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ERIC Number: EJ353785
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Long-Term Benefits from Direct Instruction.
Gersten, Russell; Keating, Thomas
Educational Leadership, v44 n6 p28-31 Mar 1987
Presents results from a followup study of students who participated in Project Follow Through, an innovative program in direct instruction established in innercity and rural elementary grades throughout the country in 1968 by the United States Office of Education. These students scored higher on standardized tests, dropped out less, and applied to college more often. Includes tables. (MD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Dropout Rate, Educational Attainment, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, High School Graduates, Rural Schools, Urban Schools
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Direct Instruction; Project Follow Through