Advancement via individual determination: Method selection in conclusions about program effectiveness

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-124

  Black, Anne C ^a   Little, Catherine A ^b   McCoach, D B ^b   Purcell, Jeanne H ^c   Siegle, Del ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c Connecticut State Department of Education ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced placement; AVID; Mixed methods; Program evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649537620     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JOER.102.2.111-124     Document Type: Article

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