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Effective Chapter 1 Practices in the Portland Public Schools.
Kushmuk, James – 1986
This report describes a research effort and some preliminary findings on effective school practices as they apply to the Portland (Oregon) Public Schools' Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) Chapter 1 program, which is a supplementary basic skills instructional program for low-achieving students. Nearly 60 hours of unsystematic…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Techniques, Educational Environment, Educational Practices
A Look Backward and Forward.
Rosenberg, Bella – American Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers, 1988
Chapter 1 programs have been successful, but improvements are still needed. Eligibility requirements should be expanded, and resources should be targeted differently. The gap between disadvantaged students and others remains wide, targeted students are missing part of their regular course of instruction, and achievement gains are not sustained.…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged, Instruction
How to Improve a Successful Program: Pointers from the National Assessment of Chapter I.
Birman, Beatrice F. – American Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers, 1988
A recent analysis of the Chapter 1 program shows that it facilitates achievement. However, it does not move students substantially toward the achievement levels of advantaged students, and the gains do not persist after students leave the program. Six findings are presented along with recommendations for improving the programs. (VM)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged, Educational Change
A National Profile of State Compensatory Education in Public Elementary Schools: A Substudy of the National Assessment of Chapter 1.
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Funkhouser, Janie E.; Morrison, Donna Ruane – 1988
Historically, Congress has maintained an interest in encouraging State Compensatory Education (SCE) programs that are similar in purpose to Chapter 1. To date, no nationally respresentative data have been reported regarding the prevalence and nature of SCE programs in schools. In an effort to address this situation, this report synthesizes…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education, Educational Practices
The Chapter 1 Instructional Quality Indicators (A Program Needs Assessment Device). Chapter 1, ECIA.
Plunkett, Virginia R. L.; And Others – 1986
A program needs assessment device, the Chapter 1 Instructional Quality Indicators (IQI), was developed for the purpose of guiding staff development by indicating areas of strength and weakness in Chapter 1 classroom practices and procedures. In this handbook, the development and administration of the IQI is discussed in section I. Section II…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education, Federal Programs
Annual Report of the State Superintendent of Public Education, 1983-84 and Recommendations to the Legislature of Mississippi, 1985. Volume I.
Mississippi State Dept. of Education, Jackson. – 1985
An overview of public education in Mississippi during the 1983-84 fiscal year, from the point of view of the state department of education, is presented in this annual report. The report opens with a letter from the state superintendent that reviews major changes in the structure of state educational administration: the appointment of a new…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Instruction