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FY 1996 FIELD INITIATED STUDIES (FIS) GRANT AWARDS
The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement has awarded over $8.8 million for 47 grants under the FY 1996 Field-Initiated Studies Educational Research Grant Program. Field-initiated studies grants support educational research projects where the topics and methods of study are generated by the investigators. Applicants for the program applied to one of the five National Research Institutes and each Institute funded only applications for work that was within its respective legislative mission. Grant recipients included universities, state departments of education, school districts, research institutions, a children’s hospital and one individual. Of the 47 grants, one is jointly funded by the Department of Education and the National Science Foundation. The awards cover a broad range of topics.
Brief summaries of the FY 1996 awards made by each of the National Research Institutes are listed below.
The National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education FIS FY 1996 Awards
- The Role of Family and School in Promoting Positive Developmental Outcomes for Young Children
- Supporting Young Children’s Readiness for School Mathematics Through a Pre-Kindergarten Classroom and Family Math Curriculum
- The Early Childhood Education Home-School Portfolio Project
- Field-Initiated Research Project
- Improving Educational Readiness Through Theory-Based Interventions Focused On Enhancing Resilience in Our Youngest At-risk Children
- Assessing the Effectiveness of Early Parenting Education and Support Through Home Visiting for Families with Young Children
- Individualizing Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Preschool Children with Disabilities
The National Institute on Educational Governance, Finance, Policymaking and Management FIS FY 1996 Awards
- State Mandated Accountability for Educational Reform: A Study of the Illinois Quality Review Process for School Accreditation
- A National Study of the Effects of School Choice on Achievement and Opportunity
- Leading for Diversity: A study of How School Leaders Achieve Racial and Ethnic Harmony
- Specialization and Reform of Mathematics Instruction in Elementary Schools
- Professional Development to build Organizational Capacity in Low Achieving Schools
- Competing Strategies for Educational Reform: Charter Schools and Professional Development Schools
The National Institute on the Education of At-Risk Students FIS FY 1996 Awards
- Study of Alaska Rural Systemic Reform
- Families & Schools Together: An Experimental Analysis of a Parent-Mediated Intervention program for At-Risk American Indian Children
- The Effects of School Calendar Variations on Students, Families and Communities
- Vocabulary Knowledge and Reading Comprehension in English Language Learners
- Field-Initiated Study of the Cambridge, MA Integrated Transitional Bilingual Education Project
- Long-Term Effects of the Chicago Child-Parent Centers
- Long-Term Benefits of Intensive Early Education for Impoverished Children
- Cultural Interchange in Four Urban Schools: An Ethnography of At-Risk Students, Their Families and Teachers
- Timing of the Influences of Cumulative Poverty on Children's Cognitive Ability and Achievement
- Effects of Worksite Closure on Children's Academic and Psychological Adjustment
- Mastery Behaviors and Scholastic Competence of At-Risk Children Transitioning Into School and the Shared Perceptions of Their Parents and Teacher
- Project A.C.T. Early: Advancing Competency of Teachers for Early Behavioral Intervention of At-Risk Children
- Who's Teaching At-Risk Students?
- Assumptions, Actions, and Student Performance
- Social Capital and Its Effects on the Academic Development of Adolescents at Risk of Educational Failure
The National Institute On Student Achievement, Curriculum, And Assessment FIS FY 1996 Awards
- Safe Schools for the 21st Century
- School-Based Programs for Violent and Disruptive Behavior
- A National Survey of Technology's Impact on Classroom Teaching
- State Support System for Local Policy Makers
- Testing a Network-Based Approach to Home and School Connections
- Block Scheduling
- Achievement in a Whole Day Whole Year School
- Student Achievement Trends, 1972-1994
- Impact of Kentucky Upgraded Primary Program
- Transferable Skills
- Starter Units for Teachers
- Phonics and Whole Language
- First Steps Study
The National Institute on Postsecondary Education, Libraries and Lifelong Learning FIS FY 1996 Awards
- Case Studies in Evaluating the Benefits and Costs of Mediated Instruction and Distributed Learning
- Market-Based Adult Lifelong Learning Performance Measures for Public Libraries Serving Lower Income and Majority-Minority Markets
- A Field Initiated Demonstration Project in Support of Special Mission of Community Colleges as Primary Postsecondary Career Educators of Disabled Adults
- A Study of Adult Museum Programs
- E-Lit.
- Enhancing Faculty Contributions to Learning Productivity
FIS Educational Research Grants