Making the Most of Summer School - A Meta-Analytic and Narrative Review

Download or read book Making the Most of Summer School - A Meta-Analytic and Narrative Review written by Harris Cooper and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2000-02-08 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summer schools serve multiple purposes for students, families, educators, and communities. The current demand for summer programs is driven by changes in American families and by calls for an educational system that is competitive globally and embodies higher academic standards. This monograph details a research synthesis that uses both meta-analytic and narrative procedures to integrate the results of 93 evaluations of summer schools. These and other findings are then examined for their implications for future research, public policy, and implementation of summer programs.