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Nissim, Ruth; Simm, Mike – Adoption & Fostering, 1994
Suggests incorporating into practice those findings that emerge repeatedly in different foster care studies. Identifies four characteristics of children that have been linked to particular outcomes: age at time of placement, contact with biological family, length of time in care, and behavior problems. Shows how incorporation of these factors into…
Descriptors: Age, Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Children
EdSource, 2010
This appendix accompanies "Gaining Ground in the Middle Grades: Why Some Schools Do Better. A Large-Scale Study of Middle Grades Practices and Student Outcomes. Initial Research Report." This appendix focuses on the findings and domain comparisons of the study. This appendix contains the following: (1) Decision Rules; (2) Full Set of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Surveys, Middle Schools, Grade 6

Bickel, William E.; Conley, William W. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1985
An overview is presented of decision-oriented educational research, based on experiences in a large urban school district and on the literature. Alternative definitions of research use and evaluation use are discussed, with particular attention to the dissemination of research outcomes. (GDC)
Descriptors: Action Research, Decision Making, Educational Administration, Educational Research
Tittle, Carol Kehr – 1978
There is a continuing need in evaluation research for the establishment of a relationship between evaluation findings and decision making. A method is proposed for a particular situation: annual funding decisions for projects in a large grant program in vocational education. Outcome and predictive impact variables were ranked by three groups of…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Decision Making, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Criteria
Malhorta, Man Mohanlal – 1980
As part of Project IMPACT's effort to identify and develop procedures for complying with the impact requirements of Public Law 94-482, a field study was conducted to identify and validate variables and their order of importance in predicting and evaluating impact of research and development (R&D) projects in vocational and technical education.…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Educational Research