Research on achievement outcomes of success for all: A summary and response to critics

Phi Delta Kappan

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 38-66

  Slavin, Robert E ^a   Madden, Nancy A ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0040515928     PISSN: 00317217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003172170008200112     Document Type: Article

References (51)

1. For additional articles and other information on Success for All, readers are advised to visit the website (www.successforall.net) or phone 800/548-4998. Success for All is disseminated by the Success for All Foundation, a nonprofit organization in Baltimore. See Robert E. Slavin and Nancy A. Madden, One Million Children: Success for All (Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Corwin Press, forthcoming); and Robert E. Slavin and Nancy A. Madden, Success for All/ Roots & Wings: 1999 Summary of Research on Achievement Outcomes (Baltimore: Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed at Risk, Johns Hopkins University, 1999).
2. For additional articles and other information on Success for All, readers are advised to visit the website (www.successforall.net) or phone 800/548-4998. Success for All is disseminated by the Success for All Foundation, a nonprofit organization in Baltimore. See Robert E. Slavin and Nancy A. Madden, One Million Children: Success for All (Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Corwin Press, forthcoming); and Robert E. Slavin and Nancy A. Madden, Success for All/ Roots & Wings: 1999 Summary of Research on Achievement Outcomes (Baltimore: Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed at Risk, Johns Hopkins University, 1999).
3. See Rebecca Herman, An Educator's Guide to Schoolwide Reform (Washington, D.C.: American Institute for Research, 1999); and James Traub, Better by Design? A Consumer's Guide to Schoolwide Reform (Washington, D.C.: Thomas Fordham Foundation, 1999).
4. See Rebecca Herman, An Educator's Guide to Schoolwide Reform (Washington, D.C.: American Institute for Research, 1999); and James Traub, Better by Design? A Consumer's Guide to Schoolwide Reform (Washington, D.C.: Thomas Fordham Foundation, 1999).
5. Richard Venezky, "An Evaluation of Success for All: Final Report to the France and Merrick Foundations," unpublished paper, University of Delaware, 1994.
6. Ibid., p. 12.
7. Elizabeth M. Jones, Gary D. Gottfredson, and Denise C. Gottfredson, "Success for Some: An Evaluation of the Success for All Program," Evaluation Review, vol. 21, 1997, pp. 643-70.
8. The following list shows the individuals who have carried out research on Success for All over the years, organized according to the research institutions in which they were employed when their studies were done: Johns Hopkins University - Robert Slavin, Nancy Madden (now Success for All Foundation), Nancy Karweit (now retired), Barbara Wasik, Lawrence Dolan (now at the College Board), Sam Stringfield, Rebecca Herman (now at American Institutes of Research), Gary Gottfredson (now at Gottfredson Associates), Denise Gottfredson (now at Gottfredson Associates), John Nunnery (now at Memphis City Schools), Margarita Calderón, Robert Stevens (now at Pennsylvania State University), and Nancy Yoder; Success for All Foundation - Eric Hurley and Anne Chamberlain; WestEd - Marcie Dianda (now at the National Education Association), Margaret Livingston, and John Flaherty; College of Notre Dame - Barbara Livermon; Abt Associates - Mary Ann Milsap, Nancy Brigham, and Marjorie Levin; University of North Carolina, Charlotte - Pamela Nesselrodt (now at Loyola of Chicago) and Eugene Schaffer; University of Delaware - Richard Venezky; Houston Independent School District - Joseph Stubbs and Phyllis Hunter (now at the Texas Education Agency); Dade County (Florida) Schools -Steven Urdegar; University of Memphis - Steven Ross, Lana Smith, Jason Casey (now at University of Pennsylvania), Marty Alberg, Mary McNelis, Tracey Lewis, Steven Loomis, L. Weiping Wang, and Jeanine Rakow; University of Tennessee, Knoxville -William Sanders and S. Paul Wright; Gottfredson Associates - Elizabeth Jones; Nottingham University (England) - David Hopkins, Alma Harris, Mick Youngman, and Judith Wordsworth; Haifa University (Israel) - Rachel Hertz-Lazarowitz and Bruria Schaedel; Concordia University (Canada) - Bette Chambers (now at Success for All Foundation), Philip Abrami, and Scott Morrison; and Macquarie University (Australia) - Yola Center, Louella Freeman, Magdalena Mock, and Gregory Robertson.
9. Steven Ross, William Sanders, and S. Paul Wright, "An Analysis of Tennessee Value-Added Assessment (TVAAS) Performance Outcomes of Roots & Wings Schools from 1995-1997," unpublished paper, University of Memphis, 1998.
10. Robert E. Slavin et al., "Success for All: A Summan of Research," Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, vol. 1, 1996, pp. 41-76; Robert E. Slavin et al., Every Child, Every School: Success for All (Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Corwin Press, 1996); and Robert E. Slavin and Nancy A. Madden, "Multi-Site Replicated Experiments: An Application to Success for All," paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Atlanta, 1993.
11. Robert E. Slavin et al., "Success for All: A Summan of Research," Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, vol. 1, 1996, pp. 41-76; Robert E. Slavin et al., Every Child, Every School: Success for All (Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Corwin Press, 1996); and Robert E. Slavin and Nancy A. Madden, "Multi-Site Replicated Experiments: An Application to Success for All," paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Atlanta, 1993.
12. Robert E. Slavin et al., "Success for All: A Summan of Research," Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, vol. 1, 1996, pp. 41-76; Robert E. Slavin et al., Every Child, Every School: Success for All (Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Corwin Press, 1996); and Robert E. Slavin and Nancy A. Madden, "Multi-Site Replicated Experiments: An Application to Success for All," paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Atlanta, 1993.
13. Stanley Pogrow, "Challenging At-Risk Students: Findings from the HOTS Program,"Phi Delta Kappan, January 1990, pp. 389-97.
14. Robert E. Slavin and Olatakunbo S. Fashola, Show Me the Evidence: Proven and Promising Programs for America's Schools (Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Corwin Press, 1998).
15. Ross, Sanders, and Wright, op. cit.
16. Steven Ross et al., Two- and Three-Year Achievement Results on the Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System for Restructuring Schools in Memphis (Memphis: Center for Research in Educational Policy, University of Memphis, 1999).
17. Steven Ross, Lana Smith, and Jason P. Casey, 1996-97 Success for All Program in Henry County, Tennessee (Memphis: Center for Research in Educational Policy, University of Memphis, 1997).
18. Eric Hurley et al., Effects of Success for All on TAAS Reading: A Texas Statewide Evaluation (Baltimore: Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed at Risk, Johns Hopkins University, 2000).
19. Ibid.
20. Sam Stringfield et al., Special Strategies Studies, Final Report (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Education, 1997).
21. Robert E. Slavin et al., "Success for All: Longitudinal Effects of Systemic School-by-School Reform in Seven Districts," paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, 1994.
22. Bette Chambers, Philip Abrami, and Francine Massue, "Success for All in Canada," paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, 1997.
23. David Hopkins et al., "Evaluation of the Initial Effects and Implementation of Success for All in England," Journal of Research in Reading, vol. 3, 1999, pp. 257-70; and Alma Harris et al., "The Implementation and Impact of Success for All in English Schools," in Robert E. Slavin and Nancy A. Madden, eds., Success for All: Research and Reform in Elementary School Education (Mahwah, N.J.: Erlbaum, forthcoming).
24. David Hopkins et al., "Evaluation of the Initial Effects and Implementation of Success for All in England," Journal of Research in Reading, vol. 3, 1999, pp. 257-70; and Alma Harris et al., "The Implementation and Impact of Success for All in English Schools," in Robert E. Slavin and Nancy A. Madden, eds., Success for All: Research and Reform in Elementary School Education (Mahwah, N.J.: Erlbaum, forthcoming).
25. Margarita Calderón, "Success for All in Mexico," in Slavin and Madden, op. cit.
26. Rachael Hertz-Lazarowitz, "Success for All: A Model for Advancing Arabs and Jews in Israel," in Slavin and Madden, op. cit.
27. Yola Center, Louella Freeman, and Gregory Robertson, "A Longitudinal Evaluation of the Schoolwide Early Language and Literacy Program (SWELL)," in Slavin and Madden, op. cit.; and Yola Center et al., "An Evaluation of Schoolwide Early Language and Literacy (SWELL) in Six Disadvantaged New South Wales Schools," paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Chicago, 1997.
28. Yola Center, Louella Freeman, and Gregory Robertson, "A Longitudinal Evaluation of the Schoolwide Early Language and Literacy Program (SWELL)," in Slavin and Madden, op. cit.; and Yola Center et al., "An Evaluation of Schoolwide Early Language and Literacy (SWELL) in Six Disadvantaged New South Wales Schools," paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Chicago, 1997.
29. John Nunnery et al., "An Assessment of Success for All Program Component Configuration Effects on the Reading Achievement of At-Risk First-Grade Students," American Educational Research Journal, in press.
30. Steven M. Ross et al., Evaluation of Success for All Programs in Memphis City Schools: 1996-1997 (Memphis: Center for Research in Educational Policy, University of Memphis, 1997); and Steven M. Ross, Lana J. Smith, and John A. Nunnery, "The Relationship of Program Implementation Quality and Student Achievement," paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, 1998.
31. Steven M. Ross et al., Evaluation of Success for All Programs in Memphis City Schools: 1996-1997 (Memphis: Center for Research in Educational Policy, University of Memphis, 1997); and Steven M. Ross, Lana J. Smith, and John A. Nunnery, "The Relationship of Program Implementation Quality and Student Achievement," paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, 1998.
32. Steven M. Ross, John A. Nunnery, and Lana J. Smith, Evaluation of Title I Reading Programs: Amphitheater Public Schools, Year 1: 1995-1996 (Memphis: Center for Research in Educational Policy, University of Memphis, 1996).
33. Steven M. Urdegar, Evaluation of the Success for All Program, 1997-98 (Miami: Miami Public Schools, 1998).
34. Jones, Gottfredson, and Gottfredson, op. cit.
35. Ross et al., op. cit.
36. Wendy S. Hopfenberg and Henry J. Levin, The Accelerated Schools Resource Guide (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1993).
37. Steven M. Ross, Marty Alberg, and Mary McNelis, Evaluation of Elementary School-wide Programs: Clover Park School District, Year 1: 1996-1997 (Memphis: Center for Research in Educational Policy, University of Memphis, 1997).
38. Steven M. Ross et al., Evaluation of Elementary School-wide Programs: Clover Park School District, Year 2: 1997-98 (Memphis: Center for Research in Educational Policy, University of Memphis, 1998).
39. Steven M. Ross et al., "Increasing the Academic Success of Disadvantaged Children: An Examination of Alternative Early Intervention Programs," American Educational Research Journal, vol. 32, 1995, pp. 773-800.
40. Ross, Nunnery, and Smith, op. cit.
41. Robert E. Slavin and Nancy A. Madden, "Effects of Bilingual and English as a Second Language Adaptations of Success for All on the Reading Achievement of Students Acquiring English," Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, vol. 4, 1999, pp. 393-416.
42. Margaret Livingston and John Flaherty, Effects of Success for All on Reading Achievement in California Schools (Los Alamitos, Calif.: WestEd, 1997).
43. Nunnery et al., op. cit.
44. Margarita Calderón, Rachael Hertz-Lazarowitz, and Robert E. Slavin, "Effects of Bilingual Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition on Students Making the Transition from Spanish to English Reading," Elementary School Journal, vol. 99, 1998, pp. 153-65.
45. Slavin and Madden, "Effects of Bilingual and English as a Second Language Adaptations."
46. Livingston and Flaherty, op. cit.
47. Ross, Nunnery, and Smith, op. cit.
48. Robert E. Slavin, "Neverstreaming: Preventing Learning Disabilities," Educational Leadership, February 1996, pp. 4-7.
49. Robert E. Slavin et al., Success for All: A Relentless Approach to Prevention and Early Intervention in Elementary Schools (Arlington, Va.: Educational Research Service, 1992).
50. Lana J. Smith, Steven M. Ross, and Jason P. Casey, Special Education Analyses for Success for All in Four Cities (Memphis: Center for Research in Educational Policy, University of Memphis, 1994).
51. Herbert J. Walberg, "Synthesis of Research on Teaching," in Merlin S. Wittrock, ed., Handbook of Research on Teaching, 3rd ed. (New York: Macmillan, 1986), pp. 214-29.