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Download full textGodfrey, Ernestine, Ed. – 1971
This report of the North Carolina Advancement School is the fifth in a series of research reports describing results derived from working with underachieving boys. The purpose of the school is to define and identify possible causes and remedies of underachievement. Analysis of the data obtained on fourth- and fifth-grade boys who attended the…
Descriptors: Boarding Schools, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Schools, Experimental Schools
Godfrey, Ernestine, Ed. – 1971
The North Carolina Advancement School was funded by the State of North Carolina in 1967 and charged with the task of conducting research into the causes of underachievement, and experimenting with approaches for its remediation. This is the sixth in the series of research reports. The subjects of the study were sixth-graders who participated in…
Descriptors: Boarding Schools, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Schools, Experimental Schools
North Carolina Advancement School, Winston-Salem. – 1969
This is a report on the North Carolina Advancement School's research and program for the Fall, 1968, and Spring, 1969. The School was designed to implement research on the problem of underachievement. The students, sixth- and seventh-grade boys, usually reside at the School. The instructional program includes humanities, reading, mathematics, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Boarding Schools, Disadvantaged Youth
Godfrey, Ernestine, Ed. – 1970
The basic approach of the North Carolina Advancement School has been based on the belief that psychological and attitudinal factors of underachievement must be treated before students can achieve academically; the School's program, therefore, centers around improving the students' self concept, attitudes, and responsibility for learning. With boys…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Boarding Schools, Disadvantaged Youth
North Carolina Advancement School, Winston-Salem. – 1969
This research report is the first extensive follow-up which the North Carolina Advancement School has conducted on former students. The School, a residential school for underachievers, was established to conduct research into the causes and possible remedies of underachievement. The subjects, eighth-grade boys, attended the School in Spring 1968.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Boarding Schools, Disadvantaged Youth
North Carolina Advancement School, Winston-Salem. – 1968
This research report of the North Carolina Advancement School includes a description of the selection of students and the instructional program; a statistical analysis of the students; an evaluation of the counseling and instructional programs; a discussion of research in progress; and recommendations. The School's purpose is to carry on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Boarding Schools, Disadvantaged Youth
North Carolina Advancement School, Winston-Salem. – 1969
This is a report on the North Carolina Advancement School's eight-week summer session for sixth- and seventh-grade boys. The summer session for underachievers was limited to a residential program. The instructional program involved studying humanities, mathematics; science, and the arts with close guidance by a counselor. The results from the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Boarding Schools, Disadvantaged Youth
