Some early childhood variables are examined to evaluate their predictive validity. The selection of children needing early childhood Title I services is complicated by the lack of criteria for defining who is educationally disadvantaged and the special problems of early childhood testing and measurement. The study used re-analysis of longitudinal…

This booklet contains suggestions and procedures for identifying, profiling, recruiting, and serving the disadvantaged persons in a given geographic area in Kentucky through vocational education. The five steps/tasks in the model are described in chronological order, namely (1) defining the population (disadvantaged) which will be served, (2)…

Federal, State, and private entities combined efforts and deliberately created this country's dual racial system of higher education. This dual system is characterized by distinctions in the racial composition of students and faculty, and by more salient and inequitable distinctions in patterns of funding, growth, and development. Black colleges…

While schools focus on individual learner development, community education should focus on the quality of life in communities. Two research projects are in progress with the purpose of exploring out-of-school learning, particularly for disenfranchised populations, and aimed at community concerns. One is the development of a referencing system that…

The major concern of the educational system in Israel today is how to advance students who come from low socioeconomic backgrounds and from a cultural background which is different from that of the privileged sectors of the population. In general, the problem of educationally disadvantaged students is related to the problem of social gaps. These…

FIVE REGIONAL CONFERENCES WERE CONDUCTED BY THE KENTUCKY STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN 1966 TO HELP SCHOOL PEOPLE PLAN PROGRAMS TO EFFECTIVELY UTILIZE TITLE I FUNDS. THIS REPORT PRESENTS SUMMARIES OF KEYNOTE ADDRESSES, PANEL PRESENTATIONS, AND GROUP REPORTS AS WELL AS CONCLUSIONS INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING POINTS--(1) THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD…

THE OFFICIAL TASK OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON RACIAL IMBALANCE WAS TO DETERMINE IF RACIAL IMBALANCE EXISTS, IF IT EXISTS, TO DETERMINE IF RACIAL IMBALANCE IS EDUCATIONALLY HARMFUL, AND IF HARMFUL, TO RECOMMEND WAYS OF ELIMINATING IT. IN ANSWER TO THE FIRST ASPECT OF THIS COMMITTEE CHARGE, A SCHOOL CENSUS IN MARCH, 1964 REVEALED THAT RACIAL…

DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN ARE CONCENTRATED IN THE INNER-CITY AREA. THE SCHOOL SHOULD BE CONCERNED THAT THE CHILD'S EXPERIENCES, BOTH AT HOME AND AT SCHOOL, HELP HIM TO REALIZE HIS CAPABILITIES BY RAISING HIS SELF-CONFIDENCE AND MOTIVATION. THE DETROIT GREAT CITIES PROGRAM CONSISTS OF FIVE PARTS. THE FIRST PART IS CONCERNED WITH TEACHER TRAINING…

This guide introduces Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as it operates in the City of New York. The majority of the report is devoted to a description of how Title I programs are funded and administered. Attention is devoted to each of the four levels of government involved in Title I administration: The Federal government, the…

A statistical view was compiled of the impact of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I programs on student achievement in all 55 West Virginia county school districts in school year 1978-79. The RMC Model A-1 design was used by each district. Nationally normed achievement tests or criterion referenced tests which were equated…

Because very little is known about teenage parents' own view of their problems, needs, and acceptable resources, over 100 Boston teenagers and related agencies were interviewed. Parental problems were similar to those of older parents, but youthful lack of experience and skills aggravated the situation. The most frequently cited problem was that…

The State of New York could be considered a pioneer in the field of compensatory education. A number of programs established in the 1930s and 1940s were definitely compensatory in nature. The 1960s saw the extension of compensatory practices at the preschool and elementary levels. By the summer of 1965, over half a million children were enrolled…

THE COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY COLLEGE WITH NONSELECTIVE ADMISSION POLICIES ATTRACTS INCREASING NUMBERS OF STUDENTS WITH EDUCATIONAL DEFICIENCES, ESPECIALLY IN ACADEMIC SKILLS, WHICH PREVENT SUCCESS IN YPICAL COLLEGE COURSES. HOWEVER, WHILE ALMOST ALL COMMUNITY COLLEGES AGREE WITH THE OPEN DOOR CONCEPT, ONLY ABOUT HALF PROVIDE REMEDIAL INSTRUCTION…

THE EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED POPULATION (EDP), DEFINED AS THOSE PERSONS 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OVER WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED EIGHT YEARS OF FORMAL SCHOOLING, CONTAINED AT LEAST 24 MILLION PEOPLE IN 1960. ALTERNATE PLANS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED FOR A VOLUNTARY ADULT BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR THE EDP, USING A TIME SPAN OF 20 YEARS AND A METHOD FOR…

THE COLLEGE READINESS PROGRAM AT THE COLLEGE OF SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA, WAS DESIGNED TO INTEGRATE MINORITY YOUTH INTO THE COLLEGE AND THE COMMUNITY. A STUDY OF STUDENTS WHO HAD ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM SINCE ITS BEGINNING IN 1966 INCLUDED THESE OBSERVATIONS--(1) 95 PERCENT WERE NEGROES, (2) ALTHOUGH 40 PERCENT HAD NOT CHOSEN A MAJOR, ACADEMIC OR…