publications
Spotlight on Student Success
An occasional series of research briefs highlighting Laboratory findings that have significant implications for improving the academic success of students.

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Professional Development of Teachers of Language Minority Students Through University-School Partnerships
Andrea G. Zetlin, Elaine MacLeod, and Darlene Michener

301
Course Taking in High School: Is Opportunity Equal?
Jeremy D. Finn

302
The Association of African-American Mothers Perceptions of Their Neighborhood and Their Parenting and Adolescent Adjustment
Ronald D. Taylor

303
Laying the Groundwork for a New Generation of Policy Research: Commentary on "Knowledge Utilization in Educational Policy and Politics"
Kenneth Wong

304
Five "P's" to Promote School-Family Partnership Efforts
Evanthia N. Patrikakou, Roger P. Weissberg, and Michelle Rubinstein

305
The School-Family Partnership Project: Survey Report
Evanthia N. Patrikakou, Roger P. Weissberg, Lascelles Anderson, and Timothy Shanahan

306
1997 LSS Needs Assessment: Teacher and Administrator Priorities
Richard Hoenes and William Evans

307
Assessing Opportunity to Learn in Schools
Jeremy D. Finn, Floraline I. Stevens, and Susan Gerber

308
Fostering Resilience: What Do We Know?
Margaret C. Wang, Geneva D. Haertel, and Herbert J. Walberg

309
Teacher Relationships
Margaret C. Wang and Geneva D. Haertel

310
School-to-Work: What Works in School
William J. Stull

311
Motivation and Learning Environment Differences Between Resilient and Nonresilient Latino Middle School Students
Hersholt C. Waxman, Shwu-yong L. Huang, and Yolanda N. Padrón

312
Classroom Instruction and Learning Environment Differences Between Effective and Ineffective Urban Elementary Schools for African-American Students
Hersholt C. Waxman and Shwu-yong L. Huang

313
The Lifecycle of the Career Teacher: Maintaining Excellence for a Lifetime
Betty E. Steffy and Michael P. Wolf

314
School-Based Violence Prevention Curricula
Linda Dusenbury and Roger Weissberg

315
Product Satisfaction Surveys: Determining LSS Client Satisfaction Levels
Jeong-Ran Kim and William Evans

316
LSS User Satisfaction Surveys: Professional Development Program Evaluations and Tracer Studies
William Evans and Julie Schultz

317
An Examination of the Impact of Block Scheduling
William Evans, Sheri Rice, Stephen Sokolow, Earline Sloan, and Thomas Vona

318
Implementation of Title I Schoolwide Projects and Their Impact on Schools
Jeong-Ran Kim

319
LSS Quality Assurance: The Role of the Technical Review Board
Sherri Rice, William Evans, and Todd Adams

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1998 LSS Needs Assessment Survey: Priorities of Teachers and Administrators
William Evans, Dennis Dodson, and Delancey Cheeks