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Download full textWilliams, Trevor; And Others – 1980
The study of early school leavers was the first phase of a three-year project which looked at the social processes implicated in the transition from school to work or to further education. Data for the study was obtained by mail questionnaire during the summer of 1978-79 from an Australia-wide sample of 4,919 individuals who were between seventeen…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropouts
Zigler, Edward, Ed.; Valentine, Jeanette, Ed. – 1979
This book aims to provide a comprehensive history and analysis of the operation and evolution of Project Head Start. The volume consists of 23 original articles covering program history, the preschool education and developmental components of Head Start, and Head Start program development and evaluation. In Part One, the historical roots of Head…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Career Development, Curriculum Development, Developmental Programs
MCCLOSKEY, ELINOR F. – 1967
THIS DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARACTERISTICS AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF URBAN DISADVANTAGED PUPILS IS A SYNTHESIS OF 99 RESEARCH REPORTS. THE RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT SUCH CHILDREN LIVE IN A WORLD OF ISOLATION, LIMITED EXPERIENCE, AND REJECTION. HOUSING CONDITIONS, A DEMORALIZING NEIGHBORHOOD, AND A DISORGANIZED FAMILY LIFE ALL CONTRIBUTE TO THE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitudes, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Facilities
1967
AFTER FIVE YEARS OF FEDERALLY-SUPPORTED CURRICULUM RESEARCH IN ENGLISH, 14 STUDY CENTERS AND FIVE DEMONSTRATION CENTERS ARE NOW MAKING THE RESULTS OF THEIR WORK AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THIS PAMPHLET LISTS TITLES OF REPORTS AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS PREPARED BY THE FOLLOWING CENTERS--(1) CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY, (2) TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Bilingual Students, Curriculum Research, Curriculum Study Centers
DAVIDSON, HELEN H.; GREENBERG, JUDITH W. – 1967
A STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE COGNITIVE, AFFECTIVE, MOTIVATIONAL, AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH-ACHIEVING STUDENTS FROM A DEPRIVED ENVIRONMENT. THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE STUDENT'S SEX TO HIS ACHIEVEMENT STATUS WAS ALSO ASSESSED. THE SUBJECTS, 160 10-YEAR-OLD FIFTH-GRADE NEGRO CHILDREN, WERE DIVIDED INTO LOW-ACHIEVING AND…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Cognitive Ability, Comparative Analysis
FOLEY, WALTER J. – 1967
THIS DETAILED FOUR-PART REPORT ASSESSES THE FIRST YEAR OF COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROJECTS ESTABLISHED IN IOWA UNDER TITLE I OF THE 1965 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT. OVER 95 PERCENT OF IOWA'S SCHOOL DISTRICTS, MANY OF THEM IN RURAL AREAS, PARTICIPATED IN THE PROJECT. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SHORTCOMING OF THE LOCAL PROJECTS WAS THEIR LACK…
Descriptors: Ability, Achievement, Ancillary School Services, Aspiration
ELKINS, DEBORAH; TABA, HILDA – 1966
TWO CURRICULUM SEQUENCES, DESIGNED FOR A GROUP OF PREDOMINANTLY NEGRO SIXTH- AND SEVENTH-GRADERS AND FOR A GROUP OF WHITE SECOND-GENERATION AMERICAN EIGHTH-GRADERS, ARE PRESENTED HERE AS INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDELINES FOR TEACHERS OF DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS. THE SIXTH- AND SEVENTH-GRADE CURRICULUM UNIT ON THE "FAMILY OF MAN" STRESSES INSIGHTS INTO THE…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Guides, Diagnostic Tests, Disadvantaged
Missouri State Dept. of Education, Jefferson City. – 1966
MISSOURI'S TITLE I PROJECTS ARE DESCRIBED AND EVALUATED IN THIS REPORT. OPERATION AND SERVICE PROBLEMS INCLUDED LACK OF SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL AND OF STAFF TO PLAN FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION AND TO HELP THE DISTRICTS IN PROJECT DEVELOPMENT. STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OFFERED ONLY LIMITED ASSISTANCE IN ESTABLISHING…
Descriptors: Achievement, Agency Cooperation, Annual Reports, Community Action
BRODBECK, ARTHUR J.; LANG, GLADYS E. – 1966
EDUCATIONAL INEQUALITY IN BUFFALO HAS LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PLAN FOR PROGRESSIVE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL IMBALANCE AND PROVISION OF INCREASED EDUCATIONAL QUALITY AND OPPORTUNITIES. CITIZEN OPINIONS, OBTAINED THROUGH INTERVIEWS, RESULTED IN A MODIFICATION OF THE "4-4-4 PLAN" (DIVISION OF GRADES 1-12 INTO THREE SCHOOLS, EACH WITH FOUR…
Descriptors: Black Students, Community Development, Costs, Disadvantaged Youth
GORDON, EDMUND W. – 1967
THIS REVIEW OF RESEARCH NOTES THAT THE EDUCATIONAL HANDICAPS OF THE DISADVANTAGED HAVE NOT BEEN CONCEPTUALIZED ADEQUATELY, IN PART BECAUSE THE DISADVANTAGED MISTAKENLY HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED A HOMOGENEOUS GROUP. SO FAR, THERE HAS BEEN NO STUDY OF THE DIALECTICAL RELATIONSHIP OF THE DISADVANTAGED LEARNER'S COGNITIVE PROCESSES, AFFECTIVE MECHANISMS,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement, Aspiration, Cognitive Processes
Heist, Michele E. – 1980
This paper reviews research reported in the last 10 years on the effects of day care on children and their families. The review is organized around the following areas: attachment and emotional development; psycho-social development; intellectual and cognitive development; health and nutritional effects; the effect of caregiver stability; the…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Day Care
President's Committee on Mental Retardation, Washington, DC. – 1979
The National Multicultural Seminar on Mental Retardation among Minority Disadvantaged Populations was initiated in response to concern about the root causes of mental retardation especially in mild forms which tend to be more prevalent and more devastating among persons living in depressed, disrupted, and impoverished environments. Nineteen papers…
Descriptors: Blacks, Civil Liberties, College Role, Community Services
Feichtner, Sheila H.; O'Brien, Thomas W. – 1976
Problems encountered in vocational education mainstreaming and recommended improvements are presented in this paper. A brief history introduces the concept followed by specific definitions of "training,""education," and "mainstreaming," as applied to vocational schooling. Three general operational models are described and graphically presented.…
Descriptors: Community Role, Disadvantaged Youth, Handicapped Students, Instructional Design
Hiscox, Suzanne B.; Williams, Barbara I. – 1979
Options are suggested for using and expanding upon the RMC models for evaluating the effectiveness of Title I mastery learning programs with planned high turnover of students. Examples are given of uses of the diagnostic and reporting systems for program planning and decision making. It is suggested that consideration be given to: (1) determining…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Attrition (Research Studies), Compensatory Education, Data Collection
Lennon, Thelma C. – 1979
More effective guidance programs are imperative if disadvantaged, handicapped, and minority students are to realize their personal and career potential in this country. Presently these students are inhibited in their vocational development by cultural differences, values, language differences, limited academic achievement, and vocational…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Communication Skills, Counselor Attitudes
