ERIC Number: ED146183
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1977-Jun
Pages: 10
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The Sample for the Sustaining Effects Study and Projections of its Characteristics to the National Population. Overview of Technical Report No. 1 from the Study of the Sustaining Effects of Compensatory Education on Basic Skills.
Hoepfner, Ralph; And Others
The report of sampling techniques used in "A Study of the Sustaining Effects of Compensatory Education on Cognitive Skills" is briefly summarized. The sustaining Effects Study is a large, multi-faceted national study of issues in the compensatory education of elementary school students. Data describing the characteristics of the students and schools included in the sample are presented. Statistical analyses of compensatory education funds, school characteristics and achievement; poverty and achievement; and minority membership and achievement are given. Variables associated with the mobility of the student populations, and the availability of summer school programs are also discussed. (MV)
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Economic Status, Educational Mobility, Elementary Education, Elementary Schools, Ethnic Groups, Federal Aid, Longitudinal Studies, Low Achievement, Minority Groups, National Surveys, Participant Characteristics, Reading Achievement, Sampling, Student Characteristics, Summer Schools, Tables (Data), Urban Schools
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Sponsor: Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. Office of Planning, Budgeting, and Evaluation.
Authoring Institution: System Development Corp., Santa Monica, CA.
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