Disillusionment with the many bilingual programs developed under Title VII, 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act, indicates only a lessened commitment, and a justifiably more cautious approach; the seeds of doubts, the problems, and possibly the likelihood of failure were built into the program from the beginning. (Author/JM)

A bilingual program was implemented to meet the educational needs of Spanish American and Indian children with noted deficiencies in English and/or their native languages. The program components were an English Oral Language Program coupled with concept reinforcement in the vernacular for kindergarten children using non-standard English, along…

The program's objective was to train a cadre of research and development specialists with competencies to strengthen and institutionalize organizational assessment and program development within higher education institutions serving large numbers of Chicano and Native American students. The project's two major thrusts were: (1) project management…

A survey was conducted by the Educational Testing Service to evaluate the impact of federally supported college programs for disadvantaged students. The purposes were to identify successful programs and learn what factors were associated with effectiveness, using student-centered criteria of success, satisfaction and continuance in school. A…

The purpose of the small business management program is to help families improve the effectiveness of their business operation and enable them to reach family and business goals. Similar to a successful program in farm management education operational in Minnesota since 1952, the program includes classroom instruction, small group instruction,…

This paper argues that, with the demise of the "melting pot" theory of education, teacher educators are faced with the challenge of providing cross-cultural preparation for preservice teachers of the cultural majority who wish to serve minority populations. Four Indiana University projects are described in which student teaching segments have been…

The evaluation report of Texas graduate schools of social work has 6 criteria: (1) an increase in the percentage of Blacks and Mexican Americans in schools; (2) a full utilization of the scholarships under these programs; (3) development of a statewide recruitment system; (4) relevant curriculum changes; (5) retention of graduates from the…

The 1970-71 evaluation of the Grants, New Mexico, Bilingual Education Project is reported through narrative description of tests administered and their results, statistical findings from analyses of variance or covariance of test results, and conclusions and recommendations based on test results. In the evaluation, the 147 students in the…

The model plan outlined in this practical guide for the establishment and development of library collections and services to meet the needs of ethnic populations--particularly Asian American, Black, Chicano/Spanish speaking, and Native American--is intended for use by library administrators and ethnic services librarians. Guidelines provided cover…

The stated purposes of this Head Start project were to provide deprived children with experiences designed for cultural enrichment, to improve personal health, to encourage social and emotional growth, and to develop mental competencies. This report provides information on the various activities undertaken in the project, personnel preparation and…

English language development is a major educational problem of children of migrant agricultural workers and of native Indians. A program is described which utilized Teaching Research Language Development materials so they could be taught by teacher aides. The materials, commonly known as "Language Games," were structured in order that…

School districts are compelled by the 1964 Civil Rights Act Title VI to provide special language programs for those children speaking a non-English native language and belonging to an identifiable minority group, generally of low socioeconomic status, including Mexican Americans, Native Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Asian Americans. The form such…

The report described one relatively small but extensively researched special admission and compensatory education program at The Claremont Colleges, California. The Program of Special Directed Studies for Transition to College (PSDS) was administered by the Claremont University Center. PSDS was a 5-year experimental project primarily funded by the…

The Responsive Model program assumes that the school environment should be designed to respond to the learner, and that school activities should be autotelic, or self-rewarding, not dependent upon rewards or punishment unrelated to the activity. Developmental theory, certain ideas of operant conditioning, and flexible learning sequences are used…

In this progress report are descriptions of (1) the 1970 program of Project Catch-Up (PCU), Western Washington State College's (WWSC) 6-week summer residence program of remediation and cultural enrichment for junior high age youth of ethnic minority status or poverty background having high potential and low achievement, and (2) the follow-up…