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Martinez, Alina; Epstein, Carter; Parsad, Amanda – Abt Associates, 2015
The National Science Foundation contracted with Abt Associates to conduct an evaluation of its Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) program, which supports intellectually substantive collaborations between U.S. and foreign researchers in which the international partnership is essential to the research effort. The evaluation…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, International Cooperation, International Programs, Scientific Research
Martinez, Alina; Epstein, Carter; Parsad, Amanda – Abt Associates, 2015
The National Science Foundation contracted with Abt Associates to conduct an evaluation of its Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) program, which supports intellectually substantive collaborations between U.S. and foreign researchers in which the international partnership is essential to the research effort. The evaluation…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, International Cooperation, International Programs, Scientific Research
Hartness, Seajae Calvin – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Repeated Reading is a common reading intervention that has been used to help students read fluently since 1979. There are many variations of Repeated Reading that have been investigated and found to be effective. However, there is a relative research deficit on the effectiveness of software programs for administering Repeated Reading. This…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Internet, Reading
Weissman, Evan; Cullinan, Dan; Cerna, Oscar; Safran, Stephanie; Richman, Phoebe – National Center for Postsecondary Research, 2012
The Learning Communities Demonstration is a national research project that is testing the effectiveness of learning communities in six community colleges across the United States: Merced College in California; The Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) in Baltimore, Maryland; Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida; Houston…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Basic Writing, Community Colleges, College Credits
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Cormier, L. Sherilyn; And Others – Counselor Education and Supervision, 1974
This study investigated the effects of three prepracticum counselor training approaches on counselor performance: T group, behavioral skills, and discussion control. The results of the study have implications for both the length and type of training approach used in effective counselor education practices. (Author)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Counselor Training, Graduate Students, Models
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Lando, Harry A. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1975
In a study of aversive control of smoking behavior, subjects were randomly assigned to rapid smoking, excessive smoking, or control conditions. Overall, there was a statistically reliable treatment effect, according to measures of percentage reductions in smoking and subjects maintaining total abstinence. However, this treatment effect had…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis, Negative Reinforcement
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Gross, Thomas S.; And Others – 1974
Counseling center directors at colleges in the state of Maryland were asked to rate the importance of several selected functions of their counseling centers. The functions rated were: (1) psychological problem counseling; (2) reading and study skills assistance; (3) testing; (4) academic advisement; (5) college orientation; (6) evening student…
Descriptors: College Programs, Comparative Analysis, Counseling Services, Guidance Centers
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Egginton, Everett – College Student Journal Monograph, 1978
High school juniors and seniors were interviewed to ascertain the effects of participation in the vocational education curricula. A comparison of the attitudes of students participating in vocational education programs and academic programs revealed the former to hold themselves in low esteem and to attach little value to their education. (Author)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, High School Students, Program Effectiveness, Research Projects
Preston, Vonda June; And Others – 1973
This research study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of the Coordinated Vocational Academic Education Program (CVAE) which was introduced in Texas to meet the needs of secondary level students who were unsuccessful in traditional educational programs. The purpose of the study was to gather information from the schools offering CVAE…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Comparative Analysis, Coordination, Educational Cooperation
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Robyak, James E.; Patton, Michael J. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1977
Undergraduate students (N=40) were classified as either judgers or perceivers based on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and enrolled in six study skills classes characterized by more or less structure. Results indicated groups were equivalent prior to the course but afterwards judgers used study skills and attitudes more than perceivers. (Author)
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Course Evaluation, Personality Assessment
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Kingsley, Raymond G.; Wilson, G. Terence – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1977
Both individual and group behavior therapies were compared to a stringent social pressure comparison program in the treatment of an obese female community population. Whereas the two group treatments resulted in successful maintenance of treatment-produced weight reduction, subjects treated with individual behavior therapy showed substantial…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Comparative Analysis, Dietetics, Eating Habits
Witkin, Stanley L. – 1977
Two communication training programs--the Communication Skills Workshop (CSW) and the Couples Communication Program (CCP)--and a wait-list control group were compared on measures of communication effectiveness, problem solving and relationship satisfaction. Subjects were 54 volunteer couples randomly assigned to conditions. Highly distressed…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Interpersonal Competence, Interpersonal Relationship
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Jung, Steven M.; And Others – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1976
Questionnaires were sent to 13,549 graduates of four types of proprietary and nonproprietary vocational training programs. Substantial differences favoring nonproprietary programs were found between proprietary and nonproprietary graduates in terms of economic gains following graduation and expressed satisfaction. Nevertheless, both types of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Comparative Analysis, Economic Factors, Employment Patterns
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Quinn, Jim A.; Wilson, Barry J. – Psychology in the Schools, 1977
Children (N=45) identified as learning disabled were rated by teachers on academic progress and personal-social adjustment using the Myklebust Pupil Rating Scale. Student attitude toward school was assessed using the Describe Your School inventory. Learning disabled students receiving special programming were rated significantly better than…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Learning Disabilities
Pavan, Barbara Nelson – 1985
An extensive search of the literature on clinical supervision yielded 29 research studies and 3 works in progress. Studies using comparative measures conducted in K-12 school settings with inservice not preservice personnel were selected. These were grouped into four areas: attitudes toward supervision, effects of training, characteristics of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
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