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O'Connor, Edward R. – 1978
The impact of the Right to Read program in Spencer, Massachusetts, and the 11 other Massachusetts Charter communities was investigated in the following respects: to assess changes in teachers' perceptions toward the reading program, to compare the perceptions of school and community populations, to measure the amount of children's reading, to…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Doctoral Dissertations, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Evaluation
Fox, James Arthur – 1975
The purpose of this study was to determine which personality traits as measured by the California Psychological Inventory (CPI) are predictive of academic achievement in urban college freshmen of the Federal City College. The measures of achievement were grade point average (GPA) and the Comparative Guidance and Placement Program (CGPP) test…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Doctoral Dissertations, Grade Prediction, Individual Characteristics
Bell, Cary Edward – 1975
Since 1960 black enrollment in independent schools has increased from token numbers to almost five percent the total enrollment of these schools. The purpose of the study was to determine if there was any empirical evidence to support hypothesized relationships between black students' perceptions of their school environments and selected school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Environment
Cuchens, Barbara Dianne – 1975
In order to examine factors associated with success in reading, reading teachers in four middle schools identified low-income black students in grades six, seven, and eight who met specified criteria for success or failure in reading. Results from a series of affective tests indicated that significant relationships existed between low-income black…
Descriptors: Black Students, Doctoral Dissertations, Elementary Secondary Education, Intermediate Grades
Miller, Michael Ronald – 1975
The major problem of this study is that of identifying how schools function as both a determiner and a reflector of a society or community. It addresses three fundamental questions. First, access questions are dealt with, e.g. who participates--what is the position or social standing of community participants in schools. Second, process questions…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Action, Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics
Williams, Lofell – 1975
The purpose of this study was to test an experimental plan for improving attendance and achievement in an urban high school in order to determine its effects on the students. The plan for improving achievement and attendance was designed specifically to work effectively with the problems of inadequate student accountability, poor motivation within…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance Patterns, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Programs
Enhancing Student Motivation as Evidenced by Improved Academic Growth and Increased Work Completion.
PDF pending restorationBelcher, Gay; Macari, Nancy – 1999
This project evaluated a program for enhancing student motivation as evidenced by improved academic growth and increased work completion. The targeted population consisted of fifth graders in a small school in a medium-sized rural community in the Midwest. The problem of lack of achievement motivation and lack of student concern about academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Action Research, Change Strategies, Grade 5
