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Download full textPlant, Walter T.; Southern, Mara L. – 1970
This document reports the rationale, design, and execution of a longitudinal investigation of the intellectual achievement effects of a cognitively oriented preschool for disadvantaged Mexican-American children in San Jose, California. Seven groups of children ages 3-5 were studied. Two groups were exposed to two ten-week successive summer…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Objectives, Concept Formation, Disadvantaged
McGlinn, Jeanne; And Others – 1992
This collection of papers represents the reading, writing, film-viewing, and discussion exercises that were the center of a 5-week research institute held in North Carolina for educators from the Isaac Dickson Elementary School and the University of North Carolina, Asheville. The papers are (1) "A Model for Staff Development in Multiculturalism"…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, College School Cooperation, Cultural Awareness
Albuquerque Public Schools, NM. Planning, Research and Accountability. – 1986
Public schools in Albuquerque, New Mexico, used a Title IV Part A grant to assist American Indian elementary and secondary school students in receiving passing grades and improving school-related behaviors. Canoncito Navajo Reservation, the Isleta Pueblo, and urban Indian students in Albuquerque participated in the program. Personnel consisted of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indian Education, American Indians, Elementary Secondary Education
Suhr, Jeanne – 1980
The summer "bridge" part of the Special Transitional Enrichment Program (STEP) at the University of California (UC), Davis, was evaluated with attention to first-year academic performance and retention. STEP, part of the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), is an orientation and academic program to help low-income and minority students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Aptitude Tests, College Freshmen
Holley, Freda M. – 1986
This reaction paper presented at a conference on compensatory education begins with reviews of three studies prepared for the program and staffing session of the conference and dealing respectively with student-to-instructor ratios, instructional setting, and summer programs. The paper then presents the view that huge gains in achievement will not…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Cognitive Development, Compensatory Education
Boynton, Mary – 1983
The evaluation report describes the state program activities, the 16 regular year and 14 summer programs, and the 3 support services provided for migrant children throughout the state in 1981-82. An introduction presents a brief program description, the report's purpose and format, the approach to evaluation in 1981-1982, the national goals for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Ancillary School Services, Community Involvement, Education Service Centers
Idaho State Dept. of Education, Boise. – 1981
The report reviews Idaho's Migrant Education Program, which served 6,786 migrant children in programs hosted by 33 districts during the regular term and 3,302 children in summer schools in 28 locations. Following a listing of national and state goals for migrant education is a summary of specific objectives stated in the State Plan, strategies…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Educational Objectives
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Compensatory Education. – 1979
A report of migrant education program activities for the 1978-79 school year, this document describes identification of eligible students, recruitment, and project development, operation, and evaluation. Chapter 1 discusses progress made in meeting program goals at the state level. These goals, in order of priority, are program continuity, summer…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agency Cooperation, Annual Reports, Cooperative Planning
Grand Rapids Public Schools, MI. – 1971
The purpose of the Grand Rapids Educational Park project is to develop the best possible working model of an area center located in downtown Grand Rapids, which would offer specialized courses for junior and senior students residing in the Grand Rapids metropolitan area. This report documents a 3-year pilot project, from the summer of 1968 through…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bus Transportation, Cooperative Programs, Educational Environment
Madison Coll., Harrisonburg, VA. – 1975
Data pertaining to students, faculty, programs, finances, and facilities of Madison College are presented for the purpose of providing a reference that will be useful to the college community and other interested persons. Thirty-eight statistical tables are presented including: comparison of resident enrollment, 1956-57 through 1975-76;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Rank (Professional), Bachelors Degrees, Colleges
Dolan, Lawrence J. – 1992
This report describes the first year evaluation of the implementation and effects of the Project SELF HELP, a family literacy program located in two urban elementary schools and run by a community organization. The program was available to 15 adults from each site who had lower than a fifth grade reading level and whose children were experiencing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Community Role
Curry, Beth Ann – 1990
This study examined the effect of the Nicholls State-Youth Opportunities Unlimited (NS-YOU) program on 30 adolescents aged 14 and 15. The NS-YOU summer program was designed by Nicholls State University to address the dropout problem among adolescents from low income families. This program provided remediation, counseling, and job training to 14-…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Counseling Services, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research
Guthrie, Larry F.; Guthrie, Grace Pung – 1988
This final report evaluates California State University's (CSU) Summer Bridge and Intensive Learning Experience (ILE) programs, which are remedial/developmental programs providing basic skills instruction, orientation, and advisement to entering CSU students at risk of dropping out. The underlying objective of both programs is to increase the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Basic Skills
Utah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1986
Basic educational statistics, data on academic gains, and summaries of program observations are included in this evaluation of Utah's Migrant Education programs. The overview notes that 11 districts of a possible 40 in the state participated in the program in 1986, with 10 summer-only and 1 year-round program. Background information explains the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility
PDF pending restorationProcidano, Mary E.; Glenwick, David S. – 1985
This monograph is the third of a trilogy of studies on the Unitas Therapeutic Community, a program that attempts to strengthen the competencies of the Hispanic and Black youngsters living in the Longwood/Hunts Point section of the South Bronx, New York City. The program uses indigenous nonprofessionals as surrogate parents, uncles, and aunts for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Black Youth, Developmental Psychology
