Descriptor
Author
| Gottfredson, Gary D. | 1 |
| Grannis, Joseph | 1 |
| Higgins, Catherine | 1 |
| Hollingsworth, Sandra | 1 |
| Schoener, John E. | 1 |
| Schofield, Janet Ward | 1 |
| Stevens, Carla J. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Evaluative | 4 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
| Books | 1 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Policymakers | 7 |
| Researchers | 3 |
| Practitioners | 2 |
| Administrators | 1 |
| Teachers | 1 |
Location
| New York (New York) | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Schofield, Janet Ward – 1989
The study on which this book is based examined the development of social relationships among black and white students in a new, desegregated urban middle school. In the initial phase, information was gathered from classroom observation, interviews, and a wide variety of supplementary sources over a three-year period beginning with summer…
Descriptors: Black Students, Books, Case Studies, Desegregation Effects
Download full textSchoener, John E. – 1989
This report evaluates the effectiveness of the Attendance Improvement Dropout Prevention (AIDP) program during the 1987-88 school year, which provided services to New York City (New York) middle school students at risk of becoming truant or dropping out of school. Chapter 1, "Introduction," contains the following sections: (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Attendance Patterns, Dropout Prevention, Educational Environment
Gottfredson, Gary D.; And Others – 1992
This report presents an evaluation of the Multicultural Education Demonstration Program in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), an effort to address racial and ethnic diversity in a middle school. The report covers the implementation of the program since its inception in May 1989 through the beginning of the 1991-92 school year. It describes the program's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affirmative Action, Demonstration Programs, Intermediate Grades
Grannis, Joseph; And Others – 1988
This evaluation of the second-year (1986-87) implementation of the middle school Dropout Prevention Program (DPP) of the New York City (New York) Dropout Prevention Initiative (DPI) focuses on student characteristics, program services, and outcomes. The 29 DPP middle schools were divided into two models. Fifteen of the schools comprise Project…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, High Risk Students
Peer reviewedHollingsworth, Sandra; And Others – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1995
Argues that the integration of mainstream literacy into social studies instruction is necessary to ensure that students in urban middle school classrooms learn content. Also argues for instruction from a "multiple literacies" approach in order to validate and engage disinterested students. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Educational Change, Educational Objectives
Stevens, Carla J.; And Others – 1991
The purpose of this report is to evaluate the seven alternative schools in the Houston (Texas) Independent School District by describing the students who were served by the programs, and by assessing the effectiveness of the programs in improving student academic performance and attendance. The following schools provide education to at-risk…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Dropout Prevention, Educational Assessment
Higgins, Catherine; And Others – 1991
This report presents an independent evaluation of E. Lang's I Have a Dream (IHAD) model intervention for disadvantaged youth as it has been implemented in three schools in the Greater Washington (District of Columbia) area. Sixty IHAD participants are randomly selected as they enter sixth or seventh grade for higher education tuition guarantees…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention
