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An Afterschool Program for Economically Disadvantaged Youth: Perceptions of Parents, Staff, and Students
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Hall, Katrina W.; Williams, Lunetta M.; Daniel, Larry G. – Research in the Schools, 2010
The present study investigated perceived effects of an afterschool program located in 6 Title 1 schools on students' achievement, self-esteem, and attitudes. Data sources comprised surveys (n = 257), 5 focus groups (n= 23), and an individual interview with the program director (n = 1). Survey data indicated overall satisfaction with the program.…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Disadvantaged Youth, Student Participation, After School Programs
Basic Cross-Validation: Using the "Holdout" Method To Assess the Generalizability of Results.
Oxford, Raquel M.; Daniel, Larry G. – Research in the Schools, 2001
Uses a heuristic example, data from K. Holzinger and F. Swineford (1939) to illustrate the "holdout" method to assess the generalizability of results in multiple regression. Regression weighted from one data subset are used to compare estimated dependent variable scores from the opposite subset. (SLD)
Descriptors: Generalization, Heuristics, Regression (Statistics)
Theoretical Perspectives of Instructional Supervision in Contemporary Textbooks: A Content Analysis.
White, Barbara L.; Daniel, Larry G. – Research in the Schools, 1999
Studied the degree to which various supervisory theories are dominant in contemporary instructional supervision textbooks through the analysis of 12 texts. Results indicate that theoretical orientations consistent with evaluation-based theories are found in seven of the textbooks, with more clinically based theories dominant in the other five.…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Evaluation, Instructional Leadership, Supervision
Statistical Significance Testing: A Historical Overview of Misuse and Misinterpretation with Implications for the Editorial Policies of Educational Journals.
Daniel, Larry G. – Research in the Schools, 1998
Offers a framework for remedying some of the problems associated with the use of statistical significance tests through modifying journal editorial policies. Reviews examples from some journals that have established guidelines for reporting results of statistical significance tests. (SLD)
Descriptors: Editing, Educational Research, Guides, Hypothesis Testing
The Statistical Significance Controversy Is Definitely Not Over: A Rejoinder to Responses by Thompson, Knapp, and Levin.
Daniel, Larry G. – Research in the Schools, 1998
Considers reviews of L. Daniels's article on editorial policy regarding statistical significance testing and concludes that the controversy is not over, although the gradual movement toward requiring additional information in the reporting of statistical results is viewed as a positive trend. (SLD)
Descriptors: Editing, Educational Research, Effect Size, Hypothesis Testing