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Bridging the College Completion Gap with Comprehensive Support Systems: A Mixed-Methods Impact Evaluation of the Dell Scholars Program
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Kehoe, Stacy Song – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Despite widespread efforts to address barriers to college success, low-income and first-generation students continue to complete college at substantially lower rates that their more advantaged peers. A review of causal research to date has linked comprehensive interventions (e.g. programs that provide students with a combination of financial,…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Scholarship, Low Income Students, First Generation College Students
Bilingual Two-Way Immersion Programs Benefit Academic Achievement
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Marian, Viorica; Shook, Anthony; Schroeder, Scott R. – Bilingual Research Journal, 2013
The effects of bilingual education on reading and math achievement were examined by comparing test scores across different elementary school programs. Results revealed that bilingual Two-Way Immersion (TWI) programs benefited both minority-language and majority-language students. Minority-language students in TWI programs outperformed their peers…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Immersion Programs, Language Minorities, Educational Benefits
Case Studies Using Functional Analysis for Young Children with Behavior Risks.
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Kamps, Debra M.; And Others – Education and Treatment of Children, 1995
Case studies were conducted of 10 children (ages 4-6) with behavior risks. Hypotheses regarding the function and maintenance of misbehaviors suggested that children received immediate tangible rewards, children received interaction with the teacher, and children received increased attention from adults. Intervention to counter these functions…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Behavioral Science Research