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Murray, Steve; And Others – 1988
This is a collection of four papers concerned with improvement of Chapter 1 programs in the northwestern United States. The first paper (Steve Murray) describes a program improvement support model presently in use. It summarizes the process of program adoption in five northwestern states and describes differences in state context that have…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education, Federal Programs
Download full textPolicy Studies Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1989
The Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988 (P.L. 100-297) require the U.S. Department of Education to conduct a national longitudinal study of Chapter 1 of the Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The department commissioned the selection of experts qualified to provide design suggestions and advice for the national…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Long Range Planning
Abert, James G., Ed. – 1979
Intended for both the student and the practitioner of evaluation, this book describes the state of the practice of program evaluation. Its focus is mainly institutional. Results of evaluation studies are of secondary importance. An introductory chapter written by the editor discusses evaluation at the Office of Education from 1967 through 1973.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Case Studies, Compensatory Education, Educational Assessment
PDF pending restorationReisner, Elizabeth R.; And Others – 1982
The Title I Evaluation and Reporting System (TIERS) was assessed to determine the effectiveness of the TIERS in meeting its statutory objectives. A second purpose was to outline directions for the future of the system in light of enactment of the Educational Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981. Focus was on assisting the United States…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Utilization
Lundell, Dana Britt, Ed.; Higbee, Jeanne L., Ed. – 2001
This monograph from the University of Minnesota General College (GC) discusses theoretical perspectives on developmental education from both new and established standpoints. GC voluntarily eliminated its degree programs in order to focus on preparing under-prepared students for transfer to the university system. GC's curricular model includes a…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Basic Skills, Basic Writing, Community Colleges
Johnson-Lewis, Sharon – 1988
A survey which gave respondents an opportunity to react to the evaluation requirements of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA), Chapter 1, was distributed, in June 1988, to local and state educational agencies, universities, and Technical Assistance Centers throughout the United States. Part I of the survey contained 14…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Bell, William E.; And Others – 1980
This collection of papers examines the current issues in urban education as suggested by on-site studies of programs in sixteen different cities between 1977 and 1980. An overview of the problems in urban education and their causes is presented in the first paper. The second paper discusses program improvement strategies and several examples of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Career Education, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Development
Chambers, George A.; And Others – 1991
Issues surrounding funding programs and services for at-risk students are discussed. The introduction and Section I, "Issues Related to Financing Programs and Services for Students at Risk" (Suzanne L. Juday) identify some of the problems that must be addressed to provide adequate at-risk programs and services in an efficient and…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Definitions, Delivery Systems, Educational Equity (Finance)
Advances in Education Research, 1993
Thirteen previously published articles from selected journals are presented, which concentrate on educationally disadvantaged children and youth, and are grouped under the four general themes or categories of children and youth, school practices, community involvement, and policy issues related to the Chapter 1 program. All the articles have been…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Children, Community Involvement
Cleveland Public Schools, OH. Dept. of Research and Analysis. – 1984
This is a group of reports evaluating the 1983-84 results of twelve programs funded by the Disadvantaged Pupil Program Fund in the Cleveland Public Schools. The programs evaluated are (1) the Classroom Support Program; (2) the Cultural Enrichment Experiences Project; (3) the Internal Suspension Room Program, for dropout prevention; (4) the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Counseling, Cultural Awareness
Dorotich, Daniel, Ed. – 1981
This yearbook presents a series of articles on Canadian multicultural issues. In the first article, "Panem et Circenses? Ten Years of Multicultural Policy in Canada," Werner Stephan examines criticisms of Canadian multicultural policy and suggests the country has not found a satisfactory answer to what multiculturalism is or should be,…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingualism, Compensatory Education, Cross Cultural Studies
