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Lord, Pippa; Sharp, Caroline; Dawson, Anneka; Mehta, Palak; White, Richard; Jeffes, Jennifer – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2013
Arts Council England (ACE) commissioned NFER to undertake the national evaluation of the In Harmony social and music education programme 2012-2015. In Harmony is funded by the Department for Education (DfE) and ACE, and is currently being piloted in six areas. The evaluation is investigating the range and extent of impacts on children, families,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Investigations
Brown, Michael Barratt – 1969
Focusing on efforts to devise recruitment and teaching methods relevant to British industrial workers, an account is given of the day release time courses provided by the Sheffield University Extramural Department in association with trade unions and management among miners, steelworkers, and technologists in South Derbyshire, South Yorkshire, and…
Descriptors: Attendance, Day Programs, Enrollment, Evaluation Criteria
McClure, Clarence S. – 1977
The development, implementation, and evaluation of a policy to increase student attendance in Albemarle High School, Virginia, is described here. Implemented in 1976, the policy called for mandatory grade reduction for students with large numbers of unexcused absences. The program evaluation revealed that the basic objective of improving student…
Descriptors: Attendance, Attendance Patterns, County School Districts, Elementary Secondary Education
Arnstein, George – 1976
The problem with the G. I. Bill is that some veterans enroll in school, start collecting their monthly stipends, do not attend classes but keep on collecting. The Veterans Administration is trying to protect federal funds and is trying to stop the cheating, but it may not be doing the right thing. The real problem is seen to be more complex,…
Descriptors: Attendance, Attendance Records, Conference Reports, Educational Assessment
Delaware State Dept. of Public Instruction, Dover. – 1966
This report is an evaluation of the compensatory education activities in Delaware funded under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The material is arranged according to the format stipulated by the U.S. Office of Education. In Section I the administrative aspects of the program are described and the pupils' performance on a…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Ancillary School Services, Attendance, Compensatory Education
AHLSTROM, CLYDE J. – 1966
THIS REPORT CONTAINS A GENERAL EVALUATION OF KANSAS'S 455 TITLE I COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROJECTS. IN ONE SECTION GENERAL INFORMATION IS GIVEN ABOUT OPERATION AND SERVICES, DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION, EVALUATION, PROBLEMS AND MISCONCEPTIONS, COORDINATION WITH COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS, INTERRELATIONSHIP OF TITLE I WITH OTHER TITLES OF THE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agency Cooperation, Annual Reports, Attendance
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. – 1966
VARIOUS ASPECTS OF A NEW YORK CITY COMMUNITY ZONING PLAN (CZP) ARE EVALUATED IN THIS REPORT. INITIATED IN 1964, THE PLAN WAS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE ETHNIC BALANCE IN THE SCHOOLS BY PAIRING SELECTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO CREATE SINGLE ATTENDANCE ZONES. STUDENTS IN THE LOWER GRADES ATTENDED ONE SCHOOL WHILE THOSE IN THE UPPER GRADES ATTENDED THE…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Administrator Evaluation, Arithmetic, Attendance
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1966
THIS REPORT EVALUATES NEW YORK STATE'S COMPENSATORY EDUCATION ACTIVITIES ACCORDING TO THE FORMAT SPECIFIED BY THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION. THE FIRST SECTION DEALS WITH PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND DESCRIBES THE TYPES OF SERVICES OFFERED, DISSEMINATION OF DATA, EVALUATIVE PROCEDURES, MAJOR PROBLEM AREAS, PROJECTS THAT WERE NOT APPROVABLE, COORDINATION…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Ancillary School Services, Attendance, Community Action
Simulmatics Corp., Cambridge, MA. – 1967
In this evaluation study of Project ENABLE, the basic question was whether low-income parents can be reached by family life education discussion groups. The research involved about 11,600 personal interviews with parents and about 6,200 records of group attendance and service to the parents. A substantial number of low-income parents (median…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Agencies, Attendance, Community Action
BARNES, EDWARD G. – 1966
THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE ACTIVITIES OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, TITLE I COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROJECTS WHICH WERE DEVELOPED TO ASSIST GEORGIA'S YOUTH. PROJECT ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURES, INNOVATIVE AND EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS, MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS, AND ACHIEVEMENT TEST RESULTS ARE SPECIFICALLY DISCUSSED. STATE GUIDELINES FOR THE…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Agency Cooperation, Ancillary School Services, Annual Reports
EDCON Associates, Willow Grove, PA. – 1974
The document comprises the final evaluation report and the fourth quarterly progress report of Operation Breakthrough, an experimental demonstration project to upgrade Spanish-speaking workers in entry-level factory jobs. Ten classes at six sites with a total of 133 students were held; 53 attended at least 50 of the total 150 hours. Classes were…
Descriptors: Attendance, Attendance Patterns, Business Responsibility, Case Studies
BARNES, EDWARD G. – 1967
IN THIS ANNUAL EVALUATION REPORT THE COMPENSATORY EDUCATION ACTIVITIES AND METHODS OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT TITLE I PROGRAMS IN GEORGIA ARE DESCRIBED ACCORDING TO THE FORMAT STIPULATED BY THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION. THE EXTENSIVE STATISTICAL DATA WHICH CONSTITUTE THE BULK OF THE REPORT GIVE ACHIEVEMENT TEST RESULTS, ATTENDANCE AND…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Annual Reports, Attendance, Compensatory Education
COSTA, EDWARD T.; AND OTHERS – 1967
FOLLOWING THE FORMAT STIPULATED BY THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION, THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE ACTIVITIES AND METHODS OF RHODE ISLAND'S 88 COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROJECTS. HIGHLIGHTED ARE FIVE PROJECTS FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND EXEMPLARY PROJECTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION, INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION, SUMMER KINDERGARTEN ACTIVITIES, AND SUMMER LIBRARY…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Annual Reports, Attendance, Compensatory Education