A COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATED COMMUNITY EFFORT ON THE PART OF INTERESTED AND CAPABLE EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL AGENCIES OF PROVIDENCE WAS PROPOSED. CHANGES WERE SOUGHT IN EXISTING EDUCATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AND REQUIREMENTS WHICH WOULD ASSIST PROBLEMS, SOCIAL PROBLEMS, CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED, PRIVATE WITH PROBLEMS OF BEHAVIOR, SCHOOL LEAVING,…

A SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED TO IDENTIFY NEEDED VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AND TO DETERMINE PRIORITIES FOR THESE ACTIVITIES. A LIST OF 83 ITEMS WAS DEVELOPED FROM THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION "RESEARCH BULLETIN," NO. 703, TOPICS SUGGESTED AT AN ARIZONA CONFERENCE, AND PERSONAL CONTACTS WITH VOCATIONAL…

A 1-YEAR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT STUDIED A NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED SYSTEM IN WHICH VOLUNTEER NEIGHBORHOOD COUNSELORS HELPED UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED YOUNG MEN THROUGH A JOB TRAINING PROGRAM AND INTO EMPLOYMENT. A MID-WAY REPORT CONCENTRATED ON RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING. THIS FINAL REPORT CONCENTRATES ON THE ROLE OF THE VOLUNTEER AND ON THE DEVELOPMENT…

THE EFFECTS OF A TECHNIQUE ON THE READING ACHIEVEMENT AND SELF-CONCEPT OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN WERE STUDIED. THE POPULATION SAMPLED WAS DRAWN FROM TWO SCHOOLS IN A LOW SOCIOECONOMIC AREA. THE PUPILS SELECTED FROM GRADES 1 THROUGH 4 WERE EQUALLY ASSIGNED TO AN EXPERIMENTAL OR CONTROL GROUP. THE EXPERIMENTAL GROUP RECEIVED INSTRUCTION BY…

The document presents Module 8, gifted and talented students among educationally disadvanted groups, of the Star Power modules developed for school personnel who have an interest in or a need to explore the area of gifted and talented education. It is explained in an introductory section that the modules can be used for independent study, for…

The purpose of this study is to understand how parental attitudes affect the development of children at risk for psychosocial retardation. The investigation employs measures of maternal attitudes toward self, toward parenting, toward the child, a measure of the quality of the home environment, and measures of children's self-concept, school…

Commonality analysis is a statistical technique used within the context of a study to examine school effects among disadvantaged students. The research investigated the unique and common contributions of background, mental ability, program and parental involvement variable sets to the reading vocabulary and comprehension of students participating…

An evaluation of the Youth Employment and Training Programs (YETP), designed to provide disadvantaged out-of-school youth with a broad range of employment and training services in order to enhance their job prospects and career opportunities, was conducted to develop a base of information on which programs were successful in meeting YETP goals. In…

This report presents required state and federal information and administrative and procedural information related to Kansas school food service programs. These programs include the National School Lunch Program, the School Breakfast Program, the Child Care Food Program, the Special Milk Program, and the Nutrition Education Program, and training…

Part of a series on early childhood demonstration programs designed to improve early parent-child relationships, stimulate positive child development, and prevent later behavior difficulties, the pamphlet describes a program in which the waiting room of a pediatric clinic for low-income families is utilized to teach parents to help their preschool…

IN KEEPING WITH AMERICA'S CURRENT CONCERN FOR ITS BIG CITIES, THE CLASSICISTS, STIMULATED BY THE INAPPROPRIATENESS OF THE LATIN TEXTS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AND THE CONSEQUENT DECLINE IN LATIN ENROLLMENT IN URBAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ARE REALIZING THE NEED TO DEVELOP A COMPLETE SERIES OF TEXTBOOKS AND MATERIALS DESIGNED FOR INNER-CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL…

THIS REPORT CONTAINS EVALUATIONS OF 1965-66 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION TITLE I PROJECTS IN THE CINCINNATI PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE PROJECTS EITHER OFFERED ENRICHMENT AND REMEDIATION AT THE ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, OR ADULT LEVEL OR ESTABLISHED SUMMER SCHOOLS OR EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE CENTERS. EACH EVALUATION CONTAINS A PROJECT NARRATIVE AND A…

IN 1962, 43 FIRST-GRADE NEGRO CHILDREN IN AN INNER CITY SCHOOL WERE ENROLLED IN A SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM. TEACHERS VISITED PUPILS' HOMES, LEARNED THEIR SPECIAL INTERESTS, AND DEVELOPED CLOSE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEM. THE PUPILS ENGAGED IN VARIOUS ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES AND LEARNED LANGUAGE SKILLS. THEY WERE TAUGHT IN "FLUID" GROUPS,…

ANGLO, NEGRO, AND MEXICAN-AMERICAN CHILDREN WERE STUDIED TO INVESTIGATE FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS WHICH EXIST BETWEEN THE SELF-CONCEPT OF THE LOW-INCOME, CULTURALLY DIFFERENT CHILD AND CERTAIN ORGANISMIC (RACE, SEX, FAMILY SIZE, BIRTH ORDER, GRADE LEVEL) AND BEHAVIORAL (ACHIEVEMENT AND INTELLIGENCE TEST RESULTS) VARIABLES. ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY…

THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE ACTIVITIES OF THE EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (EIP), A MULTIFACETED COMPENSATORY EDUCATION AND ENRICHMENT PROJECT FOR DISADVANTAGED PUPILS IN SOUTHERN SCHOOLS. SUPPORTED BY THE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS AND VARIOUS FOUNDATIONS, PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY EIP INCLUDE PROJECT OPPORTUNITY, AIMED AT…