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Peer reviewedSmith, Eileen – Education 3-13, 1980
This study analyzed the effectiveness of nursery schools and found that the education of young children can narrow the gap between intellectually disadvantaged and more advantaged children. Organization was found to be the key to effectiveness. (KC)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Class Organization, Educationally Disadvantaged, Nursery Schools
McDonald, Geraldine; And Others – 1989
Using information gathered through a study funded by the New Zealand Minister of Education, this document examines the history and implementation of the New Zealand government's 1:20 teacher-pupil ratio policy first set in motion in 1985, pupil progress associated with the policy, and related literature about class size. The following papers, each…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Class Size, Educational Policy, Elementary Education
