ERIC Number: ED372624
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1993-Sep-13
Pages: 60
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Bilingual Academic and Career Education Services for Hispanic High School Students (Project BACES). Final Evaluation Report, 1992-93. OER Report.
Clarke, Candice
This report presents an evaluation of the Bilingual Academic and Career Education Services for Hispanic High School Students (Project BACES), an Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title VII-funded project in its third year of operation at DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx and George Washington High School in Manhattan. The project served a total of 652 students of limited English proficiency who were native speakers of Spanish. Participating students received instruction in English as a Second Language (ESL), native language arts (NLA), and content areas. Preoccupational training in business-, law-, and health-related careers was offered in Spanish. The project also included staff development activities, a parent's advisory committee, and ESL classes for parents and adult siblings of project students. An evaluation of Project BACES found that it met its objectives for career advisement, career development, American culture and citizenship, cultural heritage, curriculum development, and parental involvement. It partially met its objectives for content areas subjects, dropout prevention, and attendance. It failed to meet its objectives for ESL, NLA, and staff development for ongoing education. Recommendations on program improvement are included. Three appendixes include a list of instructional materials used, class schedules, staff questionnaires, and student questionnaires in both English and Spanish. (MDM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Career Education, Career Guidance, Curriculum Development, English (Second Language), High School Students, High Schools, Instructional Materials, Limited English Speaking, Parent Participation, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Questionnaires, Second Language Instruction, Spanish, Staff Development, Transitional Programs
Office of Educational Research, Board of Education of the City of New York, 110 Livingston Street, Room 732, Brooklyn, NY 11201.
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Educational Research.
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