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Pheasant, Marilyn – OSSC Bulletin, 1985
This bulletin describes a first-grade "readiness program" developed at the Aumsville (Oregon) School District to help children who have been found to be at risk in a standard first-grade program. These students attend a readiness first grade designed to assist their development emotionally, socially, physically, and academically and only…
Descriptors: Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Education, Grade 1, High Risk Students
Kapp, Chris A. – 1984
Drawing upon successful practices by American and Canadian universities in providing educational opportunities for gifted children, this paper evaluates the feasibility of adopting similar programs in the Republic of South Africa. A rationale is presented for the role of the university in providing educational programs for gifted and talented…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), College Programs, College Role, College School Cooperation
Download full textSchuyler, Nancy B.; Turner, Belinda O. – 1986
The number of students retained in grade in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District (AISD) has increased dramatically since new promotion policies were instituted in 1981 and Texas House Bill (HB) 72 was passed. Elementary school promotion is now tied to mastery of essential skills; secondary students must meet attendance requirements, as…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Academic Standards, Dropout Rate
Liming, Roxi A.; Warmbrod, Catharine A. – 1987
This guide is intended to acquaint postsecondary-level administrators, instructors, and counselors with the background, philosophy, components, structure, and use of the OPTIONS program. The first section discusses recent and likely demographic changes that will affect postsecondary education and the work force. It explains the role of the OPTIONS…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Career Change, Career Guidance
Piers, James C. – 1984
"Fostering the School Age Child" is a manual for use in training families providing service to children in foster care. Including instructor's materials and participants' course content, this instructor's manual is divided into eight lessons. Separate instructional sessions focus on development and behavior; building discipline and…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Child Development, Child Responsibility, Discipline
National Academy of Engineering, Washington, DC. Commission on Education. – 1973
In order to bring national focus on the lack of minority engineers, more than 250 engineers, educators, students, and representatives of minority social action groups, professional and technical societies, foundations, industry, and government met to discuss the recruitment and financial support of minority students, program financing, and the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Blacks, Committees, Conferences
New York City Public Schools, Brooklyn, NY. – 1964
A DESCRIPTION OF THE MORE EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS PROGRAM IS PRESENTED. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES EDUCATION FOR 3- OR 4-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN. PREKINDERGARTEN CLASSES SHOULD HAVE 15 CHILDREN, AND OTHER GRADES A MAXIMUM OF 22 CHILDREN. THESE CLASSES SHOULD BE HETEROGENEOUSLY GROUPED, AND INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION SHOULD BE PROVIDED THROUGH FLEXIBLE GROUPING.…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Ancillary School Services, Community Involvement, Community Relations
YOUNG, EDWIN A. – 1966
STUDENTS UNDER 22 YEARS OF AGE WITH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE ABILITY TESTS SCORES OF 39 OR LESS WERE ENROLLED IN A SPECIAL "BLOCK" PROGRAM OF ENGLISH, PSYCHOLOGY, AND SPEECH. OF 110 STUDENTS IN THE FALL OF 1964, 30 HAD A C AVERAGE OR ABOVE, 91 COMPLETED THE SEMESTER, AND 75 REENROLLED IN THE NEXT TERM. TESTS SHOWED THAT THEY WERE IN THE LOWEST…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, College Entrance Examinations, Counseling, Developmental Programs
Lazar, Irving; And Others – 1978
The findings of several longitudinal studies of low income children who participated in experimental preschool intervention programs over the past decade and a half are summarized in this report. The data resulting from these studies are organized into four categories: (1) preschool effects on target children's later school performances, including…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Aspiration, Data Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth
LINDSLEY, BYRON F. – 1966
THIS REPORT PRESENTS THE FINDINGS OF A COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF SAN DIEGO TO INVESTIGATE THE DEGREE OF EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. OPEN HEARINGS WERE HELD TO DETERMINE THE ETHNIC COMPOSITION OF THE SCHOOLS, EFFECT OF ETHNIC IMBALANCE, AND PERSONNEL POLICIES, PERSONNEL ATTITUDES, AND ADEQUACY OF SCHOOL…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Ancillary Services, Curriculum, Desegregation Methods
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Special Education. – 1967
The status of the North Carolina public school program for educable mentally retarded (EMR) children is reported. Data obtained from state report forms and teacher completed questionnaires describe administration, teachers, pupils, and curriculum. Four tables on the administrative setting present a summary by years of numbers of teachers and…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Curriculum, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation
Johnson, Barbara, Ed. – 1977
The handbook provides a compilation of presentations and papers on the development of potential leadership in the education of gifted and talented students. Chapter I, "Certain Criteria Lead Toward Leadership" (P. Judkins), discusses identification of potential leadership characteristics. In Chapter II, "Leading Leaders" (J. Olivero), leadership…
Descriptors: Community Role, Creativity, Definitions, Exceptional Child Education
Montana State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Helena. – 1976
During fiscal year 1976, the Northern Cheyenne Tribe became the first Montana tribe to contract Johnson-O'Malley (JOM) funds under the 1965 Indian Self Determination and Educational Assistance Act, which amended the JOM Act and provided for tribal groups to contract directly with the Bureau of Indian Affairs to administer their own JOM funds. The…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Ancillary Services, Annual Reports
Quincy Public School District 172, IL. – 1975
The overall objective of Career Education Through Multi-Experience Centers is to develop and implement a comprehensive career education program for special education in the Quincy, Illinois public schools. Part one of the report provides statistical data on the project. The bulk of part two analyzes the progress made toward accomplishing the…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Educational Objectives, Educational Planning
Sea Ventures, Highlands, NJ. – 1975
A detailed profile of the largest fresh-air education program in the country for disadvantaged youth -- Sea Ventures -- is provided in this document. Created entirely through the effort of volunteers, Sea Ventures provides learning opportunities that go beyond occupying youngsters. This multi-racial/lingual juvenile delinquency prevention program…
Descriptors: Delinquency Prevention, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Programs, Field Experience Programs
