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How Graduate-Level Preparation Influences the Effectiveness of School Leaders: A Comparison of the Outcomes of Exemplary and Conventional Leadership Preparation Programs for Principals
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Orr, Margaret Terry; Orphanos, Stelios – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2011
Purpose: This study attempted to determine the influence of exemplary leadership preparation on what principals learn about leadership, their use of effective leadership practices, and how their practices influence school improvement and the school's learning climate. The authors also investigated how the frequency of effective leadership…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Graduate Study, Context Effect, Principals
The Effects of a Fluency Intervention Program on the Fluency and Comprehension Outcomes of Middle-School Students with Severe Reading Deficits
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Spencer, Sally A.; Manis, Franklin R. – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2010
Despite advances in the science of teaching reading, there still exists a small percentage of students who fail to make the expected progress in reading-related skills, notwithstanding attempts at intervention. Even if these struggling readers learn to decode adequately, fluency remains a problem for many, and little is known about the…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties
National Evaluation of GEAR UP: A Summary of the First Two Years.
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Muraskin, Lana – 2003
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) is a federal program aimed at equalizing access to higher education for low-income students. GEAR UP, created in 1998, attempts to provide information and support to students beginning no later than seventh grade while promoting lasting partnerships among school districts,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Preparation, Equal Education, Higher Education
The Effectiveness of New York City's Career Magnet Schools: An Evaluation of Ninth Grade Performance Using an Experimental Design.
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Crain, Robert L.; And Others – 1992
The career magnet high school programs of the New York City (NYC) public school system were evaluated in an experimental study. The experimental design compared the ninth-grade performance of students randomly selected for magnet schools with those who "lost the lottery." It included 91 pools of students: 3,272 with average reading…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Career Education, College Preparation, Computer Uses in Education