Explores the basic characteristics of the slum school as a social institution, and examines the relevance of sociological categories for institution building in education. (JF)

An art teacher at an inner city elementary school has found that his young students are eager to join his after-school art club and to tackle the difficult processes of etching and printmaking. This article describes the program's printmaking procedures and facilities. (SJL)

ACCORDING TO A SURVEY OF 294 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN 16 SCHOOLS SERVING DISADVANTAGED PUPILS, HIGH TEACHER TURNOVER IS PROMPTED BY THE "PECULIARITIES" OF THE DISADVANTAGED STUDENT, BY ADMINISTRATIVE AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEFICIENCIES IN THE SCHOOLS, AND BY THE TEACHERS' OWN SHORTCOMINGS. TO REDUCE THE RATE OF TURNOVER, FOUR EDUCATIONAL…

DISCUSSED ARE THE MUTUAL BENEFITS FOR PHILADELPHIA'S INNER-CITY SCHOOLS AND TEMPLE UNIVERSITY'S COLLEGE OF EDUCATION WHICH ARE DERIVED FROM THE VARIOUS TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS WHICH USE THE SCHOOLS AS A LABORATORY. METHODS COURSES AND STUDENT TEACHING TAKE PLACE IN GHETTO SCHOOLS AT BOTH THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY LEVELS. ABOUT 80 PERCENT OF…

The concept of leadership is defined, and its role in improving inner-city schools is assessed. Leaders in effective schools and student motivation are considered. Leaders should reject the cultural deficit notion and commit themselves to the belief that every child can learn in school by setting an appropriate pace. (TJH)

THE MIDDLE-CLASS ORIENTATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS BEING USED FOR CULTURALLY DEPRIVED CHILDREN IN TARGET AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS CAUSED THE MATERIALS TO HAVE LIMITED MEANING FOR THE CHILDREN. TEACHERS WANTED TWO BASIC CHANGES IN READING MATERIAL. FIRST, ILLUSTRATIONS USED IN THE READING MATERIALS SHOULD BE RELEVANT TO THE CHILDREN'S…

CULTURALLY DEPRIVED CHILDREN IN TARGET AREA SCHOOLS NEED A CURRICULUM WHICH IS RELATED TO THEIR EXPERIENCE AND IS ADAPTED TO THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN NEED INSTRUCTION IN SUCH BASIC AREAS AS TOILET TRAINING, SPEECH, AND GETTING ALONG WITH OTHERS. LOWER CLASS JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS FIND THE PRESSURES OF A COMPETITIVE…

REVIEWED ARE SOME OF THE APPROACHES WHICH HAVE BEEN USED TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATIONAL STATUS OF DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS. IT IS FELT THAT THE COMPENSATORY EDUCATION EFFORTS HAVE NOT SUCCEEDED BECAUSE MOST PROJECTS HAVE EITHER UTILIZED TRADITIONAL CONTENT AND TEACHING METHODS OR HAVE BEEN REMEDIAL. ALSO, THEY DO NOT START BY RAISING THE DISADVANTAGED…

THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES SOME OF THE EDUCATIONAL INEQUALITIES IN GHETTO SCHOOLS AND THE SUBSEQUENT DEMORALIZATION OF MANY PERSONS WHO ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. NEGRO PARENTS RESENT THE CRITICISM THAT THEY ARE INDIFFERENT TO EDUCATION AND THE SCHOOLS. HOWEVER, THIS CRITICISM MIGHT BE UNJUST BECAUSE THIS APPEARANCE OF INDIFFERENCE OFTEN STEMS FROM…

This book is a personal account of teaching experience in the inner city school, as well as being an organized approach to improving teaching methods. On the schools and the teachers are placed the responsibility for teaching and for reasonable academic achievement of students. The underlying educational philosophy is that the individual teacher…

IN THIS ARTICLE THE ATTITUDES OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TOWARD THEIR EXPERIENCES IN GHETTO SCHOOLS ARE SET FORTH, AND THE EFFECTS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL SEGREGATION ARE CATALOGED. THE RACISM IN AMERICAN SOCIETY AND THE EFFECTS OF SUMMER RIOTS ON EDUCATION ARE ALSO BRIEFLY DISCUSSED. THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED IN "EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP," VOLUME 25,…

Reports preliminary findings of a survey of private, especially Catholic, schools in eight urban areas. Presents a general picture of what these elementary schools are like, why parents sacrifice to pay for private education, and why teachers work there. Evidence of educational quality is noted. (SJL)

Discusses links between poverty and student performance and achievement. Describes service learning and social reconstructionism (the relationship between school curriculum and the political, social, and economic development of society). Offers an example from an inner-city urban high school English class, describing social reconstructionism for…

THE FIRST PAPER OF A PANEL, BY AARON BROWN, BRIEFLY REVIEWS SOME ISSUES OF PARENT-COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN THE SCHOOLS. HE NOTES THE INCREASING COMMUNITY CONCERN WITH BETTER TEACHER PREPARATION AND PERFORMANCE, QUALITY INTEGRATED EDUCATION, AND VARIOUS CURRENT EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIES AND PRACTICES. HE POINTS OUT THAT THE PRINCIPAL IS THE KEY TO THE…