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ERIC Number: EJ509279
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0196-5042
Should the Correlates of Effective Schools Be Used as a Prescription for Improving Achievement?
Prince, Shirley B.; Taylor, Raymond G.
Educational Research Quarterly, v18 n4 p19-26 Jun 1995
A study of 20 North Carolina elementary schools shows that changes in California Achievement Test scores over a 2-year period do not correlate with changes in effective schools correlates. Results suggest that prescriptive use of the effective schools practices may be misguided. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Correlation, Educational Improvement, Educational Practices, Effective Schools Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, School Effectiveness, School Restructuring
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: California Achievement Tests; North Carolina; Prescriptive Research