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Miller, John K. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1973
A post-mortem on the Office of Economic Opportunity's version of performance contracting and its efficacy as a change agent in education. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Educational Experiments, Performance Contracts, Research
Download full textOffice of Economic Opportunity, Washington, DC. Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation. – 1972
This report describes the experimental design, presents the contract provisions, and provides conclusions and recommendations. The document is comprised of five chapters that discuss (1) the statistical analysis methods used, (2) the problems of using standardized tests in performance contracting, (3) the contractual procedures between OEO and the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Experiments, Evaluation Methods
