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Direct linkHunter, Teresa A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In this study, the implementation of Accelerated Reader (AR), a computer-assisted supplemental reading program, was investigated as a research-based instructional strategy to assess whether it aided a high-performing, rural school district in meeting adequate yearly progress goals. The theoretical framework was based on Vygotsky's zone of…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Reading Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Rural Education
Fernandez, Norma – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The landmark New Jersey Supreme Court school funding case, "Abbott v. Burke", established the availability of preschool for all three- and four-year-olds living within the state's thirty-one poorest districts as a means of eradicating the effects of poverty. Longitudinal studies have shown the value of high quality preschool programs for…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Preschool Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Improvement
Ramirez, Adrian Dee – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of the 7-year longitudinal study was to examine the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP), a student services intervention, to determine its impact on migrant student achievement in the California State University (CSU) system. Participants included 336 migrant students who were enrolled as first-time, full-time freshmen in fall…
Descriptors: Intervention, Grade Point Average, Migrant Programs, Federal Programs
Deming, David James – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The school accountability movement has led to a marked increase in the use of standardized test scores to measure school and teacher productivity, yet little is known about the correlation between test score gains and improvements in long-term outcomes. In the first chapter of my dissertation, I study the impact of a school choice policy in…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Crime, Preschool Education, School Choice
Bishop, Janice Zissette – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This case study on the impact of a state takeover in one of South Carolina's most rural school districts ("referred to as the County School District") was completed using a quasi-experimental mixed methods design to examine the impact on academic achievement, school performance, and school leadership as a result of the South Carolina…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, State Standards, Educational Improvement, Federal Programs
Jordan, Frank – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The "No Child Left Behind Act" (NCLB, 2001) required schools to make adequate yearly progress, use disaggregated data in planning, and employ highly-qualified teachers. The school leaders became those responsible for the success of the school. In South Carolina the Department of Education has recently sought to address adequacy needs…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Federal Programs, Academic Achievement, Primary Education
