Overview of SDP Effects External Evaluations School Climate Surveys Keyword Search:   Comer Site Med center Site Yale Site     Comer School Development Program 55 College Street New Haven CT, 06510 (203) 737-1020 Tel. (203) 737-1023 Fax			Research & Evaluation External Evaluations External Evaluations and Research Articles Published External Evaluations Other External Evaluations Published Research Articles by Independent Evaluators Articles by Yale-SDP Faculty Published External Evaluations Noblit, G.W., Malloy, W.W., & Malloy, C.E. (2000). The kids got smarter: Case studies of successful Comer Schools. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press, Inc. Cook, T.D., Murphy, R.F., Hunt, H.D. (2000). Comer's School Development Program in Chicago: a theory-based evaluation. American Educational Research Journal, 37(2), 535-97. Cook, T.D., Habib, F., Phillips, M., Settersten, R.A., Shagle, S.C., & Degirmencioglu, S.M. (1999). Comer's School Development Program in Prince George's County, Maryland: A theory-based evaulation. American Educational Research Journal, 36(3), 543-597. (*please also see the response to this article by James P. Comer and Norris M. Haynes on pages 599-607 of the same issue). Other External Evaluations *not available directly from SDP Cook, T.D., Hunt, H.D., & Murphy, R.F. (1999). Comer's School Development Program in Chicago: A theory-based evaluation. Millsap, M.A., Chase, A., Obdeidallah, D., Perez-Smith, A., Brigham, N., & Johnston, K. (2000). Evaluation of Detriot’s Comer Schools and Families Initiative. Final Report. Cambridge, MA, Abt Associates, Inc. Neufeld, B. & La Bue, M.A. (1994). The Implementation of the School Development Program in Hartford. Final evaluation report. Cambridge, MA: Education Matters, Inc. Payne, C.M. (1994). The Comer School Development Process in Chicago: An interim report. Evanston, IL: Center for Urban Affairs and Policy Research, Northwestern University. Turnbull, B.J., Fiester, L., & Wodatch, J. (1997). "A process, not a program": An early look at the Comer Process in Community School District 13. Washington, DC: Policy Studies Associates, Inc. Wong, P.L., Oberman, I., Mintrop, H., & Gamson, D. (1996). Evaluation of the San Francisco Foundation Bay Area School Reform Portfolio. Summary report. Stanford, CA: Stanford University. Published Research Articles by Independent Evaluators Anson, A.R., Cook, T.D., Habib, F., Grady M., Haynes, N.M., Comer, J.P. (1991). The Comer School Development Program: A theoretical analysis. Journal of Urban Education, 26 (1), 56-82. Articles by Yale-SDP Faculty 1998 Haynes, N.M. guest editor. (1998) Changing Schools for Changing Times: The Comer School Development Program. A special issue of the Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk. 3 (1) Haynes, N. M. (1998) Creating Safe and Caring School Communities: Comer School Development Program Schools. Journal of Negro Education. 65 (3) Squires, D. (1998) "The Comer Program: Changing School Culture." with R.D. Kranyik in Kaleidoscope: Readings in Education. K. Ryan and J.M. Cooper, Eds. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1997 Haynes, N.M.; Emmons, C.; Ben-Avie, M. (1997). School climate as a factor in student adjustment and achievement. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 8(3), 321-329. A Linking School-Based Governance and Instructional Change: A Case Study of Two ATLAS Schools.@ with R.D. Kranyik. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association, March, 1997. Curriculum Alignment Manual for Mathematics. Yale Child Study Center, Comer Project for Change in Education. Developed for Guilford County Public Schools, Greensboro, NC, 1997. Curriculum Alignment Manual for Science. Yale Child Study Center, Comer Project for Change in Education. Developed for Guilford County Public Schools, Greensboro, NC, 1997. 1996 Comer, J.P. and Haynes, N.M. (1996) School Consultation: A Psychosocial Perspective. In A.J. Solnit, D.J. Cohen, and J.E. Schowalter (Eds.). Psychiatry. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott. Comer, J.P. and Haynes, N.M. (1996) Improving Psychoeducational Outcomes for African-American Children. In Melvin Lewis (Ed.). Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Baltimore, Maryland: Williams & Wilkins. Haynes, N.M. (1996). African-American students' Academic self-concept and achievement. In F.L. Jones-Wilson, C.A. Asburg, M. Okazua-Rey, D.R. Anderson, S.M. Jacobs, and M. Fulz (editors). Encyclopedia of African-American Education. Westport: Greenwood Publishing Group 403-406. Haynes, N.M. (1996). The self-fulfilling prophecy and African-American students. Encyclopedia of African American Education. Westport: Greenwood Publishing Group 407-409. Haynes, N.M. & Comer, J.P. (1996). Integrating schools families and communities through successful school reform. School Psychology Review, 25 (4). 1995 Haynes, N. M. (1995). How Skewed is the Bell Curve. Journal of Black Psychology, 21, (3), 275-293. Haynes, N.M. (1995). School Factors In Substance Abuse Prevention Among Young African -American Males. In Louise R. White (Ed.). Journal of Research on Minority Affairs special edition - Drug Abuse, Alcoholism, and HIV Infection Among African-American Males. Baltimore, Maryland: Research Institute on Minority Affairs. Emmons, Christine L., Haynes, Norris M., Owen, Steven V., Bility, Khalipha, and Comer, James P. (1995). Self-Concept as a Mediator of School Climate Effects. In School Development Program Research Monograph, edited by Norris M. Haynes. Haynes, Norris M., Maholmes, Valerie, Emmons, Christine, Gebreyesus, Sara. (1995) An Examination of the Psychosocial and School Achievement Characteristics Among SDP and Non-SDP Middle School Students. In School Development Program Research Monograph, edited by Norris M. Haynes, ERIC Document No. ED 371 091, pp. 246-270. Maholmes, Valerie, Haynes, Norris M., Bility, Khalipha, Emmons, Christine, and Comer, James P. (1995) Teachers Attributions for Student Performance: The Effects of Race, Experience, and School Context. In School Development Program Research Monograph, edited by Norris M. Haynes, ERIC Document No. ED 371 091, pp. 117-145. 1993 Comer, J. P. (1993). The potential effects of community organizations on the future of our youth. Teachers College Record, 94 (3), 658-661. Comer, J. P. (1993). All children can learn: A developmental approach. Holistic Education Review, 6 (1), 4-9. Comer, J. P. (1993). The community classroom, Special Section, Education in America, Newsweek, June 19, 1993, 6-7. Comer, J. P., Richardson, L. (1993). Good sense for adolescence. Connecticut Magazine, 85. Haynes, N. M. (1993). Reducing the risk of teen parenthood: An approach that works. Bulletin, The Journal for Middle Level and High School Leaders, 77, (557), 36-40. Haynes, N. M., Comer, J. P. and Roberts, V. (1993). A developmental and systems approach to mental health in schools. Educational Horizons, 71, (4), 181-186. Haynes, N. and Comer, J. P. (1993). The Yale School Development Program: Process, outcomes, and policy implications. Urban Education, 28 (2), 166-199. Kinsler, K. & Joyner, E. (1993). Child development and differential school performance: A challenge for teachers in School Development Programs. Educational Horizons, 71, (4), 175-180. Williams, J.H. & Haynes, N. M. (1993). A university-based psychoeducational model for identifying minority gifted students. Educational Horizons, 71, (4), 209-216. 1992 Comer, J. P. (1992). Opening the door to learning. Agenda: America's Schools for the 21st Century, Scholastic, Inc., 26-28. Comer, J. P. (1992). Child development: An organizing theme for school improvement. Social Policy, 28-30. Comer, J. P. (1992-93). Educational accountability: A shared responsibility between parents and schools. Stanford Law & Policy Review, 113-122. Haynes, N. M. & Gebreyesus, S. (1992). Cooperative learning: A case for African-American students. School Psychology Review, 21 (4), 577-585. 1991 Anson, A.R., Cook, T.D., Habib, F., Grady M., Haynes, N.M., Comer, J.P. (1991). The Comer School Development Program: A theoretical analysis. Journal of Urban Education, 26 (1), 56-82. Comer, J. P. (1991). The black collegian and the American future. The Black Collegian (20th Anniversary Commemorative Edition), 21. Comer, J. P. (1991). Parent participation: Fad or function?. Educational Horizons, 69 (4). Comer, J. P. & Haynes, N. M. (1991). Parent involvement in schools: An ecological approach. The Elementary School Journal, 91 (3), 271-277. 1990 Comer, J. P. (1990). Reinventing community. Television and Families, 12 (3), 47-58. Comer, J. P. (1990). Recreating our school communities for youth: the Comer School Development Program. Partnership: A Journal for Leaders in Education, 15(1). Haynes, N. M. (1990). The influence of self-concept on school adjustment among black middle school students. Journal of Social Psychology, 130, (2), 199-207. Haynes, N. & Comer, J. P. (1990). The effects of a School Development Program on self concept. The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, 63 (4). Haynes, N. M. (1990). The School Development Program: School program for disadvantaged youth. In Action Strategies for the 90's. The Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan, 65-70.
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