This paper first presents a historical perspective of the disadvantaged minority, using black people as an example. The following section presents a clinical perspective of the psycho-social characteristics of this group. These characteristics are laden with some accuracies and many fallacies: (1) the fallacy of wisdom belonging to whites; (2) the…

Academic and popular writings on the causes, effects, and responses to urban disorders are cited in this bibliography. Although many earlier works are represented, most of the material cited is from the years between 1954 and 1968. Each citation is listed under one of ten broad subject categories. Under each heading, the citations are arranged…

The New Careers concept involves helping the disadvantaged to help themselves, by offering them entry level jobs with the opportunity for advancement to the professional level. A definite hierarchy is established according to tasks and educational requirements, and training is provided during the work day to provide the means for advancement. The…

The incidence of mental retardation among the poor and the reasons for such high prevalence are the focus of the text which is based largely on the state of New Jersey. Mental retardation is viewed as a social pathology which thrives in the ghetto; the effects of poverty and racial prejudice are explored as are the assessment of intelligence and…

The author takes a look at the free enterprise system as it is practiced in the United States, and concludes that it does not result in equal opportunity for all citizens. Deplorable social and economic inequities are examined. The poor, according to the author are discriminated against in terms of health factors, housing, employment, income and…

An 11-semester research team conducted an evaluation of the Concerted Services in Training and Education (CSTE) pilot projects in Arkansas, Minnesota, and New Mexico. CSTE is a direct action program which attempts to stimulate area development through coordination of services and programs at local and national levels. Using an evaluative model…

This study focused on the measurement and interpretation of income gains resulting from the improved education of poor persons. Several kinds of education (job retraining, dropout prevention, compensatory education, preschool programs, increased expenditures per pupil) were examined in terms of efficiency (average cost versus average returns) in…

Socioeconomic and demographic indicators for the Appalachian regional area are compared in this report with similar indicators for the total United States. The Appalachian region is defined as including parts of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and…

Fifty low income, rural families living in Dane County, Wisconsin, having school-age children, were studied to obtain information that would be useful for community development work with families in rural areas, and to assess the delivery of social services in rural areas. Characteristics of the poor in Wisconsin and in the United States as a…

This collection of 46 journal articles, compiled to provide readers with a description of all facets of the National Teacher Corps program, is intended to represent the diverse points of view of many recognized leaders in the fields of compensatory, public school, and higher education. The book is designed especially for Teacher Corps interns and…

The objectives and functions of the primary school in Tanzania, Africa, are evaluated and analyzed in terms of the agricultural needs and employment of the residents. The document includes discussions on the people, the land, Mwanza Township (the area under study), migration (causes and consequences), influences of primary education on migration,…

Three hundred citations dating between 1945 and 1968 are listed in this annotated bibliography on rural manpower. The bibliography has a broad general scope and includes action-oriented publications as well as more theoretical research studies. Materials are grouped under 7 headings: (1) bibliographies, (2) books, (3) journal articles, (4)…

In the fall of 1968, the University of Minnesota Center for Curriculum Studies funded a program for New Careerists operating as Cultural Education Specialists whose function was to cooperate with faculty members on an equal-status basis. Criteria for selection were a minority or poverty background, sympathy with minority communities, and ability…

Regarding county-level leadership, evidence is presented to support four main contentions. County leadership is dominated by a relatively small number of very influential people. By and large they are the same people in 1968 as they were in 1964. While no appreciable change has occurred in the constituency of this dominant group as a result of the…

Eighty items taken from three different sources were utilized to construct an instrument designed to ascertain the attitudes of pre-service elementary teachers. Three groups were utilized as subjects--students in a special program for preparation as teachers of the disadvantaged; students who were not in this program, but who were enrolled in an…