This New York City school district educational project sought to locate actual dropouts and identify potential dropouts from Benjamin Franklin High School, and to involve them in the Urban Street Academy Program as a means of resolving their school problems and helping them continue their education. The objectives of the Academy were (1)…

AN EVALUATION WAS MADE OF A PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL AND GUIDANCE SERVICES TO DISADVANTAGED NONPUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS TO DEVELOP THEIR EDUCATIONAL MOTIVATION, PERSONAL ADJUSTMENT, DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-WORTH, AND "WHOLESOME MENTAL HEALTH." CLINICAL CENTERS WERE OPENED TO PROVIDE A RANGE OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, AND A…

This report focuses on one method of human services integration--starting with a categorical funding and program base which is expanded to integrate complementary services and resources into a comprehensive service package. The four projects examined illustrate the following initial categorical bases: Community mental health services, primarily…

Intended primarily for directors of occupational education in large cities, this document presents suggested guidelines for the development of a comprehensive occupational education system (COES) based upon the COER (Comprehensive Occupation Education Research) Project model developed in New York City. After describing the background, objectives,…

Designed to gather and analyze the information needed to develop a plan for a model comprehensive occupational education system (COES), this research project is reported in five chapters. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the project which was conducted in the Bronx borough of New York City because this area exemplifies the problems of urban…