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Mosteller, Frederick – Future of Children, 1995
Discusses research (Tennessee Study of Class Size) that determined the effects of smaller class size in the earliest grades on short- and long-term pupil performance. The 4-year study assessed the performance of over 6,500 students who attended K-3 classrooms having differing numbers of students and found evidence of short- and long-term benefits…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Educational Research, Elementary School Students
Taylor, Jennifer; Mosteller, Frederick – 1999
More than half of runaway adolescents cite poor family communication and conflict as the primary reasons for running. Runaways (.5-1.5 million annually) generally arrive on the streets with few survival skills and little money. They are often subject to abuse of various sorts, and many eventually resort to criminal activity or use drugs in efforts…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Counseling, Dropouts