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Direct linkFitch, Jack Camp, III – ProQuest LLC, 2018
College access programs like Upward Bound, GEAR UP, and AVID have long histories in education. Each of these have been thoroughly researched. This research shows mixed results on their effectiveness to improve the college-going nature of their respective participants. Most of the research on these programs is focused on academic outcomes rather…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, High School Students, College Preparation, Student Attitudes
Amy Taub; Michelle Maier; Marie-Andrée Somers; Benjamin Bui; James McCarthy – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2023
Background/Context: There is a convergence of evidence that the quality of children's early care and education (ECE) experiences is critical for promoting children's development (Gormley, Phillips, & Gayer, 2008). Curriculum combined with professional development is thought to be the "strongest hope" for promoting quality (Weiland…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Preschool Teachers, Faculty Development
Parker, Christine Coleman – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The current literature indicates a need for quality studies on how best to close the achievement gap between elementary English language learners (ELLs) and their English speaking peers. The purpose of this sequential explanatory mixed methods research study was to determine the relationship between standards-based differentiated instructional…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Methods Research, Group Discussion, Intervention
Peer reviewedHobaica, Henry C.; Stefani, John A. – New England Reading Association Journal, 1970
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Federal Programs, Individualized Instruction, Inservice Teacher Education
Bender, William N.; Shores, Cara – Corwin Press, 2007
As a result of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation and the reauthorization of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004, Response to Intervention (RTI) is now a mandated process for documenting the existence or nonexistence of a learning disability. For educators new to the RTI approach, this text presents an overview of key…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Federal Legislation, Intervention, Needs Assessment
Archambault, Francis X., Jr.; St. Pierre, Roger G. – 1979
Drawing on data collected during the Title I Demonstration Study, this report describes the extent to which Title I programs "expand and improve" the Title I student's regular curriculum. Background information is provided through an overview and discussion of the Title I legal framework and its effects on service delivery. A comparison…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Enrichment, Educational Improvement
Download full textDelker, Paul V. – 1984
A study was conducted to determine the state of the art in adult basic educational programs funded by the state-administered programs of the Adult Education Act (Public Law 91-230). Data for the study were gathered through mail surveys of state educational agency directors of adult education (100 percent), a random sample of 420 local directors of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, English (Second Language), Federal Legislation
Education Turnkey Systems, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1975
This report was submitted by Education Turnkey Systems, Inc. and its subcontractor, Kirschner Associates, Inc. and key University of Maryland and other consultants in response to the needs of the National Institute of Education as specified in the Request for Proposal "to develop a Design to Study Individualized Instruction, as part of a general…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Data Collection, Evaluation Criteria, Federal Programs
Archambault, Francis X. – 1986
The papers presented at this conference review current research on effective educational practices for low-achieving students and identify those that might be applied to programs funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 (the successor legislation to Title 1 of the Elementary Secondary Education Act of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Education
Valdes, Alice L.; Helms, David C., Jr. – 1975
The research design discussed here focuses on four major questions: (1) what the relative effectiveness of well-implemented "individualized" instruction vs. well-implemented "standardized" instruction for recipients of compensatory education in terms of reading achievement, mathematics achievement and classroom climate is; (2)…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Data Collection, Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Contemporary Research, Inc., Los Angeles, CA. – 1975
The National Institute of Education is in the process of designing and conducting a study of compensatory education in accordance with the Education Amendments of 1974. Special attention will be devoted to examining the relative effectiveness of "standardized" versus "individualized" instructional programs. The stated purpose of this report is:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
Tashjian, Michael D.; And Others – 1991
Part of a 3-year study of the Chapter 1 Neglected or Delinquent (Chapter 1 N or D) Program, which provides compensatory education services to youth in state-operated juvenile and adult correctional facilities, this report presents descriptive findings in the following five areas: (1) characteristics of youth; (2) correctional education; (3)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Compensatory Education, Correctional Education, Delinquent Rehabilitation
Potter, Francis J.; And Others – 1977
Designed and implemented to improve the academic achievement of a predominantly Mexican American student body, this project of the Edgewood Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas, part of the Experimental Schools Program, attempted to improve the affective and cognitive environment of the students through encouraging the use of Spanish,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Environment, Cultural Activities, Cultural Awareness
Argento, Barry J.; And Others – 1980
This volume is one of the products of the knowledge development effort implemented under the mandate of the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act of l977. This interim report describes the background and structure of the Educational Improvement Effort (EIE) of the Job Corps, as well as the preliminary findings for the first cohorts of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction
