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University of Nebraska at Omaha

Theses/Dissertations

2006

Sustainability

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Sustainability Of A School Reform Program As Measured By Title I Students Achievement, Behavior, And Attitudes, Sharra R. Smith Sep 2006

Sustainability Of A School Reform Program As Measured By Title I Students Achievement, Behavior, And Attitudes, Sharra R. Smith

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The sustainability of a Different Ways of Knowing Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration program, and the influence of the reform model on student achievement, behavior, and attitudes following a three-year implementation phase, was evaluated. The fourth-grade pretest compared to sixth-grade posttest gains made by students (n = 50) as they completed the Title I eligible Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration programs indicated that the sustainability plans in place at the conclusion of the implementation phase continued to result in positive student outcomes. Levels of performance for the Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration programs' students were also found to be congruent with the posttest …