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Download full textResch, Alexandra; Berk, Jillian; Akers, Lauren – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2014
An opportunistic experiment is a type of randomized controlled trial that studies the effects of a planned intervention or policy change with minimal added disruption and cost. This guide defines opportunistic experiments and provides examples, discusses issues to consider when identifying potential opportunistic experiments, and outlines the…
Descriptors: Educational Experiments, Educational Research, Intervention, Educational Policy
Harris, Laura; Princiotta, Daniel – NGA Center for Best Practices, 2009
Expanded learning opportunities (ELOs), which include afterschool, summer learning, and extended day and extended year programs, can help states reduce dropout rates and increase graduation rates. Effective elementary, middle, and high school ELOs support academic rigor, boost student engagement, and provide students with supportive relationships.…
Descriptors: Homework, Graduation Rate, Dropout Rate, Dropout Prevention
Direct linkGilbert, Jonathan Max; Hills, Susan; Rife, Mary Lou – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2005
This Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) presents an overview of the role and efficacy of group therapy in substance abuse treatment. TIPs are best-practice guidelines for the treatment of substance use disorders that make the latest research in substance abuse treatment available to counselors and educators. The content was generated by a panel…
Descriptors: Leadership, Guidelines, Confidentiality, Group Therapy
Unger, Karen V. – 1992
Individuals with mental illness and resulting psychiatric disabilities are entitled to the same rights as all other Americans, but services needed to integrate these people fully into the community are not yet in place, especially in the field of higher education. Postsecondary education is an opportunity for qualified students with psychiatric…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Attitudes, College Programs, College Students
Boeck, Debora – Washington State School Directors' Association (NJ1), 2002
This guide presents some of the best thinking about the difficult and puzzling work of improving student achievement. Taken as whole, it gives a complete picture of what it will take to close the achievement gap. It contains background, findings, and key policy recommendations from a 22-month study conducted by the Washington State School…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Academic Achievement, Administrator Guides, Administrative Principles
Rao, Patricia A.; Holtz, Kristen D.; Ziegert, Amanda; Brown, Shana – Organization for Autism Research, 2003
Parents of children with autism face many challenges that arise from the practical, day-to-day issues of living with autism. The specific goals of this guide are to help parents: (1) Find information about autism; (2) Distinguish between research-based and non-research-based information; (3) Become savvy consumers of information by giving them the…
Descriptors: Parent Materials, Autism, Parents, Child Rearing
