The purpose of this booklet is to provide a brief and concise outline of those Federal education programs which are of most interest to the Spanish-speaking community. The programs described are those funded under Title I and Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965. A description of Title VII, how it works, who…

Forty sub-literate adults were given reading and comprehension skill training. Twenty of the subjects were taught using a multimedia, multimodal and multilevel communication skill system (Experimental Group). The other twenty were taught in a traditional manner using standard reading texts (Control Group). Both Groups received an average of 265…

The following goals were pursued in this study: (1) to assess selected personal and social adjustment characteristics found among a group of educationally disadvantaged veterans; (2) to identify their perceived personal problems; (3) to assess selected aspects of the life-style characteristics of these veterans; (4) to determine the degree to…

This annotated bibliography encompasses selected citations in the journal literature published between 1968 and 1971. The listing is alphabetical by author or corporate author and comprises such issues as busing, inequality of education, textbook treatment of black Americans, "Jensenism," compensatory education programs, school finance, community…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a document which examines the general characteristics of education in Egypt with special reference to the utilization and application of the results of contemporary science; planning for the future; education as a continuing process; the individual and the struggle…

An exploratory study focusing upon the career choosing patterns of high school seniors in a relatively isolated, coal-mining county of West Virginia is reported in this paper. The 2 basic hypotheses examined were that rural youth from upper status family backgrounds will have higher status career orientations than those from lower status family…

THIS DOCUMENT DISCUSSES THE PROBLEM OF DESEGREGATION IN THE NEVADA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. HISTORICALLY, THE INDIAN WAS NOT ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ENCROACHING CULTURE OF THE WHITE MAN AND LITTLE ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO ENCULTURATE HIM. HE BECAME AN OBJECT OF SUBJUGATION AND EXPLOITATION. AS LATE AS 1930, THE INDIAN DID NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY OR THE NEED TO…

This paper describes support programs and services at the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) designed to provide alternatives for the nontraditional student. All entering students scoring below the 20th percentile on the reading section of the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills are advised to enter a program named Project II, a block…

This document reports on Phase II of a major project designed to study how school systems respond to the educational needs of the socially and economically disadvantaged. The report presents the Local Community Control model as the most effective means to change the school board's typical non responsiveness to the needs of the educationally…

This paper presents a psychodynamic approach to helping children who have been emotionally, socially, economically and perhaps affectively deprived. A methodology to understand and teach these children is presented so that they learn ways of coping in our increasingly complex society. (Editor)

Recognition of some of the variations in educational backgrounds and life-styles of foreign stduents--particularly those from developing nations--could ease the communication difficulties they face when studying in American universities. Observations of language problems, counseling problems, class behavior, and social customs are offered. (JMD)

Given the parameters of the Bakke decision, institutions must now attempt to balance conventional admissions criteria with a careful assessment of disadvantagement among both minority and majority applicants. (Author/LBH)

Effective counseling with high-risk students must begin with interpersonal skills and then go beyond traditional practices to create a low-risk learning environment. (Author/LBH)

A successful program is accomplished by determining high risk students' needs and by carefully designing curriculum and instruction to help them develop their academic and personal skills. The program considers need, adult learning, administrative commitment, use of specialists, integrated curriculum, and staff development. (Author/LBH)

Describes a Hebrew University program for academically disadvantaged students, focusing on a workshop component which emphasizes learning skills and study strategies. An evaluation of the workshop indicates that it leads to improved achievement in several academic fields (including the natural sciences). (DH)