The main objectives of this study were: (1) to determine the degree to which SAT scores and high school grades were effective in predicting the freshman grades of disadvantaged/minority students; (2) to examine the validity of these same predictor variables for subgroups of minority freshmen formed on the basis of sex, ethnic background and…

This report is an evaluation by the Rand Corporation of a project designed to raise reading and arithmetic achievement of disadvantaged junior high school students. The project was prepared by Lockheed Missiles and Space Company for the San Jose Unified School District. Described are both the original R-3 program for a small number of students and…

To evaluate the use of radio as a means of recruiting minority students into the health fields, 11 schools in the San Francisco Bay Area were selected to participate in a program of weekly radio broadcasts studying 11 health professions with manpower shortages. A combination panel and question and answer format was used for the broadcasts.…

Sixteen (16) male and sixteen (16) female fourth graders from disadvantaged backgrounds and from advantaged backgrounds were given the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) and the Matching Familiar Figures Test (MFFT), followed by a paired-associates task and a discrimination learning task. Results showed socioeconomic status…

This statement urges the nation's colleges and universities to adopt open admissions policies and to direct both private and public funds into creating opportunities whereby any person who has completed requirements for graduation from an accredited high school or its equivalent will be assured access to higher education. Though minority group…

This volume is the last of three which report the results of the five-year Education Improvement Program in Durham, North Carolina. Volume III consists of abstracts of special studies conducted by the investigators in the program. Some of the studies have been published in professional journals. The three volumes, together, constitute the final…

The STINT Teacher Training Program is designed to provide crucial support for new and inexperienced teachers in urban schools using skilled and experienced teachers who are given 100 percent released time to work with the participants on a ratio of approximately one to nine. The program is concentrated in the ghetto areas of Manhattan, Brooklyn,…

This study compared the effectiveness of an experimental student-centered method to a traditional method of teaching physical science to disadvantaged college freshmen. The study extended over a period of one academic year. It utilized an experimental group and a control group, each consisting of 30 randomly-selected students. A t-ratio was used…

This study was undertaken to relate Job Corps training outcomes to the costs of training, in terms of human talent, time, and material resources. Training outcomes or benefits were classified according to Job Corps objectives, then compared to total costs incurred by both training center and enrollee. Empirical validation and other evaluation of…

Project 410 goals are briefly stated: (1) to study the circumstances and identify the needs of older youth (ages 16-20) living away from home; (2) to recruit, certify and develop foster homes for older youth; and (3) to develop a referral system to make these homes available for placement of older youth. The background and development of standards…

In this book, the fate of West Indian children in British schools is attributed to their placement in schools for the "educationally subnormal." It is argued that the cultural bias is inherent in the IQ tests that are used to sort children into one part of the school system or another. This book is written for the West Indian community…

Brief descriptions are provided of four Ohio Follow Through programs, each of which is pilot-testing a different teaching model. The programs are: Akron, The PEP-IPI Model; Cleveland, The Responsive Environment Model; Dayton, The Engelmann-Becker Model; and Martins Ferry, The Mathemagenic Activities Model. The PEP (Primary Education Project)-IPI…

Recognizing the adverse effects of poverty on Mexican Americans, and determined to help narrow the barriers caused by a low socioeconomic status, Aims college, a locally funded institution in Weld County, Colorado, conceptualized and implemented a special needs program designed to provide vocational and occupational training for disadvantaged…

The four Follow Through projects in Illinois are described and evaluated. These projects involve approximately 1,450 children in K-3 in Mounds, East Saint Louis, Waukegan, and Chicago. The Chicago project is subdivided into three individual projects and is trying three experimental programs. Emphasis is given to the nature of the environmental…

This is the eighth report describing the progress of the ETS-Head Start Longitudinal Study. The study began in 1969 with the collection of data on over 1800 children ranging from 4 through 8 years in age. Data collection on these children and their families, communities and schools is planned to continue through spring of 1972. This report…