The frequency of educational and psychological problems was examined in 138 school-aged abused children. Related literature was reviewed to present the history, magnitude, and demographic aspects of child abuse and to analyze current knowledge in terms of the adequacy of research methodology and design. Data for the study were drawn from juvenile…

This document contains descriptions of 13 projects undertaker through the Hilroy Fellowship Program in Canada in 1969-70. The stated aim of the program is to encourage and reward classroom teachers who are developing new ideas for the improvement of teaching practices. Each project description contains the following information: (1) the name and…

A second year evaluation of the educational television series "Sesame Street" was carried out. One aspect of the study was a replication of the first year study and an exploration of the impact of the second year's extended and new goal areas. The second aspect was a followup of at-home disadvantaged children who were subjects in the…

This article, published in Learning Notes, a house organ of Cleveland State University, describes the Career Guidance Institute--a program designed to provide counselors with firsthand experiences of the business and industrial centers of Greater Cleveland. Program participants, counselors and career education specialists from the Cleveland Public…

The purpose of this study was to investigate, with underprivileged first-grade children, the efficacy of the Initial Teaching Alphabet (i.t.a.) in teaching beginning reading and of the Peabody Language Development Kit (PLDK) in stimulating oral language and verbal intelligence. From 17 classes in nine schools, four groups, consisting of 100, 104,…

Described is a federally funded summer program for 139 disadvantaged 5- and 6-year-old children. Preparation and planning aspects (including the proposal, objectives, and preservice training) are reviewed. The program is said to emphasize methods for implementing individualized instruction. Discussed and evaluated are inservice training…

To examine the factors that operate in the hiring of faculty by community colleges, an experiment was conducted at the peak of the 1971 job rush by three graduating job seekers who were interested in the developmental student and the community college concept. One job seeker was a BS candidate from a predominantly black college; one was a MA…

The purpose of this study was to test the learning ability of a class of second graders in a mining camp in Southwest Virginia in the heart of Appalachia. On the basis of family income, 20 second-grade children (12 boys and 8 girls) were divided into 2 groups--poor and non-poor. The children were tested during the third 6 weeks and again during…

Developed as part of a project designed to provide a synthesis of literature and practice relating to the career education of disadvantaged students, this proposed teacher education program attempts to represent a systematic orientation, induction, preparation, and professional continuum which eliminates the abrupt lines of terminal experiences…

One of the programs included in "Effective Reading Programs...," this program serves over 3,100 first, second, and third grade, predominantly disadvantaged children. Approximately 2,000 junior high school students also participate in the program as cross-age tutors. Begun in 1972, the program focuses on reading and language development.…

This paper discusses in depth the counseling needs of environmentally handicapped college students, who are generally found in special programs or are admitted under special admissions, and are considered "high risk" by the institutions. No matter how desirable it is to get students through programs quickly, it is also important that students with…

This guide has been developed to assist administrators, providers of dental care, and others involved in carrying out the dental care provisions of the EPSDT program (Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment Program). It is intended to assist in the development of programs concerned with the unique characteristics of dental diseases…

The Aides to Career Education (ACE) Program handbook is designed for use by administrators, teachers, and instructional aides. It provides information on the use of the aides by presenting guidelines for their most effective utilization, defining legal responsibilities of teachers and aides within the program, providing information on program…

One of the twelve exemplary programs summarized in the Introduction to Right to Read's "Effective Reading Programs: Summaries of 222 Selected Programs" (CS001934), this program attempts to improve the reading skills of inner-city children, increase their aspirational levels, enhance their feelings of self-worth, and stimulate their…

This program, included in "Effective Reading Programs...," serves 720 predominantly white students in kindergarten through grade six. The program, located in a small rural town in which families are mobile but incomes are low ($6000 annually), began in 1970. Needs-based instruction is the focus of the program. The reading curriculum is…