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Peer reviewedCooper, Harris; Charlton, Kelly; Valentine, Jeff C.; Muhlenbruck, Laura – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 2000
Used meta-analytic and narrative procedures to integrate results of 93 evaluations of summer school. Found that summer programs focusing on remedial or accelerated learning or other goals impacted positively on participants' knowledge and skills. Middle class students showed larger positive effects than disadvantaged students. Remedial programs…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education
