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Download full textRudes, Blair A.; And Others – 1990
This report, the second of two volumes, presents case studies of 16 successful migrant education programs demonstrating "effective" educational practices that could be replicated elsewhere. On the basis of student outcome data, the projects were selected from 153 programs nominated by state directors of migrant education. The 16 projects…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Case Studies, Demonstration Programs, Educational Practices
Corsini, David A.; Rho, Lois – 1990
A study evaluated the effectiveness of the Stephen August Early Intervention Center in Cheshire, Connecticut, an early intervention center serving children with developmental delays or at risk for developing such delays, and their families. Data on 130 center participants' later special or regular education status, and a teacher rating of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Early Intervention, Elementary School Students, Followup Studies
Campbell, Paul B.; And Others – 1987
Research addressed the relative effectiveness of the three types of vocational delivery systems: comprehensive, full-time vocational, and area vocational schools. Data were from the 1980 sophomore and senior cohorts of the High School and Beyond national longitudinal database. Descriptive findings regarding full-time vocational and comprehensive…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, High Schools, Institutional Characteristics, Longitudinal Studies
Adams, Kay A. – 1983
The findings from a series of case studies of nine successful demonstration programs are summarized. The programs, funded by the Appalachian Regional Commission, included child development, vocational education, technology, economic development, and housing. The primary purpose of the case studies was to discover what makes programs successful. A…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Programs, Field Tests
Dearborn Public Schools, MI. – 1981
The Office of Research and Evaluation of the Dearborn Public Schools (Michigan) presents a longitudinal study to analyze grade nine student academic growth over a 2-year period utilizing the results of the Tests of Achievement and Proficiency (TAP). The TAP is a nationally normed test designed to assess student progress toward widely accepted…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Data Collection, Longitudinal Studies
Hser, Y.; And Others – 1987
A repeated measures design was used to assess the effects of a methadone maintenance program in several California locations. Subjects were 720 Chicano and Anglo men and women participating in rehabilitation programs for heroin addicts. The subjects were interviewed between 1978-1981, and the average follow-up time after initial treatment was 4-6…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Drug Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation
Coffey, Janis Cox – 1987
Whether termed "quality indicators,""student outcomes," or "measures of accountability," the concern for educational effectiveness is surfacing as the new focus for community colleges. Key to the realization of educational accountability is the availability of solid research information that can assess to what extent results are being achieved.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Colleges, Data Collection, Followup Studies
Rachal, Janella; Hoffman, Lee McGraw – 1985
In the Louisiana Basic Skills Testing (BST) program, initiated in 1982, criterion-referenced tests of language arts and mathematics were administered to all second grade students. Longitudinal data over three years tracked four cohorts of students to address when retention appears to be most effective and whether a combination of repeated…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Grade Repetition, Longitudinal Studies
Ontario Dept. of Education, Toronto. Program Implementation and Review Branch. – 1988
An Ontario (Canada) provincial review of geography instruction was undertaken to: (1) determine student achievement levels and program effectiveness; (2) identify implementation strategies for a compulsory course, entitled "Canadian Studies Geography"; and (3) pilot test a new review model designed to analyze intended, implemented, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Research
ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children, Reston, VA. – 1987
The one-page abstract summarizes "Research on the Effectiveness of Early Childhood Education," an ERIC Computer Search Reprint containing bibliographic information and abstracts of 64 studies of early intervention. The citations are discussed in five categories: research overviews, methodological studies, policies and large-scale…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy, Followup Studies
Starks, Gretchen – 1984
Brief descriptions of interdisciplinary developmental education programs are provided in this paper, along with a more extensive examination of the Personalized Approach to College Education (PACE) program at the College of the Finger Lakes (CFL) in Canandaigua, New York. Introductory material cites examples of developmental programs which involve…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Szegda, Martha J.; And Others – 1984
Fifty-one ninth through eleventh grade students who participated with their parents in the Parent Education Follow Through Program (PEFTP) while in elementary school were compared with their older, non-program siblings on the Differential Aptitude Test (DAT) and the Science Research Associates (SRA) Achievement Series. (PEFTP was a compensatory…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary School Students
Martin, William J. – 1988
A description is provided of Williamsport Area Community College's (WACC's) South American Field Experience program, a travel/study program for faculty and staff designed to provide a variety of learning experiences through a three week trip to Peru, Chile, Argentina, and Brazil. Chapter I presents an overview of the development of the project,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty Development, International Educational Exchange, International Programs
Cruz, Maria del C.; Ayala, Myrna – 1987
Case studies of eight children with speech and language impairments are presented in a review of the intervention efforts at the Demonstration Center for Preschool Special Education (DCPSE) in Puerto Rico. Five components of the intervention model are examined: social medical history, intelligence, motor development, socio-emotional development,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Intervention, Language Handicaps
Horwitz, Michael B.; And Others – 1982
It is well known that many smokers who quit during cessation programs relapse soon after leaving treatment. To investigate the relationship of health locus of control, social support, nonsmoking areas, and objecting to another person's smoking to relapse and long-term maintenance of nonsmoking, male (N=70) and female (N=149) subjects participated…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Coping
