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PDF pending restorationColeman, Kathy; Peters, Pamela; Murray, Linda; Pawlicki, Lorraine; Wemple, Rosalie; Johnson, Sheila – 1997
This action research project evaluated a program for decreasing the gap in achievement levels among primary and secondary level students in the targeted schools. The subjects, from various cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds ranging from lower to upper-middle class, were students in Chicago city and suburban public and Catholic schools. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Cognitive Style, Cooperative Learning
PDF pending restorationNaffziger, Sue C.; Steele, Martha M.; Varner, Bruce O. – 1998
This action research project evaluated a program of activities to increase the engagement of high school students in their learning. The targeted population consisted of freshman, sophomore, and senior students in a middle class community in central Illinois. The lack of student engagement that posed a problem in academic progress was documented…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Change Strategies, Educational Strategies
