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Download full textWeikart, David P. – 1969
This project was designed to compare three preschool curricula, with staff model and program operation held constant. The curricula were (1) a unit-based curriculum emphasizing the social-emotional development goals of the traditional nursery school, (2) a cognitively-oriented curriculum developed by the Ypsilanti Perry Preschool Project, and (3)…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education, Curriculum, Disadvantaged Youth
Children's Bureau (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1966
The proceedings of the National Conference on Day Care Services are reported. Addresses before general sessions were: (1)"The Nation Looks at Day Care Services" by Hubert H. Humphrey; (2) "Spotlight on Day Care" by Ellen Winston; (3) "Education and Welfare: Allies Against Poverty" by Francis Keppel; (4) "Twenty Percent of the Nation" by Julius B.…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Conference Reports, Day Care, Day Care Centers
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co., New York, NY. – 1973
Part 1 of this report outlines the concept of vouchers and the nature and objectives of the New Rochelle study. The more pertinent work tasks undertaken to accomplish the objectives are contained in the appendix. The authors describe their position regarding the voucher plan, highlight its major elements, and outline the steps the district should…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Experiments, Educational Finance, Educational Vouchers
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1990
A hearing was held for the purpose of receiving testimony on the reauthorization of the Head Start Act on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Head Start program, which was first implemented in 1965 to ensure that economically disadvantaged children begin school on an equal basis with their more advantaged peers. Opening remarks by…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Compensatory Education, Delivery Systems, Disadvantaged Youth
National Advisory Council on the Education of Disadvantaged Children, Washington, DC. – 1973
In this 1973 annual report, the National Advisory Council on the Education of Disadvantaged Children concludes that, regardless of the approach legislation may take, certain provisions should be included as fundamental for efficient use of funds and for determining that the funds are, indeed, used for helping disadvantaged children. Among the…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Compensatory Education
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Legal Defense and Educational Fund, New York, NY. – 1971
This document is part of a kit entitled Title I in your community, which has been redesigned to include new information about Title I and to disseminate the experiences of parent groups who have been working on Title I problems. This kit includes sample forms which can be used by parent and community groups to monitor the use of Title I funds. The…
Descriptors: Community Action, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Administration
Combes, Josette – 1992
This report examines how parent involvement in running day care centers in France has increased in recent years, and investigates the role that the Association des Collectifs Enfants Parents Professionnels (ACEPP) has played in making this form of child care more acceptable. After a discussion of the historical development and current choices of…
Descriptors: Day Care Centers, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education, Economically Disadvantaged
Zigler, Edward, Ed.; Valentine, Jeanette, Ed. – 1979
This book aims to provide a comprehensive history and analysis of the operation and evolution of Project Head Start. The volume consists of 23 original articles covering program history, the preschool education and developmental components of Head Start, and Head Start program development and evaluation. In Part One, the historical roots of Head…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Career Development, Curriculum Development, Developmental Programs
Berkeley Unified School District, CA. – 1967
THIS PROPOSAL IS FOR A KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM TO REINFORCE THE SOCIAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND COGNITIVE GAINS ACHIEVED BY ABOUT 125 RACIALLY INTEGRATED PROJECT HEADSTART GRADUATES. FUNDED UNDER TITLE VI OF THE 1964 CIVIL RIGHTS ACT, THE PROGRAM WILL BE STAFFED BY FIVE CLASSROOM TEACHERS, ONE CONSULTING TEACHER, ONE LANGUAGE SPECIALIST, ONE GUIDANCE…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Child Development, Community Involvement, Compensatory Education
Turnbull, Brenda J.; And Others – 1990
This report presents survey data, as of early 1990, on administration of the Hawkins-Stafford Amendments of the Elementary and Secondary School Act and on the continuing functions of state education agencies (SEAs), such as application review and monitoring. The Hawkins-Stafford amendments are designed to mandate accountability for student…
Descriptors: Accountability, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Griffith, Lynda W.; And Others – 1971
A Head Start Program operating in Kansas City since 1965 was viewed as inadequate because enrollment was limited to about 600 children per year. The Model Cities Agency determined to provide a program for the remainder of the children in the Model Cities neighborhoods. The programs developed were differentiated administratively for the purposes of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Childhood Needs, Disadvantaged Youth
Hoegl, Juergen – 1985
Undertaken as a background paper for an early childhood education policy study intended to identify current issues in early childhood education and policy alternatives for consideration by the State Board of Education of Illinois, this report focuses on the effectiveness of early childhood education programs. Specifically addressed are (1) reasons…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Developmental Continuity, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education
Marks, Ellen L.; Graham, Elliott T. – US Department of Health and Human Services, Head Start Bureau, 2004
Since it began in 1965, Head Start has been the cornerstone of the nation's services for low-income children and their families. A substantial research base has been attached to Head Start, providing information about the program's overall accomplishments and directions about ways to improve services for young children. American Indian and Alaska…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, American Indian Education, Early Childhood Education
Kaplan, Carol B.; Preli, Barbara – 1978
This description of career education activities in Jefferson County (Louisville, Kentucky) was prepared as part of a study conducted to identify evaluated, exemplary career education activities which represent the best of the current career education programs and practices referred to in Public Law 93-380. (See CE 018 212 for the final report of…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Awareness, Career Education, Community Involvement
