The performances on selected measures of reading achievement and intelligence of 24 educationally disadvantaged adults and two groups of elementary children were investigated and compared. The first group of children was drawn from a low socioeconomic level, and the second, from a high socioeconomic level. There was a stronger correlation between…

To determine whether the educationally disadvantaged student could achieve academic success in Polk Community College's multimedia Biology 101 course, 44 students whose stanine scores were between one and four on the Florida Twelfth Grade Performance Test were studied. Academic success was defined as receiving a grade of C or above in the course.…

Identifying and defining Ohio's migrant population, the document also seeks to destroy many of the myths that exist about migrant workers. The survey, made in September 1972, found that 90% of the state's 35,000 workers were Spanish speaking. The document also gives information on migrant recruitment, crew leaders, income, housing, crops,…

The Pre-College Program is a unique design in inductive learning for the high school student from a family of low or modest income. In this program the student is not "taught," he is provoked to learn. It aims at encouraging him to integrate and profitably use his present knowledge, as he continues to increase it in a free and informal…

An evaluation of the videotapes produced by the film/media workshop, held in the South Bronx area of New York City in the summer of 1972, was conducted. The workshop sought to broaden the communication skills and improve the self-concepts and aspirations of educationally and emotionally deprived black and Puerto Rican youngsters. Three groups of…

This guide resulted from the work of 14 colleges and universities participating in the Red River Valley Inter-Institutional Project, which related to the education of the culturally disadvantaged child. The project included two field experiences, one urban and the other rural; orientation meetings; and discussions. The aims of the Red River Valley…

This study investigated whether various kinds of preschool programs have differential cognitive effects on different kinds of children. Relevant literature was reviewed and data, generated in the first 2 years of the Head Start Planned Variations Study (PVS), were analyzed. The eight preschool programs associated with the PVS were considered.…

This report describes the experience of a group of New Careers paraprofessionals who were trained in human service occupations by the National Committee on Employment of Youth (NCEY) in a special project in 1965 and 1966 and employed by a variety of public and private human service agencies. The report provides data on the longest period for…

Because of its failure to provide career ladders for non-management employees, the food service industry is facing increasingly severe manpower shortages and labor turnover. Unnecessary requirements bar entry workers from many jobs, and training opportunities leave much to be desired. This report identifies the problem areas and develops a model…

This booklet, issued as a contribution to the International Education Year, presents various aspects of the problem of advancement of women through access to education, and describes what Unesco is doing in this field. Emphasis is given to the education of women as a factor in the advancement of humanity. The education of women is discussed from…

This bulletin provides a review of research related to teaching mathematics to disadvantaged students at the elementary school level. The review is organized around a set of questions which are appropriate to ask in relation to disadvantaged students. These questions include: 1) What is the mathematical status of the environmentally disadvantaged?…

The objectives of this study were to find out how the characteristics of students and their training affect the rate of return to investment in vocational training, how they affect the earnings of trainees, and how vocational training influences the distribution of income among educational groups. The data were collected in a previous study and…

An enormous amount of information and research is summarized in this report. The study concerns itself with the identification and interpretation of those factors that are germane to a Mexican-American high school graduate's perception of himself, his school, his home, his community, and their interrelationship and from which he attempts to relate…

Operation Young Adults is a combined work-study program for potential and actual high school dropouts, designed to demonstrate the relationship between education and the world of work. During Phase One, the program served a total of 532 students, aged 14 through 21, of whom 110 had already dropped out of the traditional high school setting. The…

The 40-week Instructor-Counselor program, jointly sponsored by Cleveland State University College of Education and Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio, was designed to prepare instructor-tutor-counselors for work with underachieving/disadvantaged first- and second-year college students. The objectives of the program focused on the…