Schoolwide projects may use Chapter 1 resources to improve the entire educational program of a school. In this respect they differ from other Chapter 1 projects in which resources are used to provide additional services only to students identified as educationally disadvantaged. It is possible that educationally disadvantaged students, who are the…

To ascertain how evaluation has fared in the eighties, the Austin Independent School District surveyed the 94 largest school districts (including Hawaii and Puerto Rico) shown in the Directors of Research and Evaluation Network directory. A usable return rate of 63 percent was received for data analysis. As expected, the overall number of students…

Designed as a handbook for primary grade parent volunteers in Kings County Schools (California), this publication provides information on compensatory education and parent involvement. The following special programs are explained briefly: Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Title IVB of the ESEA, Senate Bill 90 for…

In this manual, project directors of the Intensive Reading Instructional Teams (IRIT) program in Hartford, Connecticut, public schools, are provided with suggestions for evaluating compensatory programs such as the IRIT. Three models for basic Title I evaluation are discussed and compared: a norm-referenced model, a control group design, and a…

Discusses the proceedings of a five-day institute held at Georgia Southwestern College, August 6-10, 1973 among whose purposes were, to inspire school librarians to assist the youth within Georgia's culturally deprived areas, and to make available for examination types of media that would attract the interest of the culturally deprived student.…

An examination of the philosophic and political implications of "compensatory" education that strongly affirms the difference as opposed to the deficit position and explores the practical implications of teaching useful skills and knowledge to all comers. (EH)

The one group posttest only evaluation model has been identified as a relatively inexpensive and useful model that can identify program components that are not being successful. The use of the model is discussed and illustrated through a hypothetical evaluation of a compensatory (Chapter 1) program. The one group posttest only evaluation model…

A study explored the design and delivery of Chapter 1 instructional services for eligible non-public school students during the 1985-1986 school year--the first year following the Aguilar vs. Felton ruling. Compensatory education programs have been driven by numerous policies implemented to ensure compliance with regulations that have often…

In 1966, James Coleman's massive American schooling survey concluded that family background was principally associated with the existing inequities in cognitive achievement. Coleman's conclusion about schooling's minimal influence on academic performance violated an educational consciousness viewing school as the "great equalizer." Two…

The primary goal of this practicum study was to provide opportunities for Head Start teachers to become knowledgeable of community resources that would encourage their aesthetic awareness and enhance their creative growth. A total of 16 teachers and teacher aides visited a local Dali Museum, a fine arts museum, a planetarium, a historical museum,…

The evaluation strategies and results for Title I programs were compared and contrasted. Two systems of evaluation to examine the nature and effectiveness of Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I programs nationwide were implemented. The first involved sponsoring national studies, including the Study of the Sustaining Effects of…

The Computer Bus Program (Compubus Program) of the Modesto City Schools (California) was evaluated to determine the effectiveness of the computer literacy program for fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students at eight elementary compensatory education schools. The program provided instruction on computer vocabulary, knowledge, and applications in a…

It is the particular concern of the present paper to examine some important features of the cognitive deficit model, and in particular, to look closely at the assumptions on which compensatory education is based. (Author)

Two types of studies are now being used as part of a new Federal strategy for evaluating Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I programs. In the first, broad descriptive information is collected on a national scale. In the second, as implemented in the Instructional Dimensions Study (IDS) the effects of Title I programs are focused upon at the…

In the state of South Carolina during fiscal year 1977 Title I instructional activities served 127,702 children, 929 of whom were not public school children. The children came predominantly from grades one to six, with the next highest concentration from grades seven to nine. Reading activities were provided for 65% of Title I students and math…