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Download full textCarpenter, Polly; Hall, George R. – 1971
This volume presents conclusions and implications derived from five cities' experience with performance contracting in education: Norfolk, Virginia; Texarkana, Arkansas (with Liberty-Eylau, Texas); Gary, Indiana, Gilroy, California; and Grand Rapids, Michigan. The five case studies cover eight programs in 15 schools. While each study is treated in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Administration, Case Studies
McPhail, Augustine H. – 1972
This is a paper that presents a positive case for the adoption of accountability programs. A brief history of accountability is given. Some important terms relative to accountability are defined. They are: accountability, independent educational accomplishment audit, performance contracting, and educational engineering. Ways in which the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Conference Reports, Educational Change
Hall, G. R.; And Others – 1972
This report is distilled from Rand's findings in previously reported research and from new research. It is addressed to school board members, administrators, and other educational decisionmakers who may be contemplating a performance contracting program. The guide follows the life cycle of a project and identifies the three major phases as…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Administrators, Decision Making, Educational Change
Ray, H. W.; And Others – 1972
This report represents an integration of analysis results in an interim report with those from additional analyses performed since. It is divided into (1) description of the experiment in which the goal is outlined; (2) description of the technology company programs, an overview of personnel, curriculum and materials, and incentive systems; (3)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Educational Change, Educational Experiments
Ray, H. W. – 1972
This report summarizes the principal findings for the O.E.O. experiment in performance contracting. The report emphasizes major results and conclusions to date. It is divided into (1) description of the experiment, in which the goal is outlined; (2) description of the technology company programs, curriculum and materials, and overviews of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Educational Change
Carpenter, Polly – 1971
This Report describes a performance contracting program in Norfolk, Virginia; presents its results; and draws some inferences about the utility of performance contracting as a means for improving education. Participants were students from grades 7-9 in one junior high school and from grades 4-6 in one elementary school; both schools were in the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Blacks, Case Studies, Diagnostic Tests
