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Publication Date: 1974-Apr
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Patterns of Achievement, Attitude, and Behavior in a Tax-Supported Alternative School.
Gaite, A. J. H.; Rankin, Richard J.
A comprehensive evaluation of the characteristics of students attending a public alternative school revealed marked differences between the experimental group (the alternative school) and a control group (students attending a regular public school). Alternative school students showed significantly lower achievement and ability on all measures, while manifesting notably greater approval of their teachers than did the control group. Sex differences in achievement, performance, and attitude were found among the free school sample; and these are contrasted with the pattern of regular sex differences in regular schools. The significance of these findings for the establishment and running of alternative schools is discussed. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, Evaluation, High Schools, Junior High Schools, Nontraditional Education, Program Evaluation, Sex Differences, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Tax Allocation, Traditional Schools
A.J.H. Gaite, Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403 (Free)
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Note: Paper presented at American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (59th, Chicago, Illinois, April 15-19, 1974)
