In this paper the authors explored the question of collective understanding in online mathematics education settings and presented a brief overview of traditional methods for documenting norms and collective mathematical practices. A method for documenting collective development was proposed that builds on existing methods and frameworks yet is…

This study investigates the situation and practices of adult education in Turkey in terms of (a) participants, (b) providers, and (c) program areas. The data were derived from published statistical data and one-to-one interaction with adult education providers when such data are unavailable. Turkey has a long tradition of adult education with…

The College Ambition Program (CAP) is designed to encourage low-income and minority students to enroll in college. The following analysis presents updated results from my AERA presidential talk in 2014. Results indicate that CAP, which is a schoolwide intervention, increased college attendance for low-income and minority students in seven…

The core work of the National Center on Scaling Up Effective Schools consists of four stages: identifying practices of highly effective high schools, designing interventions and transfer of practices, evaluating the intervention's implementation and effects, and evaluating implementation at scale. The purpose of this report is to describe the…

The study describes an initiative to increase retention at a 2-year college in the Northeast United States. The process involved a collaborative, intrusive advising approach to intervene with students at-risk for academic failure or experiencing difficulty with the transition to the college. Components of the mixed-method design included…

This is the report of hearings on a bill to extend to June 30, 1978, the authorization for programs funded under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and for related programs. The statements of state and local officials, teachers, and other educators are included, as well as statistical data about and evaluations of the programs.…

The inservice teacher education materials described are for secondary level teachers who wish to increase their understanding of statistics and skill in presenting statistics as an understandable and relevant subject. Included in this informative report are the scope and sequence of module topics, activities and resources involved in use of the…

Beginning with the 1970-1971 school year, the School Community Agents program underwent a major restructuring of its functions and purposes so that operations would more closely conform to ESEA Title I guidelines. Agent role functions have been coordinated toward raising the academic level of students, using two major innovations. These two…

During 1971-72 the State Education Department approved categorical urban aid for 297 specialized projects in 30 of the State's largest cities. There were 183 Quality Incentive Projects or grants, 83 Community Education Centers, and 31 Administrative Budgets (ABs) to administer the projects. All projects were evaluated on management and…

This is a report which describes and evaluates a Summer Day Elementary School (SDES) program conducted in 1969 and involving 153 elementary schools in New York City. For six weeks, 37,502 children from disadvantaged areas attended voluntarily for a half day. Services provided included: (1) reading and arithmetic (Basic Component); (2) enrichment…

Program Effectiveness and Related Costs (PERC), a comprehensive data management plan developed at Empire State College, is the subject of this explanatory report. Chapter 1 presents the conceptual framework of the program which incorporates data on outcomes, costs, programs, students, and faculty, and also incorporates a "multiple perspectives…

The annual report documents Wisconsin's vocational programs for the 1969-70 school year and serves as the initial study of the State advisory council. Objectives were to provide a broad assessment of the vocational and technical education program in Wisconsin, to identify program processes and outputs, to determine the degree to which the program…

The purpose of the planning study was to examine the career education needs of the Des Moines Area Community College District (DMACC), to develop a plan and timetable for implementing career education services for the district, and to present a study model to be used by local schools in assessing district needs. Analyses were made of the general…

The development and implementation of an information system concerning full-time faculty are described. The system originated as a direct result of the need to complete the full-time faculty salaries, tenure, and fringe benefits section of the annual Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) report. This approach uses computer analysis…