The third of the series of annotated bibliographies on doctoral research, this compilation focuses on early childhood education for the disadvantaged, concentrating on such issues as reading, parent involvement, teachers and paraprofessionals, summer programs, and the like in regard to Head Start programs; Follow Through programs; Negro dialects,…

This content analysis schedule for the Purtuguese Bilingual-Bicultural Project of Artesia, California, presents information on the history, funding, and scope of the project. Included are sociolinguistic process variables such as the native and dominant languages of students and their interaction. Information is provided on staff selection and the…

Present attempts to integrate migrants linguistically and culturally into Australian society need to be improved. The migrant child must be taught to learn how to learn, and learning experiences must be structured to promote education in school subjects and communication with peers. There is a problem of acculturation; migrant children must be…

A program to train lower socio-economic parents in more effective management of their preschool children was developed and evaluated. In the planning stage objectives were formulated and strategy designs set. The methodology consisted principally of programed text and videotape. Formative development and two evaluations produced and modified the…

This content analysis schedule for the Ukiah Indian, Mexican-American Bilingual-Bicultural Program of Ukiah, California, presents information on the history, funding, and scope of the project. Included are sociolinguistic process variables such as the native and dominant languages of students and their interaction. Information is provided on staff…

Many of the immigrants who come to England have no knowledge of English; one of the first tasks which confronts them in the complex process of adjusting to their new environment is to learn something of the language, for economic as well as for social or cultural reasons. The schools must face the problem of integrating immigrant children into the…

It is easier for non-English-speaking preschool children to learn new concepts if they are introduced in their own language. Once the child has mastered the concept, it can be introduced in the second language. The program described in this report is designed for Mexican-American preschool children. Content of the program is selected to relate…

At the root of many early childhood bilingual education programs is the widespread belief that the two languages must be used and taught in different contexts, since the failure to do so would inevitably produce a single mixed language. From a study of the results achieved over a ten-year period, it would seem that, if at least one of the…

This unit of the Flexible Learning System (FLS) designed for adults who work with children aged 4-8, offers a means of analyzing, evaluating, and selecting books and other educational materials for use in culturally pluralistic classrooms and with young children of Mexican-American heritage. Research which explores the impact of books on…

The purpose of this study was to develop a method for assessing aspects of the cognitive functioning of young children from their symbolic play. Subjects were 60 children, aged 3 to 5 years, from middle-class and lower-class families. The study was conducted in two phases, with the following objectives: (1) to identify and analyze aspects of…

This is the teacher's manual of the Family Oriented Structured Preschool Activity, a Title III Elementary and Secondary Education Act Developer/Demonstration Project in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The program attempts to mold the expertise of the parent with the expertise of the professional educator in order to enhance the child's development. It is…

Findings of a longitudinal study of early intervention are presented in this report of two case studies of low socioeconomic status black children. A girl and boy, approximately three years old when first enrolled in the educational day care program, exhibited severe behavior problems. Intellectual, emotional, psycholinguistic and perceptual…

Preservice teachers' evaluations of community-based experiences in poor minority settings are the central concern of this report. The preservice teachers were subjects in an experimental program developed as a model for the preparation of teachers to work in a multicultural society with children who have been least effectively served by society.…

The factors involved in assuming the role of members from different social groups were studied in six- and eight-year-old white Anglo-American children. The role taking task involved rating various ethnic members in terms of their desirability as uncles or nephews for the role person. A cognitive-developmental factor was manipulated by choosing…

This is the final report of the Southern University Head Start Evaluation and Research Center. It is a statement of activities engaged in since September, 1969. Chapter I contains an introduction and a description of the centers. Chapter II presents evaluation guidelines, quality control information, evaluation design and description of evaluation…