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Bassano, Sharron – 1979
English as a second language for the non-academically oriented adult can be facilitated bY structuring their early linguistic input in a way similar to the way a parent structures input for a child learning a first language. The four components through which children learn their native language and which also concern adult learning are: (1)…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Adults, Class Activities, Educationally Disadvantaged
Community School District 27, Queens, NY. – 1979
Results of the evaluation of Title I and Impact Aid programs conducted in District 27, Queens, New York, are presented in this report. Program components described include: (1) reading resource centers organized in 14 Title I elementary schools and 4 junior high and intermediate schools as well as the Impact Guidance Program operated in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Compensatory Education, Diagnostic Teaching
Potter, Lance D., Comp.; Mazzocco, Alexis, Comp. – 1979
The information presented in this guide updates "A Preliminary Guide to Government Agency Programs of Interest to Language Minority Groups" (1978). Changes resulting from 1978 and 1979 legislation have been included. Entries have been arranged according to administering agency and contain the following information: contact name and address, name…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Bilingual Education, Educationally Disadvantaged
Wire, Donald R. – 1979
In spite of the brief duration of the Mastery Learning Program at Durham College, this final report on the activities and outcomes of the project reveals several positive effects upon students and faculty. The report begins by providing background data on the college, an independent junior college serving a population of economically disadvantaged…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Black Colleges, Black Students
Download full textCAMPBELL, ROBERT E., ED. – 1966
IN RESPONSE TO THE NEED FOR EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS OF VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE, THE CENTER INVITED NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LEADERS FROM SEVERAL DISCIPLINES TO DEVELOP GUIDELINES FOR INITIATING AND IMPROVING SUCH PROGRAMS. THERE WERE SIX OVERALL GOALS--(1) TO STIMULATE INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND INTEREST, (2) TO EVALUATE THE STATUS OF THE FIELD AND TO…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Computer Oriented Programs, Counselors
Esp, Barbarann; Torelli, Alexis – 1977
The special studies program at Hofstra University is designed for high school graduates applying to the university whose educational backgrounds require a more personalized approach to introductory college work. An attempt is made to minimize the risk of poor academic performance during the first year in college. A random sample of 24 students in…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, College Freshmen, College Students, Compensatory Education
Thomas, Earl Preston – 1979
Despite the New Jersey Public School Education Act of 1975, Jersey City remains one of the poorest municipalities in New Jersey in terms of per capita property wealth, and this is having a negative effect on its educational system. Even though the new law increased State aid to public education, conditions in Jersey City have worsened. Educational…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Educationally Disadvantaged
PETTY, PAUL V. – 1966
THE LABORATORY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO PERFORM RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES DIRECTED TOWARD IMPROVING THE EDUCATION AND UNDERSTANDING THE CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF THE REGION'S MINORITY GROUPS (INDIANS, SPANISH AMERICANS, AND AGRICULTURAL MIGRANTS). INITIAL PROGRAM EFFORTS (JUNE-DECEMBER 1966) WILL CENTER ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF…
Descriptors: American Indians, Boards of Education, Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged
Connecticut Commission on Civil Rights, Hartford. – 1966
TRANSCRIPTS OF THE MAJOR PAPERS DELIVERED AT A CONNECTICUT CONFERENCE ON SCHOOL INTEGRATION AND EDUCATIONAL EQUALITY MAKE UP THE BULK OF THIS DOCUMENT. THE PAPERS DEAL WITH THE EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL NEED FOR INTEGRATION, THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING A PERSPECTIVE IN INTEGRATION EFFORTS, SCHOOL SYSTEM POLICY, "INTEGRATION VS.…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Census Figures, Civil Rights, Conference Reports
Holbrook, David – 1964
This discussion of teaching the disadvantaged is based on the conviction that sympathetic respect and the imaginative-creative element in teaching are the most important and efficient ways to develop the capacities of backward children. The first part of the volume is concerned with (1) the teacher's personal problems in approaching backward…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Creative Teaching, Disadvantaged, Dramatics
Beller, E. Kuno – 1967
This project deals with characteristic functioning of lower class educationally disadvantaged preschool children, the impact of the preschool experience, and the personality of the child and his readiness to gain from the educational process. The disadvantaged preschool children functioned intellectually and verbally below their middle class peers…
Descriptors: Achievement, Annual Reports, Behavior Patterns, Childhood Attitudes
National Committee for Children and Youth, Washington, DC. – 1966
This report contains an analysis of the efforts in 1965 and 1966 of the National Committee for Children and Youth (NCCY) to help the youth in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. who failed to meet the educational requirements for military enlistment. A description of the program includes: (1) background of the NCCY, (2) intake and followup process, (3)…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Counseling, Demonstration Programs, Educational Needs
Reinertson, Jacquelyn – 1978
The instructional reading levels of students enrolled at Charles Stewart Mott Community College, a large urban institution with an open door policy, were investigated for 1971-72 through 1977-78. The study was based on the hypothesis that mean average reading levels in reading improvement classes declined over those years. All students entering…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Community Colleges, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elective Courses
Mason, Susan E. – 1978
Field research on expectations and goals of community college social science students, faculty, and administration was done to assess the strain a public community college undergoes in attempting both "second chance" education and "cooling out" at the same time. The participant-observation method was employed. Goals identified by students were…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrator Attitudes, College Credits, College Faculty
Willner, Eric – 1974
A number of problems encountered by a large number of entering college freshmen at Kingsborough Community College under Open Admissions, such as serious deficiencies in English comprehension and express skills, deficiencies in mathematics, basic study skills, uncertainty with regard to academic expectations, and a general lack of sophistication in…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Communication Problems, Educational Needs, Educational Opportunities
