Research reports and program descriptions for serving at-risk youth are summarized in this document. For each report or description, a one-page summary is provided. Six summaries are provided on the topic of meeting/recognizing diversity in today's students; eight summaries on the topic of keeping students in school; four summaries on the topic of…

For a mainstreaming program to be effective, students should be able to experience success in a regular classroom with the enhanced self-image that accompanies a positive experience. Maximizing classroom accommodations for learning disabled students can help improve these students' access to educational opportunities and increase the probability…

A three-year study on the impact of admitting underprepared community college students on academic standards is reviewed, along with implications for postsecondary education. In summarizing factors contributing to a reduced emphasis on critical literacy at the community college, attention was directed to changes in institutional characteristics…

In an effort to encourage the participation of educationally disadvantaged youth in the Silicon Valley's high technology employment boom, the Peninsula Academies program was established utilizing a triad-partnership arrangement among the Sequoia Union High School District, high technology employers in the area, and the Stanford Mid-Peninsula Urban…

The Centre was originally funded in 1980 for three years to undertake research on major issues and problems in rural education, to publish and disseminate results, and to act as a source of advice to government and private authorities as well as communities. Funding for the Centre has been extended through 1985, and its activities continue to be…

This is the transcript of the second session of the Senate hearings on native Hawaiian education held in March 1984. The hearings in this volume explore the possibility of including Native Hawaiians under the definition of "Native American" in the Indian Education Act. The volume contains: (1) a prepared statement by Myron B. Thompson,…

The negative reaction to the disadvantaged in the United States is discussed in the light of the protestant ethic in this paper based on the author's dissertation. The question "Who are the disadvantaged and what sets them apart from the rest of American society?" is addressed. The extent to which business education teachers employ…

The hearings reported on in this volume address the issue of whether to extend for 5 more years certain elementary, secondary and other educational programs implemented under Title I legislation. While the major part of the document is concerned with services and student development under compensatory education (CE) programs, a brief section is…

The Supplemental Instructional Program (SIP) is an academic support program of Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville (SIU-E). It was started in response to the needs of minority disadvantaged students, who showed a high attrition rate in science and engineering. It aimed to prepare these students for survival in the system by providing a…

This paper discusses the teaching approaches used in a basic composition course designed for educationally disadvantaged students. The course integrates three approaches: mastery teaching and learning; James Moffett's student-centered naturalistic curriculum; and Ken Macrorie's Third Way, which combines freedom and discipline in a writing…

Several problems hamper the implementation of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Special Education Law: (1) defining the decision-making process, (2) specifying areas of proper responsibility, (3) providing delivery of needed services effectively and efficiently, and (4) acquiring an equitable system for the distribution of costs. (Author/BJG)

Chapter 766 of the Massachusetts Special Education Law is portrayed as bringing with it one of the most dramatic changes the educational system has known--a change that will not occur without strains and tensions. It is conceded that the new programs will cost money and present administrative problems, but argued that these expenditures and the…

The goals community coleges have set for themselves have failed to make a significant impact on the class and ethnic inequalities that exist in higher education. This article demonstrates that community colleges hold the "chance to succeed." (Author/DC)

This manual provides guidelines for implementing the instructional program in reading prescribed for the Basic Skills Project of the Phoenix, Arizona, Union High School District. The project supplements instructional efforts for students whose basic skills in reading, English/writing, and mathematics are in greatest need of improvement. The…

Educators and researchers have long equated the term "educated" with number of grades of formal schooling completed, relegating to the ranks of the "undereducated" those persons without higher education, and especially those without at least 12 years of schooling. Recent research by Alan Tough, however, and case studies in…