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Quality of Implementation of a School Mental Health Initiative and Changes over Time in Students' Social and Emotional Competencies
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Askell-Williams, Helen; Dix, Katherine L.; Lawson, Michael J.; Slee, Phillip T. – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2013
This paper reports the theoretical conceptualisation, statistical development, and application of an Implementation Index to evaluate the quality of implementation of the KidsMatter Primary school mental health initiative in Australia. Questionnaires were received from the parents and teachers of almost 5000 students, and also from KidsMatter…
Descriptors: Mental Health Programs, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Questionnaires
The Success of Schools in Implementing Eight Restructuring Designs: A Synthesis of First-Year Evaluation Outcomes.
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Ross, Steven M.; And Others – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 1997
The first-year global evaluations of the eight design implementations in Memphis, Tennessee, are based on syntheses of data from multiple sources. Common strengths included revitalized schools and initiation of new school organizations and teaching strategies. Common concerns include the need for more focused training, teacher collaboration time,…
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Elementary Secondary Education, Models, Program Evaluation
A Review of Research Concerning the Implementation of Site-Based Management.
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Leithwood, Kenneth; Menzies, Teresa – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 1998
Reviews 77 empirical and case studies of school-based management (SBM) implementations reported between 1985 and 1995 to determine typical obstacles and promising ameliorative strategies. There is no firm evidence of SBM's effects on students. Administrative-control SBM would probably produce the least amount of school change. Community-control…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Participative Decision Making, Program Evaluation
Effects of Summer Home Learning Packets on Student Achievement in Language Arts in the Middle Grades.
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Epstein, Joyce L.; And Others – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 1996
The Baltimore School and Family Connections Project is a collaborative effort to design comprehensive partnership programs and evaluate their results. This case study explores one school's efforts to involve middle-grades students and their families in learning activities at home during the summer break. Marginal students who worked on the home…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, College School Cooperation, Community Involvement