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Peer reviewedTurner, Ralph R. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1978
The development of locus of control was compared in rural Appalachian Follow Through participants and in lower and middle-class comparison groups. Participation in Follow Through did not enhance internality. A social class by sex interaction was found, and correlations between locus of control and achievement differed for social classes.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education, Locus of Control
Download full textPAGE, SARAH M.; AND OTHERS – 1967
A LANGUAGE ARTS PROJECT WHICH SERVES 1378 DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN FROM GRADES ONE THROUGH SIX IN 23 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS IS EVALUATED IN THIS REPORT. RELEVANT INFORMATION IS PRESENTED UNDER THE FOLLOWING RUBRICS--HISTORY OF THE PROJECT, OBJECTIVES OF PROJECT TEACHING, PERSONNEL INFORMATION FOR THE TEACHER, CLASS ORGANIZATION, PROJECT TEACHER…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary School Students, Exhibits, Federal Programs
Guidubaldi, John; And Others – 1974
The present study involved the evaluation of the effectiveness of four types of preschool programs on the educational development of lower and middle class children. Middle class children were exposed to "unit" and "cognitive" based preschool programs; lower class children were exposed to "day care" and Montessori…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Day Care, Educational Experience
