The career education development project presented in the report covers the period from July 1, 1972 through June 30, 1975, with approximately seven percent of the combined school populations of Muskegon and Muskegon Heights, Michigan, participating. The stratified, selected sample was comprised of one experimental group of 202 "target…

The stated purpose of the research discussed here was to evaluate a program developed jointly by two teachers of bilingual and economically and otherwise disadvantaged students to deal with language deficiencies in seventh and eighth grade students: the methods incorporated language training in both English and Spanish, and perceptual training.…

The goal of this project was to develop and implement a program of career education in a pilot cluster of schools in Cobb County, Georgia. The approach fused aspects of vocational education, guidance, and a broad-based curriculum into a systematic and sequential effort within the elementary, middle, and secondary schools. Such an effort was…

SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THIRD-, FOURTH-, AND FIFTH-GRADE STUDENTS IN THE BRONX SCHOOLS WERE PREPARED. CURRICULUM AREAS FOR GRADES 3 AND 4 WERE--HEALTH, LANGUAGE ARTS, MUSIC, MATHEMATICS, AND SCIENCE. IN SCIENCE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE SCIENTIFIC ASPECTS OF THE COMMUNITY AND SCIENCE IN EVERYDAY LIVING WERE EXPLORED. NEW TEACHERS WERE ORIENTED TO THE PROGRAM…

This report evaluates a program designed to develop a new curriculum for disadvantaged eighth and ninth grade students in New York City who were performing poorly in school (academically, socially, emotionally) and who appeared likely to become school dropouts. The evaluation--representing the work of a multidiscipline team of specialists in…

This study assesses: (1) immediate and long term academic and personal adjustment effects of the Bereiter-Engelmann preschool program and of the traditional enrichment preschool program, as well as the effects of no preschool experience; (2) effects of the above programs on children at the kindergarten level; (3) interactive effects of each type…

Through joint efforts that included Federal funds, school staff, and community members, Leflore County schools in rural Mississippi have made advances in education. The uses of instructional materials and media are described in this 1969 document, along with areas where deficiencies are found. One section cites specific findings with respect to…

This book about curriculum in American schools is centered on answering questions regarding placing curriculum within the context of schools and school systems, and presenting ideas regarding world-class standards and continuous improvement. Curriculum cannot be allowed to become simply the means to separate the haves from the have-nots based on…

THIS REPORT CONTAINS EVALUATIONS OF 22 TITLE I PROJECTS IN THE MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THERE WERE PROGRAMS IN SIX AREAS--(1) SUMMER AND AFTER-SCHOOL COMPENSATORY EDUCATION WHICH PROVIDED ENRICHMENT AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT, (2) CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND EXPERIMENTATION, (3) HEALTH AND WELFARE, (4) SPECIAL EDUCATION FOR PHYSICALLY…

The Center for Peace Education is an ecumenical nonprofit organization that provides educational programs for peace and social justice in the Cincinnati (Ohio) area. In the 1980s, through a gradual process, the Center introduced nonviolence and conflict-resolution training into several urban schools in and around greater Cincinnati. In 1992 the…

The first of the document's major components is the report of the Cleveland three-year career development program. Intended to bridge the gap between school and earning a living for students in an urban poverty area, the program begins in elementary school and continues through high school. Eight goals and related performance objectives were…

The Job Upgrading Program helps school dropouts and potential dropouts either return to or adjust to the regular school program or become prepared for the world of work. Trainees are given the opportunity to take an abbreviated school program, receive highly individualized personal counseling, learn about the factors for achieving success in a…

An interdisciplinary curriculum program was introduced at a suburban high school almost 1,700 students when the school became eligible for a Chapter 1 program grant for academically at risk students. The interdisciplinary program, which integrated English, Algebra, Biology, and World History, developed and was expanded to all students, including…

This book owes its origin to a symposium on "Compensatory Education" which took place at the 1970 Annual Conference of the British Psychological Society. The opening chapter discusses the complex concepts of "disadvantage,""deprivation," and "compensatory education," with illustrations from work carried out…

This research bulletin reports an evaluation study of the program of the Dale Avenue Early Childhood Education Center, funded under Title III of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act. A pre- and post-test experimental and control design using standardized and locally developed instruments was used to evaluate the academic performance of the…