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de Bilde, Jerissa; Van Damme, Jan; Lamote, Carl; De Fraine, Bieke – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2013
The current study examines the impact of alternative education on children's early school engagement in terms of school enjoyment and independent participation. A sample of 2,776 children from traditional (e.g., mainstream) and alternative (Freinet and Waldorf) Flemish schools was followed from their 3rd year of kindergarten until 3rd grade. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Nontraditional Education, Traditional Schools, Language Skills
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Vasquez, William F. – International Review of Education, 2012
This paper presents estimates of production functions of reading and mathematics test scores to assess the effects of supply-side interventions, such as the provision of a community-based school management programme, bilingual education and multigrade teaching, on student learning in Guatemala. The efficiency and consistency of the estimates is…
Descriptors: Traditional Schools, Bilingual Schools, Bilingual Education, Multigraded Classes
Crawford, Donna; Clarke, Veronica Bohac – Principal Leadership, 2006
School-wide character education is difficult and ongoing work, even without the added complication of having diverse programs and students. Despite these obstacles, King George School in Calgary, Alberta, Canada chose to engage in character education. Initially, the reasons were pragmatic. Character education seemed the only hope for any sort of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Values Education, French, Immersion Programs