The purposes of this paper are to identify the problems Washington State Indians face and to provide considerations that might assist in promoting the welfare and well-being of American Indians. It is stated that the major barrier to the Indian's success in American society is the attitude of the Anglo towards the Indian. Thus, the programs and…

In 1968, Clinton Hills Elementary School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, adopted the "Supermarket Idea of Learning." This learning theory provided for setting up a learning center in each instructional area with materials and machines of instruction accessible to all students. Additional features to implement the theory included; a) a daily…

GROUPS OF SOUTHERN, RURAL, PRESCHOOL CHILDREN, APPROXIMATELY HALF OF WHOM COULD BE CONSIDERED TO BE CULTURALLY DEPRIVED, WERE USED TO TEST FOUR POSSIBILITIES. THESE WERE THAT (1) INTELLIGENCE MIGHT BE MODIFIABLE, (2) INTELLIGENCE COULD BE VIEWED NOT ONLY AS A SINGLE BEHAVIORAL DOMAIN, BUT ALSO AS A NUMBER OF SUCH DOMAINS, (3) CULTURAL DEPRIVATION…

A YOUTH EMPLOYMENT COUNSELING CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE A TENTATIVE WORKING MODEL FOR THE SETTING UP OF NEW YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS. MANY OF THE SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUTHS (AGES 16 TO 18) SERVED BY THE CENTER HAD POLICE RECORDS. THE CENTER'S COUNSELING STAFF WAS RECRUITED FROM MANY DISCIPLINES AND DEALT ONLY WITH THE PROBLEMS RELATED…

Describes a program in which smaller class groups for socially and culturally deprived children resulted in enhanced social attitudes and more responsive, mature behavior in interaction with both adults and peers. (Author/IRT)

Responses to a questionnaire administered to 24 Black and 27 White elementary school teachers indicated there were no significant differences in attitudes toward disadvantaged youth and poverty. Both groups expressed pessimistic expectations. (JC)

Describes a white social worker's experiences over two years of working with delinquent youth in a minority-group, poverty community. It is emphasized that learning to understand the client's life style and value orientation is one way to achieve trust and effectiveness. (Author/GO)

The Brazilian school system offers several programs for gifted students, including: Scientists for the Future (promoting science-related study); programs and a special school for disadvantaged gifted students; and special enrichment programs within regular public education programs. (CB)

Describes Duval County Public Schools' (Jacksonville, Florida) approach to addressing causes and symptoms of academic underachievement by Blacks and disadvantaged students. The project involved establishing a baseline testing program, observing symptoms, and treating underachievement problems by prescribing lifestyle changes and establishing a…

Teachers at a south London secondary school met regularly in group sessions with staff from a hospital-based children's clinic to find new approaches to working with students with behavior difficulties. The evolving structure, purpose, procedures, and outcomes of this interdisciplinary collaborative effort over a seven-year period are described.…

This article suggests the limited success in meeting goals of the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act is due to a misunderstanding of the phrase "knowledge development." The differences between the public and private sector's ability to improve work attitudes, skills, and youths' chances to find unsubsidized jobs are…

Article discusses language development as inseparable from early childhood experience. Educational task is to associate language with child's experience in the presense of an interested adult in order to generate further language development. (MS)

Evaluated was the effectiveness of primary pediatric care delivered to a sample of 250 low-income inner-city families. (Author/DB)