The address, delivered at the 27th All India Adult Education Conference, summarizes demographic data on the rural poor, their economic and social situation, and discusses land reform, technology, employment opportunities, and adult education as ways to eliminate rural poverty. Adult education promotes leadership development and community…

The resolutions stress the responsibility of the conference to initiate, support, and cooperate with the government in programs of education for the rural poor and to become involved in the implementation of such programs. (JB)

Interviews in 10 squatter settlements in Caracas challenge Oscar Lewis'"culture of poverty" theory by showing marked differences among barrio residents reflecting variations in occupations, education, employment, and use of credit. (Author)

The papers collected in this report cover the following areas: (1) special education and the minority child: the issues, the people concerned, the data, the solutions, and the alternatives; (2) the impact of emotions on learning, and the role of the curriculum in channelling emotions; (3) an analysis of famous people who have been handicapped; (4)…

Poverty remains a persistent problem for many women, and certain features of American life serve to keep them in a disadvantaged economic position. The welfare system is so arranged that many of its programs (such as the Work Incentive Program) favor men or (as in the case of Aid to Families with Dependent Children) force poor women to place their…

This paper details the assumptions guiding the National Supported Work Demonstration and describes the distinctions between Supported Work and other manpower and employment programs for ex-offenders. The theoretial linkages between crime, poverty, and unemployment postulated by sociologists and economists are discussed, along with their…

A LARGE NUMBER OF NEW JERSEY PUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS ARE AFFECTED BY ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS WHICH LIMIT THEIR ASPIRATIONS AND THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE PROCESS OF EDUCATION. THREE FACTORS AFFECTING THE DISADVANTAGED CHILD ARE THAT HIS FAMILY IS ECONOMICALLY POOR, HIS HOME LIFE PROVIDES LITTLE IF ANY STIMULATION TO HIS INTELLECTUAL GROWTH, AND HE AND…

The final report documents achievements of an infant stimulation program for mildly to severely/profoundly handicapped children, with special attention given to infants from low socioeconomic areas and bicultural/bilingual handicapped children. Accomplishment reporting touches on the following areas: direct and supplementary services for…

THIRTY-NINE FEDERAL AND STATE EDUCATORS FROM 33 STATES, 23 RESOURCE PERSONNEL, AND 15 STAFF AND CHAIRMEN PARTICIPATED IN A SEMINAR TO (1) DEVELOP INSIGHTS INTO THE PRINCIPLES AND PROCESS OF PROGRAM PLANNING, BUDGETING, AND EVALUATION, (2) INVOLVE STATE, REGIONAL, AND LOCAL STAFF MEMBERS, (3) DEVELOP A CADRE OF KNOWLEDGEABLE VOCATIONAL EDUCATORS,…

THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES SOME SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL, SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, PARENTAL AND HYGIENIC DEPRIVATIONS OF DISADVANTAGED YOUTH. ALSO NOTED ARE DEPRIVATIONS THAT RESULT FROM RACE, CONSTRICTED EXPERIENCE, AND EDUCATIONAL HANDICAPS. EDUCATION IS CONSIDERED THE MOST IMPORTANT MEANS OF BREAKING THROUGH THE COMPLEX CYCLE OF POVERTY AND…

Traditional recruitment for employment could be made through news media, but for the hard-to-employ more aggressive tactics will be necessary. A company will need to tap community resources such as state employment services, Office of Economic Opportunity agencies, the Urban League, and vocational rehabilitation agencies. A special company…

In 1960 approximately 2,700 rural individuals, mainly husbands and wives who lived in 34 low-income counties in 8 southern states, were scaled for anomia (abject despair). In 1966, 907 families were reinterviewed by place of residence. The hypothesis assumed in this analysis was that anomia and success are inversely related. Both anomia and…

The purposes of this study were to determine opinions and attitudes of selected Head Start trainees toward poverty, prejudice and disadvantaged families, and whether attitudes differed among trainees. The 62 subjects were trainees (ranging in age from 19 to 69 years) who attended one of three 8-week training sessions conducted by the Department of…

Designed to provide an introduction to primary data on ghetto economics, this comprehensive study is, in effect, a do-it-yourself guide to understanding economic realities. Professor Bell notes that it is impossible for one book to deal with hundreds of communities where ghettos might exist: she uses illustrative material about three cities in the…