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Bauernfeind, Robert H.; Olson, Carl J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1973
Reports on an experimental study designed to investigate the relationship between two factors commonly regarded as components of the Hawthorne Effect on pupil performance and on intellectual task. These factors are (1) direct cue, or awareness of experimentation, as represented by an announcement that pupils were the subjects of an experiment; and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Experiments, Educational Research
Levin, Joel M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1974
Describes the Alum Rock voucher experiment concluding that the voucher system represents a profound structural change. Parents and students have expressed great satisfaction; pupil achievement was probably down during the first year -- but up during the second. An income-outgo budgeting system has been developed which may be the most equitable…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Educational Experiments, Educational Vouchers
Miller, John K. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1973
A post-mortem on the Office of Economic Opportunity's version of performance contracting and its efficacy as a change agent in education. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Educational Experiments, Performance Contracts, Research
Ohme, Herman – Phi Delta Kappan, 1972
In all fairness, administrators who have implemented innovative" programs should provide candid, down-to-earth descriptions and analyses of these programs to other educators seeking panaceas for educational ills -- only after such programs have been tried and found worthwhile. (EA)
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Educational Change, Educational Experiments, Educational Innovation
Page, Ellis B. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1972
Descriptors: Educational Experiments, Educational Psychology, Educational Theories, Learning Processes
Hipple, Theodore W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1970
A course that explores the practice, problems, and promises of contemporary education is proposed for high school students. (MF)
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Curriculum Development, Education Courses, Educational Experiments
Mecklenburger, James A.; Wilson, John A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1971
An appraisal of performance contracting in an upper income school district. (JF)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Educational Experiments, Educational Finance
Eisenstein, Herbert S. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1970
Reports on an educational conference held in Toronto stressing spontaneous and expressive alternatives to existing educational patterns in public education. (Author)
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Conference Reports, Educational Experiments, Educational Improvement
Shanker, Albert – Phi Delta Kappan, 1969
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Black Education, Decentralization, Educational Experiments
Fantini, Mario; Gittell, Marilyn – Phi Delta Kappan, 1969
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Decentralization, Educational Experiments, Educational Facilities Improvement
