ERIC Number: ED319872
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1990-Apr
Pages: 59
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School Community Education Program in New York City 1988-89. Volume IV. OREA Evaluation Section Report.
Guerrero, Frank; Abbott, Lori
This fourth volume of a four-volume evaluation of the 1988-89 New York City School Community Education Program (also known as the Umbrella Program) comprises reports evaluating six innovative projects that offered a variety of educational experiences to participants. Three of these projects were designed for prekindergarten children; the other three were designed to teach elementary school students health maintenance concepts, improve their acceptance rates to special high schools, and foster career awareness. Evaluation sources included student preprogram and postprogram test outcomes, writing samples, teacher and student questionnaires, and the number of acceptances of participants into special high schools. Overall, the program was not as successful in meeting its stated objectives as in previous years. Each report contains a brief project overview, describes the research methodology, presents the findings, and provides recommendations for improvement. The following projects are evaluated: (1) High School Preparation and Choice; (2) the East Harlem Pre-Kindergarten Center; (3) the Brooklyn College Prekindergarten Center; (4) the Publishing Activity Center; (5) the Basic Skills After School Program; and (6) the Traveling Body Shop. Statistical data are included on nine tables. Each report also includes examples of evaluation instruments. (FMW)
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
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Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment.
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