Revision of a paper presented at the American Educational Research Meetings (New York, February 18, 1967).

Speech delivered in part to Plenary Session on "The Specific Problems at the annual meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges (79th, Houston, Texas Nov 2, 1968

This paper reports the findings of a study which examined the problems of homeless adults in New York City. The goals of the study were twofold: (1) to document and analyze the life circumstances of homeless adults in New York City who are dependent upon the public sector for their sustenance; and (2) to develop explicit standards for the…

The later school achievement of San Diego Home Start children and their parents' retrospective attitudes about the value of the Home Start program were examined in this study. The Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT) was administered to 32 children in grades K-3 whose families had participated in the Home Start program. Since no control…

WORKERS ARE PRODUCTIVE AGENTS. THEIR ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY IS ENHANCED BY INVESTMENT IN THEM. THE INVESTMENT APPROACH IS NOT ONLY A USEFUL BUT A VERY POWERFUL ORGANIZING CONCEPT FOR POLICY AND PROGRAMING. BY USING IT, ONE CAN IDENTIFY MAJOR MALINVESTMENTS THAT ARE A CONSEQUENCE OF PUBLIC POLICY SUCH AS--(1) IN AGRICULTURE, TOO MUCH HAS BEEN…

In a three-year project which began in 1965, the Cleveland Public Library established three Reading Centers for functionally illiterate adults. The purpose of the Centers was not to teach reading, but to develop already existent reading skills in disadvantaged adults. The staffing process, the establishment of the Centers, the attempts to identify…

The University of California, Los Angeles (U.C.L.A.), Coordinators of Supervised Teaching in the elementary schools conducted a study to determine whether assignment to a poverty school (family income less than $4,000 per year) as opposed to assignment in an affluent school (family income in upper 10 percent, high-middle income neighborhoods)…

The study was made: to review legislation authorizing the Job Opportunities in the Business Sector (JOBS) program and related Department of Labor policies and instructions; to examine records and documents relating to JOBS contracts at both Labor and selected contractors; and to discuss the contracts examined with Labor and contractor officials.…

President Nixon's message pointed out the deprivation and the injustices which the American Indians have suffered for centuries. It was noted that now is the time to break with the past and create conditions for a new era in which the Indian future is determined by Indian acts and decisions. The relationship between the Federal Government and the…

Recent redesigning of manpower programs reflects the shift toward the job and income approach to fighting poverty. Because money spent to provide jobs will ultimately reduce welfare costs, practically all manpower programs have undergone or will undergo significant redesign. This report was prepared to supply community development personnel and…

The concerted Services in Training and Education (CSTE) program was designed at the federal level to coordinate the resources of all appropriate federal agencies and related state agencies in rural development. The pilot Minnesota program focused on alternative strategies in area development, specifically a rural outmigration area with low income,…

This is a four-part study designed to describe programs aiding minority or low income students at various institutions of higher learning in California, both public and private. Findings, major questions, and recommendations are summarized after the preface. Chapter One provides an introduction to the problem and furnishes background information…

The objective of the Experimental In-Home Training Program, a component program of the Pennsylvania Research in Infant Development and Education Project, was to determine the viability of an alternative method of training qualified child care workers for the expanding job market in day care and preschool services and to determine its utility for…

The Colorado State University Manpower Laboratory has found or constructed the forms, questionnaires, interview schedules, etc., necessary for research on problems of job retention among the economically disadvantaged. Each form has been presented according to its content, mode of administration, purpose, and validity data (wherever available).…

The Georgia Talent Search Project FAIT (Find and Inform Talent) was established in 1966 to identify academically able but financially needy students in Georgia secondary schools. Students identified by guidance counselors were informed by FAIT personnel of the availability of funds for higher education. A source book containing pertinent…