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ERIC Number: EJ530240
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-1082-4669
Stories of Mixed Success: Program Improvement Implementation in Chapter 1 Schools.
George, Catherine A.; And Others
Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, v1 n1 p77-93 1996
Examined interventions and strategies used by Chapter 1 Program Improvement (PI) schools to improve academic program and Chapter 1 services. Site visits to 15 California elementary and middle schools show that schools engaged in change have common elements: strong leadership, quality core curriculum, school autonomy, district support, and parent and community involvement. Limited PI impact and negative effect of principal turnover were also found. (GR)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Institutional Characteristics, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation, Program Improvement, School Administration, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: California; Education Consolidation Improvement Act Chapter 1