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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 textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1987
Hearings before the House Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and Humanities were held in February, 1987 to reauthorize the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act. The purpose was to report on the contribution made in education by Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 programs and to refine and explain the goals for reauthorization. Teachers, coordinators,…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educational Needs, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Claus, Richard N.; Quimper, Barry E. – 1989
During the first half of the 1988-89 school year, the Chapter 1 Prekindergarten Program of the School District of the City of Saginaw, Michigan, screened 488 children and served 446. Process evaluation data on cognitive, psychomotor, parent participation, education, language development, and scheduling activities in 13 classrooms revealed that:…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Cognitive Development, Formative Evaluation, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedHirshman, Joanruth – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 1996
Presents a three-year case study of a Chapter 1 Schoolwide Project's (SWP) implementation and effects. The school environment prior to SWP, the program's development, and results are discussed. During the years of SWP status, teacher development, parental involvement, student attendance, and academic achievement all reveal dramatic improvements.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Case Studies, Compensatory Education
Allington, Richard L. – 1984
Through a review of the literature, this paper describes current practices in compensatory reading programs, (particularly Title I and Chapter 1 programs), offers evidence on how such practices evolved, identifies program features that may be questionable, and suggests ways to redesign such programs to enhance their effectiveness. The first…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
Funkhouser, Janie E.; And Others – 1987
Examination of the United States Department of Education's administration of staff and funds for the implementation of Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act from fiscal year (FY) 1981 to FY 1986 revealed the following information: (1) the number of staff assigned to administer the Chapter 1 program declined dramatically, as…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Evaluation, Compensatory Education, Educational Administration
Peer reviewedHiebert, Elfrieda H.; And Others – American Educational Research Journal, 1992
Effects of a restructured Chapter 1 program (RCP) on 45 first graders' literacy were examined. RCP students could read a primer fluently and performed better than comparison groups (students in the regular Chapter 1 program and classroom peers). Improvement was particularly apparent for those with the lowest initial readiness scores. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education, Early Intervention, Educational Change
Murray, Stephen L. – 1986
Practical and technical advice is provided for staff responsible for planning evaluations of Educational Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) Chapter 1 migrant programs at the state level. The report is limited to evaluating achievement gains in basic skills; this is, however, acknowledged as only one facet of a comprehensive migrant program…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods
Elmore, Richard F. – 1987
However defined, the quality of services under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act is heavily dependent on the setting in which those services are delivered. Working definitions of the following aspects of program delivery are presented as a means of establishing evaluation criteria: (1) the resources applied to a local…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educational Quality, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Jay, E. Deborah; Shields, Patrick M. – 1987
This report focuses on the involvement of parents in local projects funded under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act. It researches the kind and extent of involvement, the impact of state and local factors on it, and the effect of the change from Title I to Chapter…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn. Office of Educational Assessment. – 1987
During 1985-86 the Division of Special Education of the New York Board of Education operated a Chapter 1/P.S.E.N. Remedial Reading and Mathematics Program which served approximately 11,500 English-speaking and limited English Proficient (LEP) students. Of these, 9,627 received reading instruction alone, and 119 received remedial instruction in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Bilingual Education, Compensatory Education
Reisner, Elizabeth R.; Marks, Ellen L. – 1987
This document examines the following aspects of the federal administration of evaluation, program improvement, and technical assistance under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act: (1) changes in each of the three areas since 1981 when Chapter 1 replaced Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; (2) activities…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Federal State Relationship
Williams, Barbara I.; And Others – 1987
This study documents the ways in which Chapter 1 services are delivered across the nation at the local school district level. Data were collected by mail and telephone surveys of district and Chapter 1 administrators in 2,200 nationally representative school districts. The following topics are discussed: (1) profile of Chapter 1 districts; (2)…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
