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New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Research. – 1978
This fifth in a series of reports concerning school calendars examines the literature about learning, retention, and forgetting. The emphasis is necessarily on "time," as that is the major variable among calendars. Theories of memory are described: (1) storage and retrieval, and (2) imprint and trace decay. Relative to forgetting, a…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textFresno City Coll., CA. – 1978
This report summarizes a project designed to develop vocational educational programs and services for educationally disadvantaged and physically handicapped students at Fresno City College, California. The introduction provides an overview of the two phases of the project: phase I, a needs assessment; and phase II, curriculum development and…
Descriptors: College Programs, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged Youth
Vasquez, James A. – 1978
The relationship between locus of control, social class, and learning processes were reviewed by analyzing: (1) externality as a function of socioeconomic status, i.e., the lower the status, the greater the degree of externality; (2) the impact of the early home environment on the child's learning and development; (3) classroom and teacher…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences
Pelavin, Sol H.; And Others – 1978
This is the executive summary of a study of a year-round school (YRS) program conducted for the office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. The three basic objectives of the study were to assess the economic, educational, and social impacts of the YRS program. The program was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Attitudes, Construction Costs, Disadvantaged Youth
Goodman, John, Ed. – 1978
This document is divided into five parts. In Part 1, the reader is introduced to the discussions that follow by an account of the effect of school crime on school climate, and the response of the Teacher Corps and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in creating a joint program in youth advocacy to improve conditions in the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Crime, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Environment
Waller, Suzanne P.; Waller, Michael I. – 1980
This paper presents the design, underlying theory, and primary outcomes of the Multiple Model Preschool Program (MMPP), a three-year longitudinal early childhood intervention program which focused simultaneously on the three dimensions of parental involvement, home-school relations, and individualized education. In both homes and schools at three…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education, Family School Relationship
Estes, Sidney H. – 1979
The central thesis of the paper is that students in American schools come from diverse cultures and backgrounds and that appropriate instructional strategies, teaching styles, administrative behaviors and overall school climate must reflect a sensitivity to those realities. The first part of the paper examines the historical, philosophical and…
Descriptors: Black Students, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged Youth
BLACKE, EVIAS, JR. – 1965
THE FOUR AREAS PRESENTED ARE GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL INTELLIGENCE TESTS, ACHIEVEMENT TESTS, EDUCATIONAL GROUPING PROCEDURES, AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH LOW INCOME. A TRACK SYSTEM, OR ANY SYSTEM OF GROUPING, SHOULD PROMOTE RATHER THAN HINDER THE ACHIEVEMENT OF BOTH THE LOW-INCOME GROUPS AND THE HIGHER-INCOME GROUPS. THE PRESENT TRACK SYSTEM IN…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Ability Identification, Achievement Tests, Disadvantaged Youth
CODY, WILMER S.; SHUFELT, LYNN F. – 1967
THIS IS A REPORT OF A WORKSHOP FOR 114 SOUTHERN EDUCATIONAL LEADERS WHICH AIMED AT (1) INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEMS FACED BY TEACHERS OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN, (2) GENERATING IDEAS FOR MODEL PRE-SERVICE AND IN-SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR SUCH TEACHERS, AND (3) HAVING WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS DESIGN SUCH PROGRAMS. THERE WAS GENERAL AGREEMENT THAT THE BASIC…
Descriptors: Black Students, Cultural Awareness, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth
MATHEWS, VIRGINIA H.; THOMPSON, WENDA S. – 1967
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, METHODS, AND CONTENT MUST BE RELEVANT TO THE NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL LEARNER. THE VERBALLY HANDICAPPED STUDENT PARTICULARLY MAY BENEFIT FROM AUDIOVISUAL TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS WHICH INVOLVE HIM IN CONCRETE, DIRECT LEARNING EXPERIENCES. UNFORTUNATELY, HOWEVER, EDUCATORS ARE NOT SUFFICIENTLY AWARE OF WHAT MATERIALS ARE…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
GERARD, ROBERT A. – 1966
THE PROGRAM, DESIGNED TO EXPERIMENT WITH NEW METHODS OF EMPLOYING YOUTHS FROM LOW- AND MARGINAL-INCOME FAMILIES, EMPLOYED 170 YOUTHS AGED 16 TO 21 IN IMPROVING AND DEVELOPING VACANT AREAS FOR RECREATION IN DECLINING NEIGHBORHOODS. THE LONGER RANGE GOALS OF THE PROJECT WERE TO ENCOURAGE THE YOUTHS TO PREPARE THEMSELVES FOR SKILLED EMPLOYMENT AND TO…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Indigenous Personnel, Neighborhood Improvement
BOWMAN, GARDA W.; KLOPF, GORDON J. – 1966
THIS STUDY OF THE PREPARATION OF SCHOOL PERSONNEL FOR WORKING WITH DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND YOUTH CONTAINS SECTIONS ON -- (1) PROFILES OF 5 OEO AND 13 NDEA PROGRAMS, (2) CASE STUDIES OF SELECTED PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE NDEA SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR TEACHERS OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND YOUTH AND THE INSTITUTE FOR TRAINING ASSISTANTS IN PRESCHOOL…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Curriculum, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth
Educational Projects, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1967
THIS DESCRIPTION OF THE EXPERIENCES OF SUCCESSFUL UPWARD BOUND PROJECTS FOR DISADVANTAGED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IS COMPILED FROM THE REPORTS OF THE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WHO CONDUCTED THESE PROJECTS. MOST OF THE INSTITUTIONS COMMENT ON THEIR LANGUAGE ARTS, MATHEMATICS AND MONEY MANAGEMENT, AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS PROJECTS, AND A FEW DESCRIBE…
Descriptors: Colleges, Communication Skills, Curriculum, Disadvantaged Youth
FISCHER, JOHN H. – 1967
DESPITE THE AMERICAN CREDO OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL, "UNEQUAL EDUCATION" MAY BE NEEDED TO ENABLE EVERY CHILD TO DEVELOP HIS POTENTIAL TO "COMPETE ON FAIR TERMS" WITH THE REST OF SOCIETY, ESPECIALLY THOSE CHILDREN WHO ARE HANDICAPPED BY DISADVANTAGEMENT AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION. BUT COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR THIS GROUP WILL NOT BE…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Innovation
South Mountain High School, Phoenix, AZ. – 1967
THIS PROPOSAL OUTLINES THE SPECIAL OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES OF A COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL, REMEDIAL, CORRECTIVE, AND DEVELOPMENTAL READING PROGRAM IN A PHOENIX, ARIZONA, HIGH SCHOOL WITH A DISADVANTAGED STUDENT POPULATION. THE SPECIFIC FEATURES OF THE PROGRAM FOR EACH GRADE LEVEL ARE SEPARATELY DISCUSSED. PART OF THE PROGRAM WILL BE AN ELECTIVE…
Descriptors: Corrective Reading, Developmental Reading, Disadvantaged Youth, Evaluation Methods
