This competency-based preservice home economics teacher education module on meal management on a low income is the third in a set of three modules on foods and nutrition in economically depressed areas. (This set is part of a larger set of sixty-seven modules on the Management Approach to Teaching Consumer and Homemaking Education [MATCHE]--see CE…

The thesis of this paper is that all children, excepting those of certifiable handicap, are educable, and the behavior of the school is critical in determining the quality of that education. Concentrating on several innercity schools in Detroit, this paper discusses the distinguishing characteristics of schools that are instructionally effective…

In a time of economic crisis, Canadians are questioning their social institutions. Major welfare programs may be dismantled under political pressure. Canadians should be cautious, though, in accepting radical, new ideas. Long-term interests may be damaged by planners' reliance on short-term social indicators. Our perceptions of social phenomena…

Differentials in the use of preventive health care were investigated for a sample of 123 rural white, urban white, and urban black infants from data reported by their mothers. The data were compared on two measures of preventive care: immunization records and frequency of well checkups. Immunization scores were highest for urban white children,…

POVERTY IS LINKED TO THE OPPORTUNITY FOR AND THE AVAILABILITY OF EMPLOYMENT. THE IMPOVERISHED LACK THE SKILLS, EDUCATION, FLEXIBILITY, AND MOBILITY REQUIRED FOR EMPLOYMENT. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE OF ARIZONA'S MINORITY GROUPS--INDIANS, NEGROES, AND MEXICAN-AMERICANS. COMPETITION FOR JOBS NOT REQUIRING EXTENSIVE EDUCATION, AND THE FLOOD OF THE…

Focusing on follow-through, synthesis, dissemination, and application, this Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act plan for knowledge development in 1980 is divided into seven key sections. The first section presents projects which will require continued funding and refinement to realize their objectives. Section 2 provides a list of…

Part of a series on early childhood demonstration programs designed to improve early parent-child relationships, stimulate positive child development, and prevent later behavior difficulties, the pamphlet describes the Mother-Child Home Program, in which low-income mothers are educated to become more effective developmental guides for their 2 to 4…

THE CLOWARD-PIVEN PLAN FOR PRECIPITATING A WELFARE CRISIS TO BRING ABOUT A GUARANTEED ANNUAL INCOME IS CRITICIZED AS AN ANTIPOVERTY STRATEGY. BASED ON THE ORGANIZATION OF THE WEAKEST SEGMENTS OF THE POOR, ITS EFFECTIVENESS AS A LONG-TERM DISRUPTION OF THE POVERTY CYCLE IS QUESTIONED. A NATIONAL NEW CAREERS MOVEMENT IS PROPOSED AS AN ALTERNATIVE…

As discussed in several addresses at a New York State Board of Regents symposium, the task of continuing education in New York State includes adult basic education, job training, and other forms of involvement by educators and other segments of society in efforts to enable individuals, communities, and organizations to function effectively in a…

The Ypsilanti Curriculum Demonstration Project (CDP) was designed to address the question of whether some approaches to compensatory preschool education for economically disadvantaged children were more effective than others under controlled experimental conditions. The CDP examined the effects of three preschool curriculum models on children's…

Findings and recommendations of two studies begun in 1968 regarding the lives of impoverished people in Camden, New Jersey are presented in this report. In the first study, factors aiding and hindering the achievement of economic independence, especially through the Work Incentive Program (WIN), of female headed households are considered. Data…

This paper comments on a few of the intricate relationships between the dollar, the degree, the society, and the school. Education and economics are said to interact in three ways: on an elementary level of funding an educational system, the influence of economic factors on individuals who are consumers of education, and education viewed as an…

This bulletin provides information on financial and participation statistics, including the number of programs, Title I programs, State compensatory education programs, and joint State and Title I funded programs. Children served are given in terms of grade, ethnic/language group characteristics, and public and non-public participation. Program…

The purpose of this manual is to serve as an instrument for those interested in using puppetry with economically and/or deprived youngsters for the purpose of improving self expression, self-image, and communication. That his form of creative exPression improves coordination, memorization skills, listening skills, and crativity are suggested.…

The document presents an evaluation of: (1) consumer homemaking education programs in Illinois high schools and their role in helping economically disadvantaged youth in assuming the dual role of homemaker and wage earner, (2) strengths and weaknesses of these programs, and (3) current and projected needs of professional education programs and…