This research evaluates the social context of adolescent intervention programs through a critical lens to determine the impact on youth postsecondary decisions with respect to both educational attainment and deviant behavior, further examining the role of education from a social and political perspective. The Education Longitudinal Study 2002/06…

Concludes that Title I has suffered from a politically bad image that might be due in part to unrealistic expectations. (FL)

This article reviews studies that have attempted to assess Teacher Corps performance. Statements from each study, an analysis of methodology used, and the reports' implications are presented. (JA)

This report provides a description and evaluation of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I-funded programs for the state of Mississippi. A needs assessment survey conducted in the state indicated that 214,443 students needed assistance in reading, 189,568 needed assistance in language arts, and 194,825 needed assistance in…

This transcript of a National Public Radio broadcast records a discussion regarding various aspects of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Areas addressed include: Title I reading classes; the legislative history of Title I; readings by children in a Title I program; parent advisory councils; Title I aides; evaluations of Title…

Some early childhood variables are examined to evaluate their predictive validity. The selection of children needing early childhood Title I services is complicated by the lack of criteria for defining who is educationally disadvantaged and the special problems of early childhood testing and measurement. The study used re-analysis of longitudinal…

A statistical view was compiled of the impact of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I programs on student achievement in all 55 West Virginia county school districts in school year 1978-79. The RMC Model A-1 design was used by each district. Nationally normed achievement tests or criterion referenced tests which were equated…

Attitude Change Title I (ACT I) was an effectiveness evaluation to determine what changes in semantic differential meaning accompanied Title I inservice teacher training, what differences in semantic differential meaning existed between teachers who did and did not have Title I training, and what relationships existed between personality…

The U.S. Comptroller General's Office has compiled a report on the administration and effectiveness of Federal programs under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act for children living in school-attendance areas having high concentrations of children from low-income families in West Virginia. As stated in the document, review of the…

Chapter 1 programs in Arkansas are evaluated in this report. The federally funded program provides financial assistance to state and local educational agencies to meet the needs of educationally deprived children residing in districts with high concentrations of low-income families. This report lists federal requirements for state compliance with…

In 1967, several two-day institutes were held in Indiana for counselors of adult basic education students, and, in addition, a one-week residential institute for selected counselors who had attended a spring institute. Primary emphasis was on awareness of responsibility and understanding of the under-educated adult. Situational and Q-Sort tests…

This paper identifies various key aspects of the history and administration of federal compensatory education, describes the problems and issues associated with these, and suggests some ways in which research might help further program goals. It is intended as a discussion paper designed to highlight some crucial target areas for a major study of…