ERIC Number: ED256807
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1984-Nov
Pages: 60
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Evaluation of the 1983-84 ECIA, Chapter II Center for Urban/Minority Education Project.
Proller, Norman L.
The 1983-84 Center for Urban/Minority Education (CUME) Project, funded by the Education Consolidation Improvement Act, (ECIA) Chapter II, was designed to address the needs of teachers, administrators, and parents of schools serving low-income/minority students in Dade County, Florida. However, the substantial reduction in funding from the amount originally requested required the elimination of several proposed programs and services that addressed problems of fragmentation and risk teacher attrition. The amended proposal focused project efforts primarily on professional preparation for inner-city teachers and the development of school-based organzational structures. Using data from CUME Educational Specialists' activity logs and questionnaires from inservice workshop participants, this evaluation found the 1983-84 CUME Project in compliance with the amended proposal. In spite of the positive findings the CUME Project, reduced in funding and consequently scope, was unable to strongly impact inner-city school problems. Consequently, it was recommended that: (1) CUME be eliminated unless there is sufficient funding to address problems of fragmentation and high teacher attribution; or (2) major problems be addressed at only two or three inner-city schools during the 1984-85 school year. Appendices contain supporting documentation, the activity log form, the prinicipal questionnaire, evaluation forms, and the workshop schedule. (BS)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Disadvantaged Schools, Disadvantaged Youth, Education Service Centers, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Financial Support, Inner City, Inservice Teacher Education, Low Income Groups, Minority Groups, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Workshops, Urban Schools
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. Office of Educational Accountability.
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Education Consolidation Improvement Act Chapter 2
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