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Download full textDaly, Joseph L.; Richburg, Robert W. – 1984
To gather longitudinal student achievement data from schools utilizing the four-day week, Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) grade equivalent scores were obtained in 1984 from five rural Colorado school districts for four consecutive years--two years prior to and two years following the districts' change to the shortened week. A first analysis…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classes (Groups of Students), Elementary Education, Grade 3
Florida State Commission on Hispanic Affairs, Tallahassee. – 1988
This follow-up study finds that very little progress has been made in the state of Florida on the recommendations contained in the Commission on Hispanic Affairs' 1985 Annual Report, "The Hispanic Drop-out Rate," and the 1986 Annual report, "Underrepresentation of Hispanics in State Employment.""The Hispanic Drop-out…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1988
Since 1981, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the United States Department of Education has been accused of failing to enforce the civil rights laws according to its mandate. OCR is responsible for enforcing Federal laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, sex, national origin, handicap, or age in educational programs or activities…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Agency Role, Civil Rights Legislation, Disability Discrimination
Davidoff, Stephen H.; Fishman, Roger J. – 1988
The Chapter 1 Evaluation and Reporting System (CHIERS) is an annually updated system for gathering and reporting student information regarding the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act Chapter 1 program in the Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) School District. Data elements included in the CHIERS are school location, achievement test scores, and…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Compensatory Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary School Students
Flaherty, Toni – 1989
In spring 1988, a study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC), Illinois, to gather follow-up information about graduates of the college's Dietetic Technician program. Questionnaires were mailed to the 16 students who graduated from the program in 1986 and 1987 and to the 76 former students who graduated prior to 1984. Information…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, College Graduates, Community Colleges, Dietitians
Crisci, Pat E.; And Others – 1988
This report disseminates the results of a two-year pilot study in three small rural Ohio school districts of an achievement formula that applies the correlates of effective schools research and recommendations of the "excellence" reports to predict, monitor, and enhance student achievement. Using regression formulas, the researchers…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Effectiveness, Educational Assessment, Educational Quality
Franks, M. E. – 1988
Procedures and results of an evaluation of the Choctaw Bilingual/English as a Second Language (ESL) Program, conducted in east central Mississippi, are discussed. The program, which is in its fifth year, is implemented using Title VII funds in three of the six Bureau of Indian Affairs elementary schools on the Mississippi Choctaw Reservation. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indian Education, American Indians, Bilingual Education Programs
Gampert, Richard D. – 1989
The 1982-83 school year was the second year of the New York City (New York) Public Schools Promotional Gates Program. Under this program students in grades four and seven who failed to attain their promotional criteria (in both reading and mathematics) were retained for a year of intensive remedial instruction. This report is the result of a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Grade Placement, Dropout Prevention, Grade Repetition
Johnson, Victoria Anne; And Others – 1988
This paper reports on a study of the Biomedical Sciences Preparation Program (BioPrep), a rural component of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation's funded projects. The program was intended to give Alabama students (particularly minorities) academic competency in mathematics, science, and oral and written communication relevant to medical professions.…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Biomedicine, College Preparation
Palace, Donna; Whitmore, William – 1988
School districts and community agencies located within Los Angeles County (California) were surveyed to determine the level of transition planning from school to the world of work and community living for "students at risk." Twenty-five school districts and 10 community agencies/private schools receiving supported employment funds are…
Descriptors: Adults, Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Cooperative Planning
Miller, Ronald C.; And Others – 1987
This report evaluates the special education component of the 1986-87 Attendance Improvement/Dropout Prevention program of the New York City Board of Education. The program was designed to provide intensive services to special education students at risk of dropping out of school. The report presents characteristics of students in the program,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Behavior Problems, Counseling Services
Further Education Unit, London (England). – 1988
A study examined the views and experiences of a wide range of British individuals and organizations with a stake in the success of efforts to extend information technology programs to groups who have been traditionally underrepresented in them. A variety of research methods were used, including in-depth interviews, workshops, questionnaires, and a…
Descriptors: College Programs, Counseling Services, Curriculum Development, Dropouts
Greenwood, Charles R., Ed.; And Others – 1985
This monograph contains five papers that discuss an eco-behavioral approach to psychology, special education, and applied behavior analysis. The papers point out the advantages of assessing ecological factors (such as natural stimuli and special education procedures) in a quantitative fashion and in a temporal relationship with student behavior.…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cultural Differences, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Achilles, C. M.; Lintz, M. N. – 1986
This report evaluates an "effective schools" intervention project, the purpose of which was to improve achievement on proficiency tests in selected Knoxville City Schools (KCS). Six target schools, predominantly serving Knoxville's impoverished areas as identified by Chapter I and census data, were selected to work toward improving…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Compensatory Education, Criterion Referenced Tests, Grade 8
Madhere, Serge – 1986
One of the most appropriate quasiexperimental approaches to compensatory education is the regression-discontinuity design. However, it remains underutilized, in part because of the need to clarify the link between the mathematical model and administrative decision-making. This paper explains the derivation of a program efficiency index congruent…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Cutting Scores, Effect Size, Elementary Education
