Abstracts of speeches, presented at the Shippensburg Conference on Teaching the Migrant Child, related to the teaching of predominatly rural, migrant and disadvantaged children, are included in the document. Among the topics are academic achievements of migrant children, identification of educationally deprived children, health and health care of…

An assessment of the present status of the small high school in Alberta, Canada, a prediction of the probable future of rural high schools of various sizes, and the generation of recommendations for the improvement of the educational opportunities provided by necessarily existent small high schools were the objectives of this investigation. The…

The Early Training Project, supported by the National Institute of Mental Health experimentally tested a developmental intervention program designed to improve the educability of young educationally deprived children. Three groups were randomized from a group of 65 deprived children born in 1958 in a small southern city. One group had three…

A detailed study of Appalachia based, on the 1950 and 1960 census records, concentrates on the economic conditions existing in the area and considers possible solutions to the problems. Economic considerations of Appalachian subareas include low income, unemployment, composite patterns of low income and unemployment, employment, and implications…

The document presents a view of the program, "Educational Talent Search," operating in 20 counties in northwest Mississippi and in Wilcox County, Alabama. A description of the poverty conditions found to exist in these counties serves as a foundation for the remainder of the report. Talent scout training, talent scout efforts, and student field…

The first problem addressed here is our definition of the concept development-planning. The second problem is our definition of the disadvantaged today and in the future, that is, for whom is the planning effort directed. The third problem is the presentation of hypotheses and illustrations from various fields of activity, in order to demonstrate…

The Responsive Environment Program for Spanish American Children (REPSAC) is a group educational program for "high risk" (of low birth weight and with various handicaps) Spanish American children. It aims to provide successful experiences for these children in both English and Spanish language learning and in improving cognitive and…

Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I programs in North Dakota are evaluated in this Annual Report. The first part of the report covers staff activities, a brief demographic view of North Dakota, public and nonpublic school participation, financial data, instructional activities, major accomplishments, and statistical data about the…

The scattered reservation segments of a single U.S. or Canadian Indian tribe have often culturally diverged from one another in recent historical times. This divergence is particularly marked in more urban regions, such as California, and among tribes where some of the reservations are near cities. As tribalism has become less important and urban…

This evaluation concentrated on the behavioral objectives proposed for each of 37 academic and supportive service projects included in the total program. The report contains a brief description of the process of these projects and conclusions concerning project effectiveness. The conclusions drawn were based upon the best evidence available and…

This investigation sought to study the socioeconomically disadvantaged child and his levels of achievement as related to the control of positive and negative reinforcements, personality constructs, classroom behavior, and parental attitudes about classroom behavior and school achievement. The sample consisted of 50 matched pairs of eighth grade…

During an interview (Playboy magazine, April, 1971), actor John Wayne expressed certain educational theories and attitudes concerning American minority groups. His outlook is an authentic summary of the intellectual convictions of the vast majority of white Americans today. This "psychology of whiteness" is the academic explanation for the concept…

This is the evaluation report of the fourth year of ESEA Title I programs in Wichita, Kansas called Project SPEEDY (Special Programs to Enhance the Education of Disadvantaged Youth). While the major thrust was in the area of corrective reading and other language development programs, other instructional offerings included mathematics, music, art,…

The stated purpose of the State Advisory Commission on Indian Affairs was to study the problems of California's American Indians, including "the problems presented by the termination of federal control over Indian affairs, the operation, effect, administration, enforcement, and needed revision of any and all state laws" pertaining to the…

ESEA Title I was the first federal aid program to authorize services for private school children. In view of the complexities of administering Title I, this handbook provides (1) a compilation of passages from the law and the regulations, and guidelines pertaining to the participation of private school children; (2) a brief explanation of the…