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Hillier, Cathlene – Canadian Journal of Education, 2021
Parent engagement is often promoted as a remedy for reducing achievement gaps between students from high socio-economic and low socio-economic backgrounds. However, researchers have found mixed results when examining parent engagement and student outcomes. Drawing on a study investigating the effectiveness of summer literacy camps offered by…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Academic Achievement, Literacy, Summer Programs
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Lundahl, Christian – History of Education, 2019
Between 1946 and 1956, the Swedish Psychological and Pedagogical Institute (SPPI) organised several summer courses for the purpose of training teachers in intelligence testing. The aim of the courses was to make these teachers the first gatekeepers who would meet and direct the youngest pupils into ordinary classes or into special classes. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intelligence Tests, Institutes (Training Programs), Summer Programs