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KATZ, IRWIN – 1967
THIS PAPER FOCUSES ON MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS UNDERLYING RACIAL DIFFERENCES IN SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT. CURRENT ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THE LOW ACADEMIC MOTIVATION OF NEGRO CHILDREN, INCLUDING VARIOUS DEFICITS ASSOCIATED WITH CULTURAL DEPRIVATION, THE DISCONTINUITY OF HOME AND SCHOOL COMPETENCY TRAINING, AND THE FAILURE OF PREDOMINANTLY NEGRO SCHOOLS TO…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior, Black Youth, Classrooms
Download full textBROWN, MINNIE M. – 1967
WHILE ORGANIZED RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE FOR RURAL YOUTH IN NORTH CAROLINA, THE AMOUNT OF PARTICIPATION BY THIS GROUP IS QUITE LIMITED. SOME OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF 4-H, SINCE A PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THIS ORGANIZATION IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL PARTICIPATION. TO…
Descriptors: Cultural Opportunities, Disadvantaged Youth, Low Income, Recreation
JACOBS, JAMES N.; AND OTHERS – 1967
THE EFFECT WHICH THE FIRST YEAR OF VARIOUS ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT (ESEA) TITLE I COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROJECTS HAS HAD ON A DISADVANTAGED POPULATION IN CINCINNATI IS REPORTED IN THIS EVALUATION. THE EVALUATORS HYPOTHESIZED THAT THE MOST DRAMATIC RESULTS WOULD OCCUR IN SCHOOLS WHICH RECEIVED THE MOST INTENSIVE TREATMENT. IN THE…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Annual Reports, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
HAYDEN, HILARY – 1966
DOES LATIN HAVE A PLACE IN LARGE-CITY SECONDARY SCHOOLS HAVING A HIGH PROPORTION OF CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED PUPILS. EXPERIMENTAL TEACHING OF NEGRO DISADVANTAGED PUPILS FINDS THE ANSWER TO BE YES, AND GIVES RISE TO PROPOSALS FOR STARTING AND IMPROVING SUCH COURSES. THE FIRST AIRLIE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON TEACHING THE CLASSICS PROVIDED PRINCIPLES FOR…
Descriptors: Course Content, Disadvantaged Youth, Enrichment Activities, Experimental Curriculum
RIESSMAN, FRANK – 1965
AMONG A NUMBER OF SPECIFIC TECHNIQUES FOR TEACHING THE DISADVANTAGED ARE (1) THE DIALECT GAME, IN WHICH THE CHILD'S SLANG, "HIP" TALK OR MISPRONUNCIATION IS USED AS THE BASIS FOR LEARNING MORE CONVENTIONAL TERMINOLOGY OR FOR CONVEYING MEANINGS TO HIM WHICH HE OTHERWISE WOULD NOT GRASP, (2) THE HELPER PRINCIPLE (6TH-GRADERS CAN BE HELPFUL…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Innovation, Inservice Teacher Education, Learning Processes
DUNN, LLOYD M.; AND OTHERS – 1967
AN INTERIM REPORT OF A 3-YEAR STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INITIAL TEACHING ALPHABET (ITA) AND THE PEABODY LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT KITS (PLDK) WITH UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN IN BEGINNING READING AND IN STIMULATING ORAL LANGUAGE AND VERBAL INTELLIGENCE IS PRESENTED. FIVE EXPERIMENTAL GROUPS AND ONE CONTROL GROUP WERE DERIVED FROM 17 CLASSES IN…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Beginning Reading, Disadvantaged Youth, Initial Teaching Alphabet
BROWN, WALTER M.; RUSSELL, ROGER D. – 1964
THE USE OF STANDARD ADMISSIONS TESTS HAS OFTEN BEEN CALLED DISCRIMINATORY TOWARDS DISADVANTAGED YOUTHS. TO EXAMINE THE VALIDITY OF THESE COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS, THE AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION (ACE) TEST SCORES OF 66 HONOR GRADUATES AT NORTH CAROLINA COLLEGE BETWEEN 1954 AND 1959 WERE EXAMINED. IT WAS FOUND THAT 58 OF THEM WOULD NOT HAVE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Entrance Examinations, College Students
COLLINS, ROBERT H. – 1967
AS PART OF THE "ROOMS OF 20" PROJECT IN THE ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, A BOOK-OWNERSHIP PROGRAM HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO MOTIVATE DISADVANTAGED PUPILS TO READ AND LEARN. CHILDREN IN THIS PROGRAM ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO "EARN" BOOKS BY SHOWING THE TEACHER THAT THEY OWN A PUBLIC LIBRARY CARD OR BY HAVING READ TWO…
Descriptors: Books, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Federal Programs
COHEN, S. ALAN – 1966
BASED ON "COLD DATA," SOME CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THE PROBLEMS OF TEACHING READING TO SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN ARE LISTED AND BRIEFLY DISCUSSED. AMONG THEM ARE THE FOLLOWING--(1) MOST OF THESE CHILDREN ARE RETARDED READERS, BUT THEY LEARN TO READ IN SPITE OF, AND PRIOR TO THE SOLUTION OF, THEIR PSYCHOSOCIAL PROBLEMS, (2) WORD ATTACK SKILLS…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Disadvantaged Youth, Individual Instruction, Phonics
POTTS, ALFRED M.; AND OTHERS – 1964
THE TERM "DISADVANTAGED" IS USED TO REPRESENT ENVIRONMENTS THAT ARE INADEQUATE FOR A FULL LIFE. INCLUDED WOULD BE GROUPS IDENTIFIED AS MIGRANTS, LINGUALLY DISADVANTAGED, CULTURALLY DEPRIVED, AND EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED. A CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILD IS UNABLE TO CONFORM TO PRESENT GROUP EXPECTANCIES. THIS WORKSHOP REPORT IS THE…
Descriptors: Achievement, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth
SLAVET, JOSEPH S. – 1963
THE BOSTON YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT HAS DEVELOPED ITS PLANS FOR AN ATTACK ON DELINQUENCY IN THE FORM OF AN ACTION-RESEARCH PROJECT. THE PROJECTS' ACTIVITIES IN THE COMMUNITY ARE GIVEN, AND THE LARGER AREAS FOR THIS ATTACK ARE DESCRIBED. THE PROJECT IS AIMED AT REDUCING THE VOLUME AND SERIOUSNESS OF CRIMINAL-TYPE BEHAVIOR OF MALE YOUTH 12…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Services, Delinquency Prevention, Disadvantaged Youth
WILLIAMSON, JOHN J.; AND OTHERS – 1964
YOUTHS FROM "UNDER-PRIVILEGED" AREAS IN BOSTON HAVE DEFICIENCIES IN THE BASIC ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES WHICH PREVENT SCHOLASTIC PROGRESS AND MAY RESULT IN SCHOOL DROUPOUTS. THIS PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY FIVE JESUIT SCHOLASTICS TO FIFTY BOYS ENTERING NINTH GRADE, AND WILL LAST FOUR WEEKS. GROUPING WILL BE ACCORDING TO THE CALIFORNIA BATTERY…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
LIDDLE, GORDON P.; ROCKWELL, ROBERT E. – 1963
IN A 10 YEAR STUDY OF 1,200 CHILDREN LIVING IN A MIDWESTERN CITY, IT WAS FOUND THAT THOSE FROM DEPRIVED BACKGROUNDS MISSED ABOUT THREE TIMES AS MANY DAYS OF SCHOOL AS THEIR CLASSMATES FROM UPPER-MIDDLE-CLASS FAMILIES. REASONS FOR THIS SITUATION WERE POOR DIET, UNCARED-FOR ILLNESSES AND ACCIDENTS. ALSO THE FEELINGS THAT CHILD HAD ABOUT HIMSELF…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Behavior Problems, Disadvantaged Youth, Family Characteristics
DAVIDSON, HELEN H.; AND OTHERS – 1962
THE FOCUS IS ON PERSONALITY TRAITS OF YOUNG CHILDREN WHO ACHIEVE IN SCHOOL DESPITE ENVIRONMENTAL HANDICAPS. THE SUBJECTS WERE TEN "GOOD" AND TEN "POOR" ACHIEVERS FROM THE FOURTH GRADE IN A SCHOOL LOCATED IN A SEVERELY DEPRESSED URBAN AREA. THE CHILDREN WERE CHOSEN ON THE BASIS OF ACHIEVEMENT SCORES AND TEACHER RECOMMENDATIONS.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Disadvantaged Environment, Disadvantaged Youth, High Achievement
Ford Foundation, New York, NY. – 1961
THE PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN OF LIMITED BACKGROUND. IT ATTEMPTED TO DISCOVER AND DEVELOP TO THE FULLEST, VISIBLE OR LATENT TALENTS OF THE CHILDREN. ITS GOALS WERE TO RAISE THE ASPIRATIONS OF THE PUPILS. BY EXPOSING ALL OF THE CHILDREN TO MANY KINDS OF EXPERIENCES, THE ATTEMPT TO INTEREST THEM EARLY IN THEIR CAREER CHOICES WAS SUCCESSFUL.…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Career Choice, Disadvantaged Youth, Identification
