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Epstein, Joyce L. – Elementary School Journal, 2005
This case study reports the feasibility of the Partnership Schools Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) model for school improvement in a Title I elementary school. Interviews were conducted and documents were collected for 3 years to study whether and how the school implemented key policy attributes--specificity, consistency, authority, power, and…
Descriptors: State Standards, Program Implementation, Program Development, Community Involvement
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Epstein, Joyce L. – Elementary School Journal, 1986
Presents the findings of a survey of parents' experiences with different kinds of parent involvement. Views school and family relations from the parents' perspective and suggests that parents favor programs that stress cooperation between school and home. (DR)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Family School Relationship, Parent Attitudes
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Becker, Henry Jay; Epstein, Joyce L. – Elementary School Journal, 1982
In order to measure elementary school teachers' feelings about parent involvement in home learning as a teaching strategy and to see how widespread this strategy is, a survey was conducted with 3,700 first-, third-, and fifth-grade school teachers in most Maryland public schools. (MP)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Family Environment, Learning Activities
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Epstein, Joyce L.; Becker, Henry Jay – Elementary School Journal, 1982
Several major issues related to parent participation are described in the comments of over 1,000 teachers who responded to a survey regarding their practices in the area of parent involvement. Eight issues that may prompt new research in this area are identified. (MP)
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Elementary Education, Family Environment, Learning Activities
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Epstein, Joyce L.; Dauber, Susan L. – Elementary School Journal, 1991
Studied connections between parent involvement programs, teachers' attitudes, and teachers' practices in inner-city elementary and middle schools. Examined patterns according to academic subject, classroom organization, and level of support for parent involvement. Found that each variable has implications for the strengths of school programs and…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Family Environment
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Mac Iver, Douglas J.; Epstein, Joyce L. – Elementary School Journal, 1993
Summarizes research on middle level schools and students that contributes to ongoing debates concerning grade span, school size, grouping of students, departmentalization, curriculum, instruction, advisory groups, interdisciplinary teaming, school-transition activities, extra-help programs, and student evaluation practices in the middle grades.…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Adolescents, Articulation (Education), Curriculum Development