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Albin, Rochelle – Urban Review, 1973
A critical evaluation of the Ammons and Ammons Quick Test, a test of verbal-perceptual test which is part of the applicant screening procedure of the Job Corps. (JM)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Federal Programs, Intelligence Tests, Labor Force Development
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Chanan, Gabriel; Gilchrist, Linda – Urban Review, 1975
Asserts that schools tend to reject pupil's culture, and seek to replace it with values, both middle class and egalitarian, which are not effectively conveyed, and advocates that the subject matter and techniques of education should be revalued, with the revalued material being made accessible to all pupils. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Culture Conflict, Educational Objectives, Lower Class
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Rosenbaum, James E.; And Others – Urban Review, 1988
Studies low-income, Black students who moved with their families to middle income, White suburbs. Interviews students and their mothers concerning premove and postmove experiences. Discusses advantages and problems arising from residential integration. (FMW)
Descriptors: Black Mothers, Black Students, Desegregation Effects, Elementary School Students