Investigating non-linguistic factors which may have contributed significantly to Chicanos' educational problems, the study determined that the major objective of bilingual education should be to correct the Chicano child's negative self-image. Fatalism, a legacy of poverty, dropouts caused by language and culture conflicts, low achievement on…

The second of two meetings dealing with deprivation and disadvantage in education concentrated attention on the problems in developing countries. In many countries the problems are so complex that rational analysis is not undertaken; decisions are made on the basis of political expediency or on economically based criteria. In most cases, whole…

This book presents a new set of heuristic notions that might be used in designing educational programs for low-income and ethnic-minority children. The authors see no hope for the concept of "compensatory education" as a way of improving the education of disadvantaged children; they hope that this selection of articles will provide a fresh point…

Findings of a four-part project undertaken to study the historical and philosophic dimensions of adult education within the Roman Catholic Church are summarized. The four parts of the study are as follows: Part I. Background and History of Roman Catholic Adult Education (1. An Overview of Jewish, Protestant, and Catholic Adult Education; 2.…

This report evaluates the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) of the Extension Service of the Department of Agriculture. About 184,000 low-income families participated in the program prior to October 1969. A national sample of 10,500 showed that family incomes were very low--less than 2,700 dollars, of which more than a third was…

Piaget's notions about schema retention were examined using a sample of 384 disadvantaged four, five, and six year old children from a wide geographical area. The purpose was to examine the idea that schemas may be destroyed or modified by specific methods of interference using a retroactive inhibition model. Pictorial scenes were generated and…

The seventeen papers following the Introductory Address by P. H. Sheats are: Literacy in Territory of Papua and New Guinea by A. Tavai; The Role of the Teacher in Community Advancement by W. Hatton; Financial Education and Community Advancement in Papua and New Guinea by E. V. Fleming; Army Education in Papua and New Guinea by R. T. Jones;…

An evaluation by the Center for Urban Education of the College Careers Program (CCP), operated by the College Careers Fund of Westchester, Inc., CCP is designed to identify, recruit, motivate, and place educationally "disadvantaged" young adults in carefully selected institutions of higher learning and to provide them with all necessary…

In this documentary of Title III projects funded under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, a 2-page descriptive narrative of each of 10 funded projects in Maine is given. Each project is classified by subject matter and is listed under 1 of the following headings: (1) Professional Improvement, (2) Help for the Educationally Disadvantaged,…

This paper recognizes the need to educate children, especially immigrant pupils, and adults for life in a multiracial society, while making observations on a British select committee report on race relations and immigration. The paper accepts the committee's view that many of those born in Great Britain who belong to minority ethnic groups will…

The purpose of this practicum was to develop strategies to reduce the dropout rate at Spalding Junior High, Unit 1, Griffin, Georgia. Potential dropouts were identified and specific strategies were used to assist students in solving problems which caused them to become potential dropouts. Some of the strategies developed were: (1) faculty…

Schools which have many children who, because of the environment in which they grow up, find it difficult to keep pace and therefore often get left behind, are now being given a boost. Extra attention and, if necessary, extra money will be given to the schools where these children are in the majority. An interdepartmental Educational Development…

Improvements in reading and oral language achievement by disadvantaged elementary-age students in England are reported in connection with a program of parental involvement in the classroom. A reading-at-home program, a neighborhood center for parents of preschoolers, and other collaborative school-parent-community activities are also described.…

This article discusses educational equity in terms of access to learning, to resources, and to school, especially among students who are tracked in low ability groups. Given this conception of knowledge equity, equity may only be realized through the actions of local district and school staff. (JL)

Three tensions inherent to how we govern, operate, and study schools are discussed: teacher autonomy versus educational equity; the measurement of school effectiveness, and the issue of who participates in the educational process. Suggestions for how policymakers, researchers, and practicioners might resolve their differences are made. (JL)