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Download full textFuller, Gerald R.; Phipps, Lloyd J. – 1968
Project REDY (Rural Education-Disadvantaged Youth) was initiated by the University of Illinois on June 1, 1965, and is scheduled to terminate June 30, 1970. The objectives of the project were: (1) to study in depth a depressed rural area and to identify conditions and trends that typify the area; (2) to develop and conduct a model…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Experimental Programs
Fuller, Gerald R.; Phipps, Lloyd J. – 1968
To identify aspects of family living which were satisfying to residents of low income areas 84 families representative of the total population of an economically depressed rural area and 31 severely disadvantaged families were interviewed. Some findings were: (1) Approximately 87 percent of families living in the area and 74 percent of the…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged, Family Attitudes, Family Characteristics
Fuller, Gerald R.; Phipps, Lloyd J. – 1968
One aspect of Project REDY (Rural Education-Disadvantaged Youth) was to explore the degree of upward social and occupational mobility which society might realiztically expect from residents of a rural economically depressed area. Social class structure was identified as a related factor and examined in a rural, Southern Illinois county. It was…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Experimental Programs
Fuller, Gerald R.; Phipps, Lloyd J. – 1968
To explore the degree of upward social and occupational mobility which could be expected from residents of rural economically depressed areas under existing circumstances, interviews were conducted with a random sample of 85 families from an economically depressed county and 30 severely disadvantaged families. Some findings were: (1) The majority…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged, Family Characteristics, Migration Patterns
Fuller, Gerald R.; Phipps, Lloyd J. – 1968
One aspect of Project REDY (Rural Education-Disadvantaged Youth) was to identify elements of family living which were satisfying to residents of an economically depressed rural area in Southern Illinois. McVoy's Wants and Satisfaction scale was administered to 115 family heads to determine the degree to which certain wishes and interests of…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Experimental Programs
Fuller, Gerald R.; Phipps, Lloyd J. – 1968
A project for developing an effective vocationally-oriented educational program to utilize the capabilities of economically and socially handicapped rural youth was divided into five major phases: (1) an in-depth study of the characteristics of a cross section of families in which the model educational program was tried, (2) an in-depth study of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
