Describes the media center program for disadvantaged children in an Oakland, California elementary school. (JB)

Author argued for national funds and guidelines to help both disadvantaged schools and disadvantaged people: the concluding article in a three part series on positive discrimination. (Editor/RK)

The National Longitudinal Survey of Labor Force Behavior concluded that underprivileged youth lack occupational information. But the Knowledge of the World of Work Test administered to the young people surveyed does not appear to be reliable. (SK)

Language samples were obtained from 12 Head Start preschool children under the following three experimental conditions: Condition I, Retelling a Story with Toys; Condition II, Playing with Toys; Condition III, Toys with Questions. Results indicated that retelling a story produced the largest mean length of utterance, but toys and questions…

The goals, methods, and long- and short-term effects of a comprehensive intervention project are described. Included is a discussion of the social policy implications, particularly that intervention programs should provide quality services and options responsive to the needs of the individuals. (Author/GK)

The Consortium for Longitudinal Studies is a cooperative effort of investigators endeavoring to assess long-term effects of early childhood education on children from low-income families. The data and follow-up measures of research projects conducted in the 1960s were pooled for joint analyses. (Author/GK)

Discusses policies and programs that have evolved over decades of searching for solutions to crime and urban decline and suggests that more emphasis be given to an inventory of populations at risk, rather than behavior problems of individuals. (Author/JCD)

The experience of CETA in the Genesee Intermediate School District was examined to see what factors help youth make the transition from school to work. It was found that age and sex do not make a difference in success rates. The more training, the greater the success in job placement. (CT)

Reports on a study which attempted to assess teacher evaluation of distinctive attitudes, values, and motivational and behavioral patterns characteristic of disadvantaged inner-city students. (Author/MK)

Five causal metaphors running throughout youth employment and education programs are reviewed: (1) the functionalist economic model; (2) the institutional socialization model; (3) a psychosocial view of youth development; (4) the subcultural model; and (5) a self-determined community development vision. (Author/GK)