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Download full textMenard, Joanne – 1993
This practicum sought to combat the problem of decreasing readiness skills and overall general knowledge of entering kindergarten students, by developing and implementing an integrated parent involvement program for regular and special education classes in preschool and kindergarten. The first phase involved parents and children in a home-based…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children, Parent Participation
Benony, Myrtle L. – 1990
A practicum was designed to improve the self-concepts of intermediate grade students and reduce behavior problems in their class. The practicum was implemented for 10 weeks in an alternative education class of 14 low socioeconomic status students with moderate learning and behavior problems. The three strategies employed were: (1) daily peer group…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Monahan, Patrick R. – 1992
This practicum was designed to assist 62 incoming, at-risk, ninth-grade students to acquire the knowledge, motivation, interest, and skills necessary to make a successful transition to high school. Primary objectives were to reduce the number of disciplinary infractions; decrease school absences; involve more of the students in school-related…
Descriptors: Attendance, Career Education, Counseling Techniques, Discipline
Lawson, Stanley G. – 1991
This proposal describes the organization and implementation of a "World Steel Drum Ensemble" as a strategy to solve the problems of low minority academic achievement, high minority discipline incidents, and minority isolationism. The drum ensemble studied and performed music from Caribbean, Hispanic, and African heritages in a middle…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, African Culture, Cultural Awareness, Discipline
Conrad, Delora P. – 1979
The Student Advancement in Learning (SAIL) project was instituted at Northwest Alabama State Junior College (NASJC) to increase the retention of high risk students through a combination of courses and services in the areas of academic and personal development, career exploration, individual counseling, and financial aid. During the planning stages…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Counseling, Career Exploration, Counseling Services
Bigelow, Rita-Anne Z. – 1993
This practicum was designed and implemented to reduce the underrepresentation of minority students in gifted programs, and to help minority students improve their academic achievement in Westmoreland County, Virginia. The practicum involved examining the gifted student nomination/identification process to see if instruments or procedures were…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Achievement, Black Students, Cultural Differences
