Since the early 1960s, Project Follow Through has used psychologists to develop effective educational models for economically disadvantaged children. The successful utilization of psychologists has implications for two central issues: roles for such professionals in social intervention research, and future uses of planned variation and sponsorship…

The articles in this booklet were developed as part of the Infant/Parent Education Project, operated by the Pediatric Department of the Charles R. Drew Postgraduate Medical School (Los Angeles, CA) and funded by the Bureau for the Education of the Handicapped. Under the project, a model program was developed to serve handicapped minority infants…

Two approaches to private sector participation in employment and training programs for economically disadvantaged out-of-school youth (16-21 years old) are discussed in this report. The two approaches are: (1) subsidized work experience in the private sector, which tries to foster good work habits leading to employment; and (2) occupational…