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McClain, Shirla R. – 1979
This report is a historical study of the growth and development of the Akron Community Service Center and Urban League's (ACSC & UL) educational programs. Emphasis is given to the reasons for the emergence of such programs and how a social agency's educational programs differed from public school programs. An overview of the history and…
Descriptors: Blacks, Educational Programs, Educationally Disadvantaged, Employment Programs
Langlois, Margaret – 1979
Through the Title I/Impact Aid programs, special reading and math services were provided for 2,385 students in grades one through nine. Three levels of the Metropolitan Achievement Tests were used as objective pre and post test measures. Pupil activities in reading varied according to diagnosed needs, grade level, and demonstrated task mastery.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged
Download full textPark, Jeanne S., Ed. – 1978
The 41 projects across the country funded under Title I, and validated by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare Education Division as "exemplary" and worthy of duplication, are described in this booklet. The descriptions, which are aimed at telling parents, community groups and educators what is working in Title I, are taken…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Collins, Ray – 1973
Many Indians are leaving their communities to seek employment in the cities, but because of lack of education and social prejudice are forced to live under poor conditions. The Indian Education Center in Vancouver has an adult basic education program that includes counseling. The center tries to help all Indians referred to it; so far it has…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Counseling, American Indians, Community Organizations
Pima County Schools, Tucson, AZ. – 1975
The three-year Special Experimental Adult Basic Education (ABE) Project was established in Tucson, Arizona, in order to identify and recruit residents known to have minimal academic skills or a minimal ability to communicate in the English language. ABE services, developed to meet individual needs, were offered in the home by project teachers when…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Educationally Disadvantaged
Askins, Billy E.; And Others – 1974
The Responsive Environment Program for Spanish American Children (REPSAC) is a group educational program for "high risk" (of low birth weight and with various handicaps) Spanish American children. It aims to provide successful experiences for these children in both English and Spanish language learning and in improving cognitive and…
Descriptors: Academically Handicapped, Attitudes, Bilingual Students, Community Involvement
Finger, John A. – 1991
This fact sheet begins with an overview of family support programs, which includes a discussion of the premises of family support programs and a list of typical program components. The remainder of the fact sheet focuses on one approach to family support, comprehensive and collaborative (C&C) services. The fact sheet underscores the need for…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Services, Comprehensive Programs, Early Childhood Education
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1989
The Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) Program was established in 1970 to increase the number of American Indian, Black, Mexican-American, and Puerto Rican students who graduate from a California university prepared to enter mathematics-based careers. Developed initially with an exclusive focus on high school students, MESA…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Preparation, Disadvantaged Youth, Educationally Disadvantaged
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Federal Programs. – 1990
This publication presents a summary of South Carolina's use of funds provided by Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act as an educational resource for educationally deprived children from 1985 to 1989, and identifies projects exhibiting the greatest gains in student achievement during fiscal year 1989. The report consists of…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Educational Resources, Educationally Disadvantaged
Alvin Community Coll., TX. – 1982
This booklet describes the history, rationale, and operations of Alvin Community College (ACC's) Developmental Education Program. Section I, first, outlines the college's commitment to the philosophy of developmental education; second, provides a history of developmental education at ACC, covering the adoption of an open-door policy, the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Philosophy
Crist-Whitzel, Janet L.; And Others – 1984
This evaluative report describes a demonstration project undertaken by the Center for Research on Equitable Access to Technology in Education (CREATE) at the Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development; the project involved the design and implementation of computer literacy training of minority high school students in San…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Educationally Disadvantaged
MENDELSOHN, MELVIN – 1968
THIS COMPENDIUM IS ONE OF A SERIES DESCRIBING CONTINUING TITLE I, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT (ESEA) PROJECTS FROM DIFFERENT INSTRUCTIONAL AND SERVICE AREAS. PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS FOR 25 TITLE I, ESEA PROJECTS INVOLVING MATHEMATICS EDUCATION GIVE A RANGE OF COVERAGE IN DIFFERENT INSTRUCTIONAL AND SERVICE DOMAINS, INCLUDING CURRICULUM…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educational Programs, Educationally Disadvantaged
Park, Jeanne S., Comp. – 1980
This booklet describes 50 Title I programs that have been validated by the Education Division of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare as exemplary. The descriptions, written originally for use in newspapers and by radio and television stations, tell how the programs operate, what makes them successful, and how the students are…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Compensatory Education, Demonstration Programs, Educationally Disadvantaged
Ramey, Craig T.; And Others – 1979
After discussing the differences in the physical, social, and attitudinal environments of advantaged and disadvantaged children, this paper describes the educational settings and intervention practices that were designed as part of the Carolina Abecedarian Project to assist young disadvantaged children in attaining educational competence. An…
Descriptors: Child Development, Communication Skills, Day Care, Educational Improvement
Wichita Unified School District 259, KS. – 1968
A Title I/ESEA summer project for educationally deprived children (K-6) in Wichita, Kansas, is described and evaluated. One major objective of the project was reading improvement. Other objectives included improving the children's verbal functions, self-image, attitude toward school and education, daily attendance, physical and nutritional health,…
Descriptors: Art Education, Business Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Industrial Arts
