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Chisman, Forrest P. – Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy (NJ1), 2008
Between 2004 and 2008, the Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy (CAAL) published four lengthy research reports on projects to examine the nature and effectiveness of Adult Education English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) programs at several community colleges. The research was conducted by field studies, interviews, and the review of a large…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Education, English (Second Language), Community Colleges
Schumacher, Sally – 1979
The focus of this paper is on the theory of ethnographic methodology. A body of observational studies in social science and educational research is noted, demonstrating methodological statements about ethnography. Methodological procedures are described, along with possible standards of adequacy for their use. The use of the methodology is…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Ethnography, Field Studies, Observation
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Rist, Ray C. – Educational Researcher, 1980
Federal support for answers to the question "What is really going on out there?" has increased interest in the use of ethnography as a research method for evaluation of educational programs. Pros and cons of the use of ethnography for educational research are discussed. (PR)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Ethnography, Evaluation Methods, Field Studies
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Anderson, Lorin W. – Educational Leadership, 1987
Critiques the Napa/Vacaville project for being exceptionally well designed yet being ineffective. The key to effective staff development is to find ways of increasing teachers' ability to accept innovations and incorporate them into their teaching repertoires. (MD)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Field Studies, Program Evaluation
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Glaser, Robert; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1966
A study was conducted in a school system consisting of one high school, two junior high schools and twelve elementary schools (K-6), to investigate the use of programed instructional materials within the existing classroom structure of an on-going school system. Programed instruction was given in the fields of mathematics and spelling. Aspects of…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Educational Research, Field Studies, Individualized Programs
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Berends, Mark; Garet, Michael S. – Peabody Journal of Education, 2002
Asserts that integrating randomized field trials (RFTs) and nationally representative surveys can strengthen the evidence base for school reform, suggesting national surveys can help determine the focus of RFTs by identifying factors that place schools at risk of poor achievement or buffer schools from risk. Surveys can provide data on the…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Policy, Educational Research
Griffin, Nancy C. – 1976
This publication reports the results of a field study of middle school students using a unified science program, Interrelated Explorations in Science (IES). IES emphasizes the ideas, processes, and values common to all of science and utilizes independent study, gaming, dramatization, and values clarification activities to motivate students to…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Research, Elementary School Science, Field Studies
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Robbins, Pam; Wolfe, Pat – Educational Leadership, 1987
A California school district used the Hunter teaching model for a study to measure the effect of the model on teachers and students in two schools over a four-year period. Evaluation shows that student achievement and teacher behavior improved during the first three years then dropped during the fourth. (MD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Demonstration Programs, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Spirer, Janet E. – 1980
In comparison with traditional experimental design, which is concerned with what happened, a case study approach is more appropriate for answering the question of why or how something happened. As an alternative complementary-vocational-education-evaluation approach, the case study attempts to describe and analyze some program in comprehensive…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Research
Maier, Michael John – 1978
The purposes of this study were to assess staff perceptions of desirability and level of implementation of Individually Guided Education (IGE)/Secondary Schooling in four high schools implementing programs similar to IGE and to identify factors enhancing or impeding implementation of these programs. Theoretical foundations of the study included…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Innovation, Educational Research, Field Studies
Yunker, Rose – 1979
Ethnomethodological research involves participation in the field, with some degree of social interaction, with the subjects of the study; direct observation of relevant events; some formal and a great deal of informal interviewing; systematic counting; collection of documents and artifacts; and flexibility in the direction the study takes. This…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Ethnography, Evaluation Methods, Field Experience Programs
WARDROP, JAMES L.; AND OTHERS – 1967
THIS PAPER DISCUSSES THE FIELD TESTING OF RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTION UNITS IN OPERATION IN A NUMBER OF WISCONSIN SCHOOLS. THE UNIT IS A REORGANIZED SCHOOL STRUCTURE WHICH IS MADE UP OF A LEARNING SPECIALIST LEADER, TEACHERS, PARAPROFESSIONALS, AND STUDENTS. THE MAJOR AIMS OF THIS EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION ARE (1) TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN AN…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Educational Innovation, Educational Research, Field Studies
Ball, Samuel – 1979
The activities of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in evaluating educational programs are described. Program evaluations are categorized as needs assessment, formative evaluation, or summative evaluation. Three classic efforts which illustrate the range of ETS' participation are the Pennsylvania Goals Study (1965), the Coleman Report--Equality of…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Educational Assessment, Educational Programs, Educational Research
Thomas, Susan; Keech, Catharine – 1979
As part of the evaluation of the Bay Area Writing Project (BAWP), two field studies were conducted to analayze the effects of BAWP training at the school district level. In one field study, three school districts were examined to explore the conditions and context for BAWP training and to identify the resulting impact on school district programs.…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Field Studies, Higher Education
Tallmadge, G. Kasten – 1991
Problems with conducting randomized field experiments in education are explored. Focus is on problems encountered while evaluating a group of dropout prevention projects. Project planners were asked to manipulate the subject eligibility criteria until they identified as eligible three to four times as many students as they could serve. They were…
Descriptors: Attrition (Research Studies), Control Groups, Dropout Programs, Educational Experiments
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