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California State Univ., Fresno. Dept. of Home Economics. – 1978
This competency-based preservice home economics teacher education module on developing and implementing programs for economically depressed areas is the fourth in a set of four core modules on teaching home economics in economically depressed areas. (This set is part of a larger set of sixty-seven modules on the Management Approach to Teaching…
Descriptors: Answer Keys, Competency Based Teacher Education, Curriculum Development, Economically Disadvantaged
California State Univ., Fresno. Dept. of Home Economics. – 1978
This competency-based preservice home economics teacher education module on characteristics of economically depressed area families is the first in a set of three modules on human development in economically depressed areas (EDA). (This set is part of a larger set of sixty-seven modules on the Management Approach to Teaching Consumer and…
Descriptors: Answer Keys, Competency Based Teacher Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Objectives
Boogaert, John – 1978
This competency-based preservice home economics teacher education module on the child and the economically depressed area family is the second in a set of three modules on human development in economically depressed areas (EDA). (This set is part of a larger set of sixty-seven modules on the Management Approach to Teaching Consumer and Homemaking…
Descriptors: Answer Keys, Child Development, Competency Based Teacher Education, Economically Disadvantaged
Nelson, Vaunden – 1978
This competency-based preservice home economics teacher education module on management skills is the first in a set of three modules on management 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 019 901-967.)…
Descriptors: Answer Keys, Competency Based Teacher Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Objectives
Wilson, Harriet E. – 1978
A study was conducted to investigate personal and intellectual variables of the special supportive services population at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and to determine reliable and valid predictors regarding the academic success of future applicants. A literature review of the development of compensatory programs and of studies that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged
Download full textOffice of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1978
Parents and taxpayers should understand Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act so that they can ensure that funds are properly spent, that children who need help most receive it, and that Federal and State laws are followed in distributing and using Title I funds. This booklet is written especially for parent advisory council…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Compensatory Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged
Maser, Arthur L.; And Others – 1977
This description of a computer-assisted instruction project, which provides an alternative approach to individual instruction in basic skills for economically and educationally disadvantaged students at the secondary level, includes the results of evaluations conducted at the end of each of three school years. Instruction in priority…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Economically Disadvantaged
Obura, Willis Bill – 1977
Rural Africa includes some 80% of the African population; its people are poverty stricken, illiterate, ill-sheltered, and ill-nourished. These circumstances make rural development absolutely vital. However, past rural development policies have failed to take into consideration the structure and division of labor in the farm family, the traditional…
Descriptors: African Culture, Agricultural Trends, Change Agents, Community Development
BAUMHEIER, EDWARD C.; AND OTHERS – 1967
THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO (1) IDENTIFY THE POPULATION PRESUMABLY EMPLOYABLE, UNEMPLOYED ADULTS, AGED 16 TO 72 IN A TIGHT LABOR MARKET AREA, (2) ASCERTAIN THEIR CHARACTERISTICS, (3) ASSESS EMPLOYMENT BARRIERS, NEEDS AND POTENTIAL, AND (4) DETERMINE SERVICES AND ACTION PROGRAMS NECESSARY TO MAKE THEM EMPLOYABLE. BETWEEN JULY AND OCTOBER 1966 A…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Potential, Employment Problems, Employment Services
CHILMAN, CATHERINE S. – 1966
PRIMARILY AN OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH ON CHILD-REARING AND FAMILY LIFE PATTERNS, THIS BOOK FOCUSES ON THE LIFE OF THE VERY POOR AND COMPARES THEIR LIFE PATTERNS AND PRACTICES WITH THOSE OF MIDDLE-CLASS FAMILIES. THE TWO SETS OF PATTERNS ARE ANALYZED UNDER FIVE HEADINGS--MENTAL HEALTH, EDUCATION, "MORAL" CHARACTER, SOCIAL ACCEPTABILITY,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Child Rearing, Comparative Analysis
Outward Bound, Inc., Andover, MA. – 1967
A SYNOPSIS IS OFFERED OF SIX DIFFERENT OUTWARD-BOUND PROGRAMS, EACH OF WHICH IS AN ADAPTATION OF THE BASIC OUTWARD-BOUND PHILOSOPHY OF HAVING YOUNG PEOPLE RECOGNIZE FOR THEMSELVES THEIR PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND SPIRITUAL CAPABILITIES SO THAT THEY WILL DEVELOP A STRONG SENSE OF SELF-RELIANCE AND INNER STRENGTH. THE ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO,…
Descriptors: Community Services, Conservation Education, Delinquency, Delinquent Rehabilitation
CEBOTAREV, ELEONORA A.; KING, GARY W. – 1966
IN THE CURRENT WAR ON POVERTY, THE POSITION OF THE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE, WHICH HISTORICALLY HAS SERVED THE MIDDLE-CLASS FARMER, IS NOT WELL DEFINED. TO IDENTIFY FACTORS WHICH INHIBIT THE ADOPTION OF EXTENSION PROGRAMS FOR THE POOR, A STUDY WAS MADE OF THE SERVICE IN MIFFLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AN APPALACHIAN AREA HAVING A HIGHER…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes, Cultural Influences, Economic Factors
BONILLA, FRANK – 1964
THE WRITER TOOK THE POSITION THAT ANY ACTION PROGRAM TO CHANGE THE POVERTY CONDITIONS OF NEW YORK CITY PUERTO RICANS SHOULD BE BASED ON KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR CULTURAL LIFE. THERE EXISTS AMONG PUERTO RICANS A SENSE OF ETHNIC IDENTIFICATION AND UNITY WHICH AFFECTS THEIR BEHAVIOR WITHIN THE LARGER COMMUNITY. ONE FACTOR WHICH FIGURES IMPORTANTLY IN NEW…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Community Problems, Cultural Background, Cultural Influences
SHAFFER, ANATOLE; SPECHT, HARRY
IN A DISCUSSION OF THE RICHMOND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR TRAINING SUBPROFESSIONALS, THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES OF THE PROJECT ARE DISCUSSED--(1) RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION OF PERSONNEL, AND (2) BASIC, INSERVICE, AND OTHER TRAINING PROCEDURES. THE PROJECT TRAINS LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS FOR SUBPROFESSIONAL JOBS IN THE POLICE…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Career Opportunities, Community Organizations, Community Relations
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1980
The Youth Incentive Entitlement Pilot Projects were designed to test whether guaranteed part-time jobs during the school year and full-time jobs in the summer would induce economically disadvantaged youths to remain in or return to school. The General Accounting Office (GAO) found that most worksites provided adequate experiences. Others, however,…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts
