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Bungum, Timothy J.; Clark, Sheila; Aguilar, Brenda – American Journal of Health Education, 2014
Background: Many children do not meet physical activity (PA) guidelines. One strategy that may enhance PA is to increase active transport to school (ATS) rates. Purpose: To assess the effects of an ATS intervention. Methods: A quasi-experimental design was used to compare ATS and vehicle traffic rates at a school that participated in a statewide…
Descriptors: Transportation, Physical Activity Level, Quasiexperimental Design, Comparative Analysis
Sadler, Ronald A.; Ching, C. T. K. – 1975
In order to investigate the interaction of cost, quality, and efficiency in the provision of educational services in rural Nevada, synthetic cost functions were developed using a linear programming transportation model to identify optimal school district organization. Optimal school district organization was defined for specific levels of…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum, Distance
Clark County School District, Las Vegas, NV. – 1974
The purpose of this assessment was to investigate the achievement patterns of black and white students in the Clark County School District since the implementation of the present desegregation plan. For this study, black students who are currently enrolled in the grade levels under study were used for comparison purposes. In addition, a sample of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bus Transportation, Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Methods