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National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1997
The National Household Education Survey (NHES) is an ongoing project of the National Center for Education Statistics. The NHES uses random digit dial sampling and computer-assisted telephone interviewing to conduct studies on important educational issues. The information sought through the NHES is the sort that is best answered by household…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Citizen Participation, Discipline
Waggoner, Jan E. – 1994
This study investigated self-esteem factors related to the transition between sixth and seventh grade for students in teamed and nonteamed instructional organization. Two elementary schools of identical structure, facilities, number of faculty, and student characteristics serve as feeder schools to the junior high school. Site 1's sixth grade uses…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 6
Henderson, Anne T., Ed.; Berla, Nancy, Ed. – 1994
This report covers 66 studies, reviews, reports, analyses, and books. Of these 39 are new; 27 have been carried over from previous editions. An ERIC search was conducted to identify relevant studies. Noting that the most accurate predictor of student achievement is the extent to which the family is involved in his or her education, this report…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Environment
California State Univ., Long Beach. Inst. for Teaching and Learning. – 1993
This final report summarizes activities of a subcommittee of the Committee on Educational Policy of the Board of Trustees of the California State University (CSU) which examined CSU's relationship to the public schools. Introductory material discusses CSU's educational mission and the background of this effort to strengthen the link with…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Literacy, College School Cooperation, Cooperative Programs

Voices for Illinois Children, Chicago. – 1992
In 1986, Illinois implemented the Children at Risk of Educational Failure preschool program. By the 1991-1992 school year, almost 25,000 children were enrolled in the program. This document reports on accessibility to, and community involvement in, the program, and instructional and evaluation practices used in the program. The section on…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Agency Cooperation, At Risk Persons, Breakfast Programs
Creech, Joseph D. – 1994
This report provides statistics on academic achievement and educational outcomes for each of the 15 member states of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), comparing them to past SREB figures and to national averages. The bulk of the report consists of 38 tables and charts that present data on: (1) number of schools, students, and teachers;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Benchmarking, Differences
National Center for Fair and Open Testing (FairTest), Cambridge, MA. – 1990
English and Spanish versions of a guide to testing reform are presented. The guide explains alternatives to standardized testing for educational assessment and shows how these new methods of evaluation will improve education. Standardized tests are used for an increasing number of purposes in the school system, but there is no proof that their use…
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment
Ramey, Madelaine; Johnson, Ernest – 1991
This report presents the first annual review of the Even Start/Project Family Program in Seattle (Washington). The program serves qualifying parents and children of families with one or more children ages 1 to 7 years, who live in an elementary school attendance area designated for participation in basic Chapter 1 programs with referrals coming…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Literacy, At Risk Persons, Compensatory Education
Katz, Lilian G.; And Others – 1987
Written by members of a consulting team engaged to evaluate a school district's kindergarten program and make recommendations for the future, this report chronicles the district's progress in coming to more fully understand goals and problems related to kindergarten education. Specifically, the report presents the evaluation team's examination of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Annotated Bibliographies, Articulation (Education), Cooperation
Rubin, Rosalyn A.; And Others – 1976
Relationships between performance on two preschool administrations of the Metropolitan Readiness Tests (MRT) and Stanford Achievement Test (SAT) scores at age nine were examined for a sample of 732 children. Significant correlations, ranging from .50 to .71, were obtained between readiness scores and SAT scores on reading, spelling and arithmetic.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Classification, Correlation
American Federation of Teachers, 2002
This policy brief provides the context and the research supporting the American Federation of Teacher's call for universal early childhood education. It focuses on the current challenges the nation faces in achieving such a program; and it includes the signs of progress, a description of what other industrialized countries are doing, the features…
Descriptors: Young Children, Early Childhood Education, Access to Education, Developed Nations
Cain, Alice Johnson – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2003
"Focus on Policy" is NCSALL's (National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy's) newest publication. Its purpose is to synthesize research findings and highlight policy implications of these findings. "Focus on Policy" forgoes the usual academic conventions to provide its readers with an easy-to-understand summary…
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, School Readiness, College Preparation, Educational Change
Ensminger, Karen, Ed.; Hockey, Amy, Ed.; Mangigian, Lisa Ed.; Warren, Mitzi, Ed.; Eisenlord, Terri, Ed. – Offspring, 1994
"Offspring" is a magazine for parents, teachers, and others, intended to provide a forum for views on dealing with young children, to express a variety of ideas, to promote the co-op philosophy, and to enhance the relationship of members of these groups with children and with each other. This document contains issues 1 and 2 from 1994.…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Development, Child Rearing
Wilms, Douglas J. – Human Resources Development Canada, 2003
Understanding the Early Years (UEY) is a national research initiative. It provides communities with information to enable them to make informed decisions about the best policies and most appropriate programs for Canadian families with young children. This report is based on one of seven communities studied in 2001-2002. Children's outcomes were…
Descriptors: Family Characteristics, Physical Health, Young Children, Foreign Countries
Willms, J. Douglas – Human Resources Development Canada, 2002
Understanding the Early Years (UEY) is a national research initiative. It provides communities with information to enable them to make informed decisions about the best policies and most appropriate programs for families with young children. It seeks to provide information about the influence of community factors on children's early development…
Descriptors: Family Characteristics, Young Children, Parent Child Relationship, Foreign Countries