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Instructional and Philosophical Congruence: Neglected Aspects of Coordination.
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Walp, Trudy P.; Walmsley, Sean A. – Reading Teacher, 1989
Discusses three types of congruence--procedural, instructional, and philosophical--for compensatory educational programs. Asserts that most definitions of congruence are inadequate because they don't include all three aspects. Examines the practices used to operationalize congruence, and notes that conflicting perceptions of congruence may lead to…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educational Philosophy, Educational Policy, Elementary Education
"Comp. Ed" in College-Can It Work?
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Burg, Leslie; Kaufman, Maurice – 1979
The compensatory program in reading/study skills, writing, and mathematics at Northeastern University (Massachusetts) is described. An evaluation of the program's reading/study skills component during 1977 and 1978 is reported, demonstrating significant student improvement as a result of the program. Guidelines are offered to help other colleges…
Descriptors: College Students, Compensatory Education, Guidelines, Higher Education
Survey of Basic Skills Programs for Adolescents in Seven States.
Stanford Research Inst., Menlo Park, CA. Educational Policy Research Center. – 1977
Despite the demonstrated need for better basic skills among adolescents and growing public concern over the condition of urban junior high schools, only a small proportion of ESEA Title I money is used to help students beyond the sixth grade. This study was designed to determine what Federal, State and local resources are being used to assist…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Educational Methods, Educationally Disadvantaged
Program and Staffing Structures: Reactions from a Quarter-Century Worker in Compensatory Education.
Holley, Freda M. – 1986
This reaction paper presented at a conference on compensatory education begins with reviews of three studies prepared for the program and staffing session of the conference and dealing respectively with student-to-instructor ratios, instructional setting, and summer programs. The paper then presents the view that huge gains in achievement will not…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Cognitive Development, Compensatory Education
Instructional Setting and Other Design Features of Compensatory Education Programs.
Archambault, Francis X., Jr. – 1987
A review of the literature on compensatory education programs was conducted to determine the effects of their following design features: (1) instructional setting; (2) class size; (3) ability grouping; and (4) various types of instructors. Remedial instruction in reading, language arts, and mathematics for elementary school students was…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Basic Skills, Class Size, Classroom Environment
Planned Variations Study. Volume VI: Index of Existing Components.
Lyons, Margaret F.; Whitebear, Anthony M. – 1978
System Development Corporation conducted an extensive project of conceptualization and planning of models for compensatory educational intervention for disadvantaged youth at the secondary and postsecondary levels. One of the initial steps in the planning process was the identification of components in programs presently being implemented in the…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Compensatory Education, Counseling Services, Disadvantaged Youth