Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
Author
| Daniels, Ellen R. | 1 |
| Jarvis, Carolyn H. | 1 |
| Lash, Rebecca | 1 |
| Mitchell, Anne | 1 |
| Modigliani, Kathy | 1 |
| Robbins, Chris | 1 |
| Searby, Linda | 1 |
| Stafford, Kay | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
| Middle Schools | 1 |
| Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
| Practitioners | 1 |
| Teachers | 1 |
Location
| Alabama | 1 |
| New York (New York) | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textRobbins, Chris; Searby, Linda – School Community Journal, 2013
Adolescents present a unique collection of characteristics and challenges which middle school interdisciplinary teams were designed to address. This article describes a research study which explored parental involvement strategies employed by interdisciplinary teaching teams from three very different middle schools: an affluent suburban school, a…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Early Adolescents, Parent Participation, Interdisciplinary Approach
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Policy Planning and Evaluation. – 1992
This report presents preliminary findings of a 5-year study evaluating the effectiveness of state-funded prekindergarten programs in Texas. The two components of the study included in this report are (1) a statewide survey of 507 school districts, focusing on prekindergarten program characteristics, implementation, and parents' perceptions of the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Limited English Speaking, Parent Attitudes
Peer reviewedMitchell, Anne; Modigliani, Kathy – Young Children, 1989
Considers policy and practice issues concerning public school-based and school-operated prekindergarten programs. Issues discussed include developmentally appropriate programs, teacher qualifications, turnover and retention, parent involvement, ethnic and racial representation among staff, and comprehensive and competing services. (BB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Day Care, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
Jarvis, Carolyn H.; And Others – 1989
An evaluation of the 1988 implementation of New York City's 29-day-long Summer Kindergarten program for children entering first grade with little or no kindergarten experience is presented. A total of 9,444 children were enrolled in 436 classes in 171 schools located in 32 community school districts. The program ran from 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM, Monday…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Check Lists, Classroom Environment, Community Characteristics
Direct linkLash, Rebecca – Principal Leadership, 2005
FAME is an acronym for a four-course program titled Foundations, Adventures, Mastery, and Explorations. Reading Is FAME is a research-based, developmental reading program for adolescents reading below grade level. The program incorporates a series of four courses designed for students in grades 7-12. The FAME curriculum helps students by…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Reading Skills, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship
Daniels, Ellen R.; Stafford, Kay – 1999
The Step by Step program was begun in 1994 as an experiment linking sound early childhood educational (ECE) practice with concepts of democracy to create classrooms in which children practice choice and learn critical thinking skills, and in which parents actively participate in their child's education. This manual extends the concepts of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Childhood Needs, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment
