This book explores sociodramatic play as a potential compensatory tool for educationally disadvantaged children. The author examines the antecedents of educational disadvantagement and develops a rationale for the use of sociodramatic play. She places sociodramatic play in perspective as a particular stage of play behavior and further investigates…

The author maintains that there are two kinds of problems confronting West Indian children in English schools: first, there are the purely linguistic problems that arise from the fact that their native language is unlikely to be English of a kind readily understood by the teacher, the child being similarly unable to understand the teacher; second,…

This report marks the conclusion of a special project supported by the Carnegie Corporation as an integral part of the Southern Regional Education Board's (SREB) commitment to provide full opportunity for blacks in postsecondary education. The summary report includes a brief account of a writing conference which dealt with seven questions: (1)…

Sixty-five instruments, published between 1925 and 1972, are described in this annotated bibliography. The devices are intended for adults who have received only an elementary education, and adults who have completed high school but whose education was impaired due to learning disabilities or other educational handicaps. Both achievement and…

This study was conducted to find out whether extending the kindergarten day with individualized curricula would produce differences in achievement great enough to warrant the increased cost. Two pilot studies were conducted in this large suburban school district, using kindergartens from four of 17 elementary schools. Two of the schools served…

As in two other projects in Cleveland and Newark, New Jersey, this project was set up in Baltimore to provide technical assistance in designing ways to meet in-plant skills needs by upgrading job skills on entry workers through High Intensity Training (HIT). Skill Upgrading, Inc. was established in Maryland to provide training and manpower…

The paper presents a review of research concerned with mathematics and the disadvantaged youth--both environmentally and academically disadvantaged (low achiever, slow learner, underachiever). It is concluded that: (1) in general, mobility has not been found to affect achievement significantly, (2) programed instruction materials do not produce…

The special problems faced by black, Mexican-American, Appalachian, and ethnic white minorities in college education, particularly in chemistry, are examined in the papers contained in this conference report. The most important problems for all groups are deficiencies in verbal and written English, mathematics, general science, and intellectual…

The use of operant conditioning techniques in a classroom for educationally handicapped children was studied to determine if it would result in a reduction of maladaptive behavior. The subjects consisted of an experimental and a control group of elementary school children, with an IQ range in the experimental class of 88 to 119. The experimental…

Information on the rural disadvantaged children presented in this book was gathered by observation and through interviews with 3 groups of people. These groups include the migrant workers on the eastern coast, the sharecroppers and tenant farmers who live in the Old South, and the mountaineers of Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, and North…

A program of stimulation, motivation, and cultural enrichment for children in New York City's School District 10 is evaluated in this report. The Bronx Zoological Gardens were used for living laboratory experiences, coordinated with classroom activities in different curriculum areas. Employing zoo visits, lectures, films, and classroom…

This follow-up study compares the social adjustment and academic performance of low-income kindergarten and first-grade children who participated in a 9-month Head Start-type nursery school experience with that of kindergarten and first-grade children from the same social background who had not had the nursery school experience. Children were…

A summary of a doctoral thesis on the educational need patterns of the adults in the urban, rural, and tribal communities of Rajasthan, India, outlines questions, objectives, scope, and terms. Ten conclusions are presented and indicate that there are little or no educational opportunities in rural and tribal communities. (LH)

Gainesville Junior College's PEP program coordinates all remedial course offerings within a separate division. This report describes the progress of 222 PEP students, tracing the time spent in the program, success in terms of numbers prepared for college, and the adequacy of this preparation as evidenced by grades earned in appropriate college…

The rhetoric of American public education abounds with admonitions to adapt instruction to individual differences and to "humanize" the educational process. However, in practice, especially below the collegiate level, students are guided toward conformity with subjective standards, and those who do not fit are perceived as having deficits to…