Observations of one mainstreamed child and one "ordinary child" at each of 12 day care centers were compared. Five of the 12 mainstreamed children were mentally retarded, and seven had a slight developmental retardation mainly due to deprivation. Observations of 10-minute duration, totaling 4 hours and dispersed across 7 days, focused on…

The Rotterdam City Council's Project "Education and Social Environment" was established to improve the educational environment for disadvantaged children in two workinq class neighborhoods in Rotterdam, Netherlands. First, the problems of educationally disadvantaged children are discussed. Next, the planning, organizational, and…

This paper discusses the provision of quality education for black children in urban public schools. The author argues (1) that urban public schools have failed to provide quality education to black children because education is not conceived in cultural context; (2) that remedial educational programs for minority children have been based on…

In a primary school in Dade County, Florida, disadvantaged kindergarten children were entering first grade without the receptive language and listening skills necessary to succeed academically. A practicum attempted to remedy this problem by stimulating kindergarten children's receptive language skills in vocabulary and listening comprehension.…

In the present decade, the United States has reaffirmed its commitment to the maximum development of all children. This commitment includes each of the estimated 2.5 million gifted children in the country. As part of this commitment, the Office of Education has formulated a new and broadened definition of giftedness. However, even with a broadened…

The relationships between the grade level of entry into Title I treatment, the need for subsequent treatment, and third grade reading achievement were investigated. In addition, the relationships between pattern of Title I treatment, third grade achievement, and Kuhlmann-Anderson Verbal IQ were studied. The pattern of Title I entry is defined as…

This paper describes a community college program for the disadvantaged student which uses retention of minority students as an evaluation tool. Organized as a separate unit but operating directly under the Academic Dean's office, the program at Central Florida Community College uses open-ended nonpunitive, humanistic instructional techniques,…

Several sets of data are analyzed, all of which demonstrate that estimates of achievement rates can differ dramatically when different time periods are used for an evaluation of a compensatory education program. Specifically, it is found that including the summer months in an evaluation often considerably reduces estimates of achievement and hence…

Children who speak Black English may have difficulty in acquiring reading skills because of negative teacher attitudes about their dialect and because of inappropriate initial reading material. Although some solutions have been suggested, few have been investigated. (BJG)

Second of five articles in a series, titled "The Elementary School: Focus on the Culturally Different.

Fifth of five articles in a series, titled "The Elementary School: Focus on the Culturally Different.

Condensed from "The Potential of Vocational Education: Observations and Conclusions, Institute for Research on Human Resources, The Pennsylvania State University.

Address to the annual conference of the National Association of Independent Schools, February 28, 1969.