitoring System (DMS); (2) the experience and behavior of students suspended multiple times in Junior and Senior High; and (3) school suspension rates. This paper reviews/summarizes the findings from the first two…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance Patterns, Computer Uses in Education, Discipline