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Rosenthal, James A. – Springer, 2011
Written by a social worker for social work students, this is a nuts and bolts guide to statistics that presents complex calculations and concepts in clear, easy-to-understand language. It includes numerous examples, data sets, and issues that students will encounter in social work practice. The first section introduces basic concepts and terms to…
Descriptors: Statistics, Data Interpretation, Social Work, Social Science Research
Ramsay, James G. – 1976
Reported is the evaluation of the Division of Special Education and Pupil Personnel Services (DSEPPS) 1975-76 Supplementary Reading Program for Handicapped Children which operated in 43 schools in New York City and served 1,578 children (5-16 years old) through two agencies--the Bureau for the Education of the Physically Handicapped (BEPH) and the…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research
PEERBOOM, PEARL – 1967
THIS SURVEY WAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE OPERATIONAL DETAILS ABOUT COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR A RELATIVELY LONG PERIOD AND ARE THEREFORE LIKELY TO HAVE ADEQUATE BASES FOR MEANINGFUL EVALUATIONS OF THEIR RESULTS, AND TO SPOTLIGHT GOOD PROGRAMS WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL POLICY. THOSE PROGRAMS WERE…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Individual Needs
Weisberg, Herbert I; Haney, Walt – 1977
Both administratively and in terms of their evaluations, Head Start and Follow Through have been treated as separate programs. Follow Through was initially conceived, however, as an effort to preserve and augment Head Start gains. In this report, achievement test data on a set of children who participated in both Head Start and Follow Through are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Data Analysis
Levine, Daniel B., Ed. – 1986
At the request of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement, the Panel to Evaluate the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) was established in 1985 by the National Academy of Sciences. This report culminates an extensive two-year study of NCES and reflects the panel's broad view of the center's…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy, Educational Research
Nowicki, Stephen, Jr.; Barnes, Jarvis – 1970
In summer of 1970, the Atlanta Public Schools received funds for a camp project involving 380 junior high pupils, 95% Negroes and 5% Caucasians. Objectives included providing the opportunity for pupils to assume responsibility, develop self-reliance, and thereby increase self-respect; teaching the skills involved in outdoor recreation; teaching…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Black Youth, Camping, Disadvantaged Youth