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Download full textKinney, David A. – 1995
Students' experiences of daily classroom activities and the larger school context were studied at the Robert W. Coleman Elementary School, Baltimore (Maryland). Coleman is an inner-city school serving about 500 African American children in prekindergarten through grade 5. The school is organized into three campuses--primary, "Coleman"…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Cultural Awareness, Educational Environment
Research for Better Schools, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. – 1990
In December 1989, the school district in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) and Research for Better Schools, Inc., with the support of the Pennsylvania State Department of Education, initiated a collaborative 2-year study of the district's Chapter 1 schoolwide projects. This report presents findings from the study of Taylor Elementary School (currently…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Observation Techniques, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Evaluation
Bezruczko, Nikolaus; Reynolds, Arthur J. – 1992
This report describes how a longitudinal study was conducted, which examined 1,235 at-risk sixth-grade students (95 percent Black and 5 percent Hispanic) in the Chicago (Illinois) Public Schools and their schools and families. The longitudinal study traced the children's patterns of school adjustment since their enrollment in government-funded…
Descriptors: Black Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary School Students, Family Characteristics
Falk, Beverly – 1993
How the use of the Primary Language Record (PLR), an authentic assessment of young children's literacy development, has influenced teaching and learning in one New York City public elementary school was studied. The study looked at classroom practices; professional development; student work; and the thoughts of teachers, administrators, students,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Observation Techniques, Educational Assessment, Educational Practices
Chamberlain, Ed – 1993
The Neglected or Delinquent (N or D) Program of the Columbus (Ohio) public schools is designed to provide classroom and tutorial services in the area of language development for pupils served in Chapter 1 eligible facilities for the neglected or delinquent. In the 1991-92 school year, there was one full-time N or D teacher and 16 part-time tutors…
Descriptors: Child Neglect, Compensatory Education, Delinquency, Disadvantaged Youth
Research for Better Schools, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. – 1990
In December 1989, the School District of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) and Research for Better Schools, Inc., with the support of the State Department of Education, initiated a collaborative 2-year study of the district's Chapter 1 schoolwide projects. This report presents findings from the study of McMichael Elementary School (kindergarten through…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Observation Techniques, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Evaluation
Metis Associates, Inc., New York, NY. – 1990
This paper describes an evaluation the 1988-89 implementation of the Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (RCCP), which began in Community School District 15 in Brooklyn (New York) as a collaborative effort with the city's board of education and other community school districts and agencies. The evaluation assessed RCCP components and the RCCP's…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Conflict Resolution, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Environment
Slavin, Robert E.; Yampolsky, Renee – 1992
A study was done of the effects of the "Success for All" program on limited English proficient (LEP) elementary school students, principally Cambodian students in an inner-city Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) school. The program is a schoolwide restructuring focusing on prevention and early intervention in schools serving disadvantaged…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Cambodians, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Spoerri-Simons, Yvonne; And Others – 1992
The Children's Art Carnival (CAC) is an intensive holistic reading and reading-oriented arts program for Chapter 1-eligible students who have scored below the cut-off point on a standardized reading test or have performed poorly in the classroom. This report presents the findings of evaluations of the 1990-91 and 1991-92 programs by the Office of…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged
Parker, Jennifer – 1993
The Chapter 1, Part B, Institutional Facilities Program of the New York (New York) public schools was fully implemented in summer 1993, providing supplementary career education, academic remediation, and daily living skills instruction for approximately 500 students at 15 institutions for neglected and delinquent children. Eighty-two percent of…
Descriptors: Career Education, Child Neglect, Computer Uses in Education, Delinquency
Nye, Barbara A.; And Others – 1991
Between 1985 and 1989, the Student Teacher Achievement Ratio (STAR) Project studied the effect of class size on student achievement in Tennessee schools. The study examined: (1) small classes of 15 students per teacher; (2) regular classes of 24 students per teacher; and (3) regular classes with a teacher's aide. The sample included students from…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Koopman, Roberta; And Others – 1989
This paper evaluates the Seattle (Washington) School District's 5-year Bilingual Resource Service Model project. The project aimed to improve bilingual education services for elementary limited English proficient students of Chinese, Laotian/Hmong/Mien, Vietnamese, or Cambodian native language backgrounds by increasing the instructional…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cambodians, Chinese Americans, Coordination
Ross, Katharyn E. K.; Shuell, Thomas J. – 1990
Some pre-instructional misconceptions held by children can persist through scientific instruction and resist changes. Identifying these misconceptions would be beneficial for science instruction. In this preliminary study, scores on a 60-item true-false test of knowledge and misconceptions about earthquakes were compared with previous interview…
Descriptors: Earth Science, Earthquakes, Elementary School Students, Grade 4
An Evaluation of an Alcohol Education and Traffic Safety Program for Urban Elementary School Pupils.
Arribas, Emilio J.; And Others – 1988
The results are presented of an "Alcohol Education Traffic Safety Program" for students in kindergarten through grade 6, which was piloted in 20 Chicago (Illinois) public schools during April, May and June of 1987. Research indicates that the younger children are when they begin abusing alcohol, the higher the probability that they will…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Black Students, Drinking, Elementary Education
Davidoff, Stephen H.; Fishman, Roger J. – 1988
The Chapter 1 Evaluation and Reporting System (CHIERS) is an annually updated system for gathering and reporting student information regarding the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act Chapter 1 program in the Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) School District. Data elements included in the CHIERS are school location, achievement test scores, and…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Compensatory Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary School Students
