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Peer reviewedStringfield, Sam; And Others – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1991
To determine local educators' responses to being targeted for program improvement, questionnaires were sent to principals of all schools identified for Chapter 1 improvement in three states. Approximately 104 (84 percent) of the responding schools supported the legislative provisions for improvement and could focus on the issues of improvement.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Compensatory Education, Educational Change, Educationally Disadvantaged
Peer reviewedAgar, David L. – Journal of Negro Education, 1991
Describes the Academic Support Programme (ASP) established at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa in response to (1) the disadvantaged educational background of Black students and their consequently high dropout rate, and (2) the projected increases in the enrollment of such students. ASP primarily serves students whose home…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Education, Black Students, College Students
Peer reviewedBorman, Geoffrey D. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 2000
Discusses questions answered and raised by the Cooper et al. study. Summarizes study's methodological contributions and emphasizes the more important lessons that meta-analysts may take from the study. Situates the study within literatures on summer learning and on education for poor/minority children. Discusses the potential for summer school to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Quality
Direct linkStromquist, Nelly P. – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2004
This article presents a regional analysis of educational inequalities in Latin America, drawing on a variety of sources at the national and cross-national levels. It traces how inequalities in education tend to manifest themselves and which population groups tend to be the most affected. The persistence of inequalities is a curious social…
Descriptors: Social Class, Private Schools, Equal Education, Economically Disadvantaged
Download full textRiddle, Wayne C. – 1994
In October 1994 the President signed into law H.R. 6, P.L. 103-382, the Improving America's Schools Act (IASA). Impacts of the IASA, which extends and amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and related federal legislation, including the Title I program of aid for the education of disadvantaged children, are explored. More funds will be…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Assessment
Kansas State Board of Education, Topeka. – 1994
The 1992-93 analysis of the Kansas Chapter 1 evaluation results is described. In the 1992-93 school year, 100 percent (304) of Kansas districts participated in the Chapter 1 program. Approximately 7 percent of the student population participated in Chapter 1 programs, and 82 percent were in grades 1 through 6. A majority of these students were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged
Fthenakis, Wassilios E. – 1994
Within the European community, demographic changes have been occurring that have particularly affected children. These major transitions, which have direct implications for early childhood care and education, include: (1) increases in life expectancy and reductions in birth rates; (2) a strong overall movement toward individualization of personal…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Compensatory Education, Coping, Early Childhood Education
Crow, Judy C. – 1994
Achievement in most academic areas depends on reading. This study examines the relationship between play therapy and reading. Twenty-four first graders from two North Louisiana schools, who were repeating first grade and who had scored lowest on the Gates MacGinite Reading Test (GMRT) and the Stanford Reading Achievement Test the previous year,…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Children, Compensatory Education, Dramatic Play
Petro, Janice Rose; And Others – 1994
An overview is provided of Colorado's participation in Chapter 1, the largest federally funded program designed to provide services to elementary and secondary students. Chapter 1 provides financial assistance to state and local education agencies to meet the special needs of educationally deprived children who reside in areas with high…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Kober, Nancy – 1991
Chapter 1, Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) is the largest Federal program aiding elementary schools and secondary schools. Some 51,000 schools, including over 75% of the nation's elementary schools, receive Chapter 1 money, which they use to prove supplementary educational services to low-achieving students in…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Assessment, Educational Finance
Zigler, Edward; Muenchow, Susan – 1992
This book describes the history of the Head Start program. Encouraged by Sargent Shriver, director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, in February, 1965, the Head Start Planning Commission presented a proposal for a program to the Johnson administration, which promoted it as a nationwide program to serve half a million poor children. By the…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Health, Compensatory Education, Day Care
Willis, John A. – 1993
Kanawha County (West Virginia) schools use Z-scores to identify elementary students eligible for Chapter 1 services in reading and mathematics. A probit analysis of over 500 previously served students was used to determine the variables and weights in the Z-score equations. Independent variables were chosen from those commonly used to identify…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Slavin, Robert E.; Fashola, Olatokunbo S. – 1998
This book presents reviews of programs for elementary and secondary schools that are widely available and have some evidence of effectiveness in terms of student achievement. It also discusses district-level strategies for introducing proven programs. The comprehensive and objective evidence offered will help school and district administrators…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Dropout Prevention, Educational Change
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment. – 1990
This report evaluates a program funded under Chapter 1, Part B, of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act in New York (New York). The New York City Division of Special Education administers the Institutionalized Facilities Program to provide instruction to neglected and delinquent children and adolescents residing in group homes and…
Descriptors: Career Education, Compensatory Education, Daily Living Skills, Elementary Secondary Education
RMC Research Corp., Hampton, NH. – 1990
Chapter 1 is a program funded by the Federal Government to help children who are at a disadvantage in school. Parents have many questions about Chapter 1 programs. This brochure presents many of the questions that parents have asked over the years about how Chapter 1 works. Because every school district's Chapter 1 programs are different, the…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
