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Peer reviewedNewgent, Rebecca A.; Higgins, Kristin K.; Lounsbery, Karyl L.; Behrend, Bonni Nickens; Keller, Elizabeth A. – ERS Spectrum, 2011
An assessment of a brief, but intensive modified Bully Busters universal prevention program on measures of teacher efficacy, teacher self-efficacy, teacher skills and knowledge about peer victimization, and teacher-reports of students' peer victimization was conducted with 30 elementary school teachers. Paired-samples "t" tests revealed…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Intervention, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Effectiveness
Peer reviewedGordon, Randy – ERS Spectrum, 1993
Des Moines, Iowa's School within a School is locally funded program of instruction in basic skills, career guidance, and counseling support to meet needs of at-risk seventh- to tenth-grade students attending city's comprehensive middle and high schools. Program evaluations indicate declining dropout rate, increased attendance, and progress toward…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Attendance, Dropout Prevention, Educational Benefits
Peer reviewedMcSparrin, Brenda – ERS Spectrum, 1993
To address the district's pregnant-student dropout problem, the Memphis City Schools initiated the Adolescent Parenting Program (APP), in cooperation with several community agencies. The program provides comprehensive services and an incentive program to ensure students' progress toward graduation. According to this program evaluation, the APP has…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Attendance, Dropout Programs, High Schools
Peer reviewedBorman, Geoffrey; Rachuba, Laura; Hewes, Gina; Boulay, Matthew; Kaplan, Jody – ERS Spectrum, 2001
Examines the effectiveness of Teach Baltimore, a program (using trained college student volunteers) to prevent summer learning loss, for a group of 300 low-income, public elementary students, compared with 135 control students. Except for low-achieving kindergarteners, results show consistent, if statistically insignificant, positive effects for…
Descriptors: College Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, Intervention
Peer reviewedSyropoulow, Mike – ERS Spectrum, 1996
Discusses research on successful support programs for potential dropouts. Describes a Detroit high school's Ninth Grade Project 96 program, an intervention strategy for high-risk, low-achieving students. The program used a modified block schedule; attendance, academic, and monitoring interventions; incentives and rewards; and team teachers.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Dropout Prevention, Grade 9, High Risk Students
Direct linkBatten, Patricia R. – ERS Spectrum, 2006
In this study, Reading Recovery teachers reported the program plans for students who had not successfully discontinued the Reading Recovery program. Despite the existence of policy and monitoring devices in New Jersey, a number of schools did not have plans in place to offer ongoing intensive literacy instruction for their lowest-performing…
Descriptors: Remedial Reading, Reading Failure, Reading Programs, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedBanerji, Madhabi; Malone, Pat – ERS Spectrum, 1993
Summarizes results of 1990-91 study of pilot program (SHAPE) using a multiagency approach to provide individualized support services to at-risk middle-school students. Presents detailed case analyses of three selected students representing three target groups. Students having difficulty adjusting to school demands resulting from moderate family…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agency Cooperation, Attendance, Behavior Problems
