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Comer's School Development Program in Prince George's County, Maryland: A Theory-Based Evaluation

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  • Thomas D. Cook
  • Farah-naaz Habib
  • Meredith Phillips
  • Richard A. Settersten
  • Shobha C. Shagle
  • Serdar M. Degirmencioglu

Abstract

A randomized experiment of Comer's School Development Program was conducted in 23 middle schools in Prince George's County, Maryland. It showed that Comer schools implemented some of the program's central elements better than control schools, but not all or even most of them. This shortfall in program implementation was probably responsible for students in the experimental schools not changing any more than controls. After all, quasi-experimental analyses showed that the program theory may well be correct in many of its predictions about student changes in psychological and social outcomes, but not achievement. However, achievement gains were found in schools with a more explicit academic focus, suggesting that improving this focus should be as central to Comer's program theory as improving the school's social climate. Even more needed, though, are ways to improve program implementability, the sine qua non for student change.

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  • Thomas D. Cook & Farah-naaz Habib & Meredith Phillips & Richard A. Settersten & Shobha C. Shagle & Serdar M. Degirmencioglu, "undated". "Comer's School Development Program in Prince George's County, Maryland: A Theory-Based Evaluation," IPR working papers 98-25, Institute for Policy Resarch at Northwestern University.
    • Handle: RePEc:wop:nwuipr:98-25
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