Publication Date
In 2025 | 0 |
Since 2024 | 0 |
Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1 |
Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 12 |
Descriptor
Case Studies | 27 |
Federal Programs | 27 |
Program Improvement | 20 |
Program Effectiveness | 12 |
Program Evaluation | 11 |
Federal Legislation | 9 |
Program Implementation | 9 |
School Districts | 9 |
Educational Change | 8 |
Employment Programs | 8 |
Interviews | 8 |
More ▼ |
Source
Author
Publication Type
Reports - Research | 18 |
Reports - Descriptive | 6 |
Journal Articles | 5 |
Dissertations/Theses -… | 3 |
Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
Information Analyses | 1 |
Opinion Papers | 1 |
Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Elementary Secondary Education | 8 |
Elementary Education | 4 |
Middle Schools | 4 |
High Schools | 3 |
Secondary Education | 3 |
Early Childhood Education | 2 |
Higher Education | 1 |
Postsecondary Education | 1 |
Primary Education | 1 |
Audience
Administrators | 1 |
Policymakers | 1 |
Practitioners | 1 |
Location
Michigan | 4 |
Massachusetts | 3 |
Virginia | 3 |
Idaho | 2 |
Maryland | 2 |
Arkansas | 1 |
California (Berkeley) | 1 |
California (Los Angeles) | 1 |
Delaware | 1 |
Florida | 1 |
Illinois | 1 |
More ▼ |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Auspos, Patricia – Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2017
An integrated data system (IDS) that links information from separate administrative data systems offers policymakers, program administrators and researchers a powerful tool to analyze interactive effects across systems and make more informed decisions to improve outcomes for vulnerable families. This case study discusses how two states (Washington…
Descriptors: Data Use, Child Welfare, Foster Care, Family Programs
Wilson-Cortez, Lauretta – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Many schools placed under Program Improvement because they have not met the AYP requirements of the NCLB mandate are required to build in time during the school day for teachers' professional collaboration to improve their performance in the classrooms. A lack of research exists to explore how professional collaboration improves teaching and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Secondary School Teachers, Social Status, Teamwork
Sacheck, Jennifer M.; Morgan, Emily H.; Wilde, Parke; Griffin, Timothy; Nahar, Elizabeth; Economos, Christina D. – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2012
Purpose/Objective: This case study identified common elements of three diverse New England school districts that were real-world models of improving school meals. Methods: School districts that had greater than 1,000 students, [greater than or equal to]3 schools, and [greater than or equal to]40% of students who qualified for free- or…
Descriptors: School Activities, School Districts, Nutrition, Child Health
Kallemeyn, Leanne M.; DeStefano, Lizanne – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2009
Using concepts from the evaluation literature, this case study describes the instrumental, conceptual, and political influence of the Head Start National Reporting System (NRS) and on-going child assessments in a local Head Start program. This study found that a local program intentionally aimed to limit the influence of the NRS. The NRS validated…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Early Childhood Education, Program Improvement, Disadvantaged Youth
Taylor, Henry Louis; McGlynn, Linda; Luter, D. Gavin – Peabody Journal of Education, 2013
Where you find distressed neighborhoods, you will also find poorly performing public schools. Yet many contemporary school reform efforts ignore neighborhood-level factors that undeniably impact school performance. The purpose of this study is to use a case study approach with social institutional and urban school reform regime frameworks to…
Descriptors: Educational Change, College Role, Neighborhood Improvement, Case Studies
Hall, Bryan – 2003
Despite the importance of breakfast, summer, and after-school child nutrition programs, coverage in these programs in Massachusetts is low. This report describes the barriers facing the states School Breakfast, Summer Food Service, and After-School Snack Programs and suggests many innovative solutions and resources that program sponsors can use to…
Descriptors: After School Programs, At Risk Persons, Breakfast Programs, Case Studies

Winfield, Linda F. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1991
Case studies describe the changes occurring in a large urban school system following passage of the Hawkins Stafford Amendments allowing the use of Chapter 1 funding in schoolwide projects (SWPs) in schools where 75 percent or more of students are economically disadvantaged. The potential of SWPs is discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Compensatory Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Change
Hamilton, Mary Agnes – 1982
Curricular domains relevant to work experience programs are motivation, sequencing, and goals. A case study of a project of institutional collaboration on peer counseling for work experience students (forming a consortium between a city school board of education and a community college) was made through data generated from the Youthwork National…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (ED), Washington, DC. – 1980
This document is one of a series of reports which describe the experiences of six state agencies that are developing systems to affect the development and implementation of policy in the federal/state program for vocational rehabilitation. The state programs are developing model program evaluation/management information support units. This second…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Citations (References), Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Methods
Education Turnkey Systems, Inc., Falls Church, VA. – 1988
A study sought to (1) determine the current and potential instructional application of computers in Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Titles II, III, and IV programs; and (2) present policy options that would increase the effective use of this technology in employment and training programs. Research methodology involved conducting an assessment…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction
Harrison, Bennett; And Others – 1995
Based on interviews with Community Development Corporation (CDC) personnel from many organizations conducted at 10 sites throughout the country, this report presents an overview of CDCs and employment training, supported by detailed case studies. The report is organized in six chapters on the following topics: employment training and the changing…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Development, Compliance (Legal), Economic Development
Hopstock, Paul; And Others – 1993
A study was conducted to review local Title VII evaluation and improvement practices, focusing on local Transitional Bilingual Education and Special Alternative Projects. This final report summarizes the findings of the study, and includes a separate report on 18 case studies of evaluation systems of local Title VII grantees. The study reviewed…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Case Studies, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
Harris, John; And Others – 1993
This document focuses on technologies that can be used to improve federal government services. Reference Point, a foundation based in New Jersey, was chosen by the Office of Technology Assessment of the U.S. Congress to study the application of advanced information. The applications selected for the study were: Electronic Information…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cost Effectiveness, Federal Programs, Federal State Relationship
Braithwaite, Ronald L. – 1980
The emphasis of a formative evaluation research study was on identifying exemplary linkage arrangements between the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) and education service providers in Virginia. The study had two primary phases: the case study phase (an exploratory and issue-generating process) and the judicial evaluation model--JEM…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, Educational Cooperation, Educational Research
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1974
Three districts that desegregated their schools by choice--Berkeley, California, Moore County North Carolina, and Searcy, Arkansas--as well as the Hillsborough County, Florida school district, desegregated under court order, are examined in this publication. All four studies examine the desegregation plans of each district as well as the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Agents, Compensatory Education, Desegregation Effects
Previous Page | Next Page ยป
Pages: 1 | 2