STUDIES

Billings, L. and Fitzgerald, J. (Winter, 2002)  “Dialogic Discussion and the Paideia Seminar,” American Educational Research Journal, Vol. 39, No. 4.

Bureau of Program Evaluation. (1990). Evaluation of the 1987-1988 Paideia Program. Dept. of Research, Evaluation and Planning, Chicago Public Schools.

Chesser, W., Gellatly, G and Hale, M. (Sept,. 1997). "Do Paideia Seminars Explain Higher Writing Scores?" Middle School Journal, 40-44.

Gellatly, G. (1997). "Students Describe Seminars: Having a Valued Voice in School." (Master’s Thesis, UNC-Chapel Hill).

Hernam R., and Stringfield, S. (April, 1995). "Ten Promising Programs for Educating Disadvantaged Students: Evidence of Impact." Paper presented at the Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Howard, J. (1992). "Seminar Discussion and Enlarged Understanding of Ideas." (Doctoral Dissertation, UNC-Chapel Hill.

Moore, J. (1990). "Alternative Programs, An Evaluation Report." Planning, Research and Evaluation Branch of the Cincinnati Public Schools.

North Carolina Annual Testing Commission. (1994-95). "Focused Holistic Scoring Guide: The Narrative Composition." North Carolina Writing, Grades 4, 6 and 8. Raleigh, NC.

Tarkington, S. (1988). "Improving Critical Thinking Skills Using Paideia Seminars in a Seventh Grade Literature Curriculum." (Doctoral Dissertation, University of San Diego).

Wheelock, A. (1994). "Chattanooga’s Paideia Schools: A Single Track for All – And It’s Working." Journal of Negro Education, 63, (1), 77-92.

In addition to participating in externally driven research, the National Paideia Center conducts frequent internal assessments of its work in schools and publishes a regular report documenting results.