The intent of the second-year project was to (1) provide inservice training in competencies needed by vocational teachers to teach special needs students, (2) field test teachers' modules developed by the University of Pittsburgh, (3) establish the need and mode of delivery of vocational special needs inservice, and (4) develop a system of…

English as a second language for the non-academically oriented adult can be facilitated bY structuring their early linguistic input in a way similar to the way a parent structures input for a child learning a first language. The four components through which children learn their native language and which also concern adult learning are: (1)…

Results of the evaluation of Title I and Impact Aid programs conducted in District 27, Queens, New York, are presented in this report. Program components described include: (1) reading resource centers organized in 14 Title I elementary schools and 4 junior high and intermediate schools as well as the Impact Guidance Program operated in…

The information presented in this guide updates "A Preliminary Guide to Government Agency Programs of Interest to Language Minority Groups" (1978). Changes resulting from 1978 and 1979 legislation have been included. Entries have been arranged according to administering agency and contain the following information: contact name and address, name…

In spite of the brief duration of the Mastery Learning Program at Durham College, this final report on the activities and outcomes of the project reveals several positive effects upon students and faculty. The report begins by providing background data on the college, an independent junior college serving a population of economically disadvantaged…

The study of early school leavers was the first phase of a three-year project which looked at the social processes implicated in the transition from school to work or to further education. Data for the study was obtained by mail questionnaire during the summer of 1978-79 from an Australia-wide sample of 4,919 individuals who were between seventeen…

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…

THE HOMEWORK HELPER PROGRAM INVOLVES APPROXIMATELY 250 ACADEMICALLY SUPERIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ARE TUTORING APPROXIMATELY 600 FOURTH- AND FIFTH-GRADE RETARDED READERS. THE PURPOSES ARE TO PROVIDE MODELS SO THAT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN CAN IDENTIFY WITH SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS, TO GIVE THE CHILDREN HELP WITH BASIC SKILLS, TO ENCOURAGE…

2 STUDIES DESIGNED TO EXPLORE THE ROLE OF THE TEACHER IN THE CLASSROOM ARE DESCRIBED. THE FIRST STUDY USED ABOUT 5 HOURS OF PROGRAMED HIGH SCHOOL GEOMETRY MATERIALS. IT WAS HYPOTHESIZED THAT EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE MATERIALS WOULD BE INCREASED IF THE TEACHER ACTIVELY AUGMENTED INSTRUCTION THROUGH REPHRASING DIFFICULT ITEMS, ADDING EXAMPLES, WORKING…

THIS DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARACTERISTICS AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF URBAN DISADVANTAGED PUPILS IS A SYNTHESIS OF 99 RESEARCH REPORTS. THE RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT SUCH CHILDREN LIVE IN A WORLD OF ISOLATION, LIMITED EXPERIENCE, AND REJECTION. HOUSING CONDITIONS, A DEMORALIZING NEIGHBORHOOD, AND A DISORGANIZED FAMILY LIFE ALL CONTRIBUTE TO THE…

NINETY DISADVANTAGED WHITE AND NEGRO FEMALE TRAINEES, 18 TO 44 YEARS OF AGE, WERE GIVEN 950 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION IN TYPING, SHORTHAND, BUSINESS SPEECH, AND ANCILLARY COURSES DURING A 24-WEEK PERIOD. THE EXPERIMENTAL PHASE OF THE PROGRAM CONSISTED OF DEVELOPING ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE GROUP TECHNIQUES FOR TEACHING BUSINESS SPEECH TO ADULTS WHOSE…

AFTER FIVE YEARS OF FEDERALLY-SUPPORTED CURRICULUM RESEARCH IN ENGLISH, 14 STUDY CENTERS AND FIVE DEMONSTRATION CENTERS ARE NOW MAKING THE RESULTS OF THEIR WORK AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THIS PAMPHLET LISTS TITLES OF REPORTS AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS PREPARED BY THE FOLLOWING CENTERS--(1) CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY, (2) TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA…

THIS PROPOSAL OUTLINES PLANS FOR A PROGRAM FOR MEXICAN-AMERICAN CHILDREN IN PRESCHOOL THROUGH THIRD GRADE AT THE MALABAR STREET SCHOOL IN EAST LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. IN CONTRAST TO THE TRADITIONAL PRIMARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM, THE PROGRAM WILL EMPHASIZE LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, PARTICULARLY VERBAL MEDIATION SKILLS. READING INSTRUCTION WILL BE BASED ON…

THE BOOK OUTLINES THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION IN ENGLAND, PROVIDES A GUIDE TO A VARIETY OF RESOURCES, AND CONCLUDES WITH THE AUTHOR'S INFERENCES ABOUT TRENDS. PART ONE, TITLED THEORY AND PROVISION, DESCRIBES EDUCATIONAL LEGISLATION AND THE RANGE OF PROVISIONS FOR ALL TYPES OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN, PROVIDES A BRIEF HISTORY OF…

THE INTERRELATEDNESS OF THE EDUCATION, NUTRITION, HEALTH, CLOTHING, SOCIAL CUSTOMS, AND HOUSING PROBLEMS OF THE MIGRANT CHILD ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE POINT BEING TO SHOW THEIR IMPORTANCE AND THE EFFECT OF THEIR LACK ON A CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT. FURTHER DISCUSSION TAKES UP THE EFFECT OF THESE FACTORS UPON THE CHILD'S PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT AND HIS…