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Download full textImel, Susan – 1996
The recent United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women concluded that if women are to advance in status socially, economically, and politically, they must have access to high quality education. Although women in the United States have steadily increased their educational status, the fact that 23 percent of women aged 25 and over have not gone…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Needs
Peer reviewedGoins, Brad – Childhood Education, 1990
Summarizes recent ERIC documents on at-risk children. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Early Childhood Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Practices
Schwartz, Wendy – 1995
Homeless parents, like all parents, want their children to have a good education, and most are eager to help in any way they can. Some suggestions are offered for helping homeless parents become partners in their children's education. Parent concerns should be addressed directly. They should be assured that their children can learn, that schools…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Ancillary School Services, Children, Disadvantaged Youth
Hahn, Andrew – 1992
How youth programs, particularly those that try to prepare young people for work and higher education, are organized and implemented in the field is reviewed. In many cases, the needs of program practitioners are overlooked by the research community. The focus here is on "second-chance" programs that promote the self-sufficiency of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Bowen, Raymond C., Ed.; Muller, Gilbert H., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1999
This volume of New Directions for Community Colleges features case studies of six prototypical urban community college systems and the challenges they face. The chapters provide guides for those interested in the unique mission of urban institutions: (1) "Urban America and the Community College Imperative: The Importance of Open Access and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Change
ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics, Washington, DC. – 1997
Innovative programs of school reform and research for diverse student populations have tended to focus on specific cultural, linguistic, or ethnic populations and on specific local communities. Findings from this body of research over the years have resulted in a core of principles for designing and implementing programs for at-risk students. Five…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Change Strategies, Classroom Communication, Cognitive Development
Ascher, Carol – 1988
Recent research shows no significant educational benefits from providing summer schools, extended school years, or year-round schooling to disadvantaged students. However, the severe educational difficulties faced by these students, combined with the many practical reasons for deviating from the traditional school year, are strong reasons why…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrative Problems, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Problems
