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Download full textLosak, John; Burns, Neil – 1971
This was the first phase of a continuing evaluation of a Community College Studies Program designed to provide educational opportunities for the academically under-prepared student. The subject college had always had a remedial program of some type, but it only recently conducted formal program evaluations. The most recent was during the 1967-68…
Descriptors: Academically Handicapped, Educationally Disadvantaged, Evaluation, Low Achievement
Direct linkInverness Research Associates, 2007
The people at Inverness Research Associates spent 12 years studying Community Science Workshops (CSW) in California and in six other states. They gathered statistics on the scale, scope, and cost-efficiency of CSW services to youth. They observed youth at work in the shops--taking apart computers, repairing bikes, growing plants, and so on--and…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Science Activities, Workshops, Nontraditional Students
Biller, Julian – 1970
Project GAIN was designed to meet the special needs of the academically retarded junior high school student. This federally funded project has been on-going in Broward County (Florida) since January 1966. The project was conceived of as a means to motivate and educate those students whose "dull normal" intellectual ability might…
Descriptors: Educationally Disadvantaged, Handicapped Children, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools
The University of South Florida's Learning Center for Personal Employability. Final Progress Report.
University of South Florida, Tampa. – 1968
Conducted in Greater Tampa, Florida, from July 1966 through July 1968, this project was an effort to help unemployed or underemployed high school graduates aged 17-25 to acquire or upgrade work skills. Shorthand and typing courses, the Communications Clinic, and other curriculum elements were designed to correct deficiencies in basic educational…
Descriptors: Attendance, Career Counseling, Curriculum, Educationally Disadvantaged
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1984
The purpose of these guidelines is to provide Florida's school districts with some procedures for developing projects and programs that will meet the letter and intent of Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981. This document addresses: (1) allowable costs; (2) personnel; (3) fiscal requirements that apply to all…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educational Legislation, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1994
The Florida Successful Schools Project, a collaborative effort of the State Department of Education, school district Chapter 1 programs, and the Technical Assistance Centers in Atlanta, is designed to help the Florida schools that face the greatest challenges in helping students achieve in a safe and orderly environment. This report covers the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Cooperation, Educationally Disadvantaged
Florida State Postsecondary Education Commission, Tallahassee. – 1993
This report presents an evaluation of Florida's College Reach-Out Program (CROP) and data on the 1991-92 cohort of institutions and students which the program serves. CROP is a state-wide program designed to increase the number of students successfully completing postsecondary education by providing disadvantaged students in grades 6 through 12…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Career Counseling, College Bound Students
