Attribution theory provides a way of interpreting achievement motivation which ties together the achievement motive and the sense of control variable (Coleman, et al.). In addition to this conceptual clarity, attribution theory has an advantaged in potential programs for implementing change. The research described here was directed toward an…

Representatives from seven media-oriented instructional programs for disadvantaged students met with staff members from the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Clearinghouse on Media and Technology to discuss the philosophy underlying their efforts, means of developing instructional objectives and strategies, criteria for the selection…

This study was designed to investigate: (1) the relationship between teacher perceptions of disadvantaged inner-city black youth, and various demographic variables, and (2) the effects of using a self-instructional module on teacher perceptions of the attitudes and values of these same disadvantaged youth. Results of an analysis of variance showed…

The Disadvantaged Pupil Program Fund School Camping Program respresented local educational efforts for the sixth consecutive year to extend classroom learning experiences into the natural environment. The Project sponsored a five-day long resident school-oriented camping program which attempted to offer an integrated balance of typical learning…

The 1971-72 Title I, 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act, English-As-A-Second Language Project represented local educational efforts for the sixth consecutive year to provide services which would alleviate language, social, and cultural problems of elementary school age second-language learners. The goal of the project was to provide a…

The Nation's 1973 child nutrition agenda has five items. (1) Of first concern must be the fulfillment of America's pledge to feed a free or reduced price lunch to every hungry child. A serious assault is required on the problem of facilities: some 18,000, or about 17 percent, of the Nation's schools lack lunchroom and kitchen equipment. (2) The…

Only within the past decade have the special problems of socially, economically, and culturally different urban youth received some of the special attention that is needed. The wide range of guidance and counseling efforts directed toward problems of urban youth are covered in this volume of reprints from American Personnel and Guidance…

In its annual evaluation of the vocational and technical education program of Maryland, the Maryland Advisory Council on Vocational-Technical Education reviewed the State Plan and statistical record of the Division of Vocational Technical Education (DVE) for fiscal year 1972, and conducted interviews with representatives of DVE. Included in this…

Various teaching methods designed to creatively communicate language arts concepts in the elementary grades are discussed in this book. It is intended for both the in-service teacher who wants to familiarize himself with current research in language arts teaching and the teacher-in-training who wants to increase his creative teaching ability.…

This volume is the first of three reporting on The Study of Junior Colleges, a project of the UCLA Center for the Study of Evaluation and the U.S. Office of Education. Volume I, the review of the literature on junior colleges, is divided into 12 chapters focusing on 9 areas of interest: major administrative issues and problems, junior college…

This report presents the findings and implications of some research on the relationships of some educational inputs and reading performance of disadvantaged California Title I pupils which utilized a highly simplified model of the compensatory education process. The data for the study were gathered by questionnaire administered in personal…

The Fernald School's program of remedial instruction for disadvantaged children began in 1966. As a facility of the Psychology Department at the University of California at Los Angeles, the school has been concerned since its founding in 1921 with the diagnosis and treatment of learning disorders, particularly those not due to mental retardation…

This compilation of readings pertaining to vocational guidance is designed to provide counselors in a number of settings with access to articles that will complement standard information sources. Part 1 explores various approaches to the nature of work, while Part 2 focuses on society's dimensions of work with consequent implications for guidance.…

The interdisciplinary career assessment program is an experiment in curriculum revision begun in 1969 at Stamford High School, Stamford, Connecticut, for the purpose of providing instruction relevant to the needs of 86 slow learners and disadvantaged youth. The cluster concept and correlation of classroom materials to occupational assessment and…

This report is the latest in a series prepared for the International Conference on Public Education that has been held since 1934 in Geneva, Switzerland, under the auspices of the International Bureau of Education, which is now a part of UNESCO. In Part I the focus is on the special educational needs of and Federal programs of assistance to…