The study uses Foucault's framework of governmentality to understand the impact of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) on teachers' writing instruction and attitudes toward writing in high- and low-income schools. Using interviews and observations of 18 teachers, the study identified four themes: emphasis on testing, curricular effects, awareness of…

Action Learning is now a well established strategy for reflective inquiry in healthcare. Whilst a great deal is know about action learning there has been inadequate research on the process of learning that takes place, and the impact that this holds for individuals, groups or organisations. This article reports on the findings of 15-month action…

This paper reviews variations in formats and outcomes of mentoring programs for beginning teachers and then reports on a study of an urban mentor teacher program from the perspective of principals. The program's most distinctive feature was the collaborative process used in its development and implementation. The initial concept was formulated at…

Homeless families with children comprise the fastest growing segment of the United States homeless population. This study evaluated Year 1 of the Arizona Head Start for Homeless Children and Families Project, designed to meet educational and social needs of homeless children and families, and to assist Head Start agencies in developing effective…

Homeless families with children constitute the fastest growing segment of the United States homeless population. This study evaluated Year 2 of the Arizona Head Start for Homeless Children and Families Project, designed to meet educational and social needs of homeless children and families, and to assist Head Start agencies in developing effective…

This paper reports on results of three years (1988-1991) of state mandated external reviews of basic credential programs (elementary and secondary) at 33 California institutions of higher education. The review used teams of teacher educators, school administrators, classroom teachers, and other stakeholders to identify common strengths and…

A project was designed to improve Aboriginal children's performance in mathematics, starting from their earliest introduction to number work. It explored the use of an enriched mathematics environment that minimally conflicts with traditional Aboriginal learning styles. The study was concerned with evaluating the effectiveness of a program…

This paper offers a summary analysis of 4 years of interviews with 1,003 kindergarten and first through third grade teachers regarding their experience in teaching either a small class, a regular size class, or a regular size class with a full-time teacher's aide. The paper uses teachers' descriptions of their experience to explore the effect of…

Using data from pre- and postprogram questionnaires and interviews, the study describes the views that a group of 17 student teachers drawn from 5 Michigan universities hold of culturally diverse learners both before and after a 3-day workshop intended to influence their views. The study found that the multicultural presentations had little effect…

A 3-year summary evaluation report is presented concerning the success of the Family English Literacy Network (FELN) project of Florida International University. The report addresses the following questions: (1) Did the project meet its proposed objectives in a timely fashion? (2) Did the project participants demonstrate a significant increase in…

A Parent Education Program was initiated in Chicago in fall 1981 to promote parental interest and involvement in their own and their children's education. The program's rationale, which is supported by studies of parent behavior and child development, is that involved parents will have a positive impact on their children's educational and personal…

The first purpose of this study was to investigate the use of home learning tasks by participants and nonparticipants of the Parent Education Follow Through Program (PEFTP) in Richmond, Virginia. The second purpose was to examine the relationship within the PEFTP sample between parents' use of home learning tasks and two areas of student…

This status report is an attempt to provide a comprehensive picture of Head Start home-based programs which aimed at helping parents provide children with the same kinds of activities and support in their own homes that children would receive in any quality child development center. Data was collected through: (1) Children (1st) First, Inc.'s…

The experience of a research group in studying Neighborhood Youth Corps (NYC) programs provides the framework for a discussion of the methodological difficulties of conducting research on disadvantaged groups. However, the report does not deal with the programs and operations of NYC itself. Four problem areas are described: (1) criterion, program,…

An evaluation of the College Aides Program in Baltimore, Maryland, public schools was prepared by an independent agency. This program, funded under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, offers low income college students the opportunity for full time study by providing part time jobs. Students from Morgan State College were…