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Direct linkKendra M. Lewis; Samuel Vuchinich; Peter Ji; David L. DuBois; Alan Acock; Niloofar Bavarian; Joseph Day; Naida Silverthorn; Brian R. Flay – Applied Developmental Science, 2016
This study evaluated effects of "Positive Action," a school-based social-emotional and character development intervention, on indicators of positive youth development (PYD) among a sample of low-income, ethnic minority youth attending 14 urban schools. The study used a matched-pair, cluster-randomized controlled design at the school…
Descriptors: Urban Youth, Individual Development, Program Effectiveness, Values Education
Peer reviewedKahne, Joseph; Bailey, Kim – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1999
Presents findings of a study that focused on two "I Have a Dream" programs. Identifies factors related to the demonstrated success, including high school graduation rates, of these 2 programs in comparison with 10 others and discusses the importance of social capital in the support of youth in inner-city contexts. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Elementary Secondary Education, High School Graduates
Download full textBailis, Lawrence Neil; Hahn, Andrew; Aaron, Paul; Nahas, Jennifer; Leavitt, Tom – 1995
This volume, first in a series, contains a literature review of the college access field, as well as case studies and lessons for community leaders interested in designing or reforming college access programs. The college access field contains many well thought out programs that are widely believed to be effective in helping minority and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Admission, College Bound Students, Cost Effectiveness
Slavin, Robert E.; Madden, Nancy A. – 1998
While it is important to improve the outcomes of bilingual and English-only reading instruction for English language learners at all grade levels, there is a particular need to see that students are successful in beginning to read in the early elementary grades. One program that has achieved a great deal of success in meeting this goal is called…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Bilingual Education, Cambodians, Effect Size
Webster, William J. – 1998
This study reports the results of the implementation of Project SEED, a mathematics program for urban elementary school students, in five urban districts: Camden (New Jersey); Dallas (Texas); Detroit (Michigan); Indianapolis (Indiana); and the West Contra Costa Unified School District in Richmond and San Pablo (California). Students exposed to at…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Algebra, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Gandara, Patricia, Ed.; Larson, Katherine; Mehan, Hugh; Rumberger, Russell – CLPP Policy Report, 1998
This paper reports on three projects in California that have attempted to stem the tide of Latino dropouts and increase the college-going rates of the Latino population. Each of these three programs has tested a set of strategies aimed at increasing the educational attainment of Latino students, who now make up the largest single ethnic group in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Bound Students, Dropout Prevention, Educational Attainment
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
