Reviews the literature on the efforts of school-college collaboration to increase the number of minority group students who enter and graduate from college. Concludes that these relationships have been largely self-serving, benefiting school and college personnel much more than the targeted disadvantaged students. (FMW)

Developed paper-and-pencil and microcomputer versions of prototype occupational interest inventory for academically disadvantaged or functionally illiterate adults. Compared results obtained from 30 such adults on the United States Employment Service Interest Inventory and both versions of the prototype inventory. Results revealed acceptable…

Compares and critiques Daniel Patrick Moynihan's 1965 labor report, "The Negro Family: The Case for National Action," and the televised version of it, Bill Moyer's special report "The Vanishing Family: Crisis in Black America." Discusses how gender, class, and race shape a group's status in society. (JS)

Describes the Parent and Child Education (PACE) program, a statewide family literacy program in Kentucky that promotes positive attitudes toward schooling and academic achievement. PACE focuses on parents' basic skills, children's learning skills, and parents' child care skills. (FMW)

Identifies children from Amish and conservative Mennonite cultures as limited English proficient and English as a second language children. Describes the cultural and linguistic barriers that present problems to these children in rural public schools. Suggests ways to facilitate public school recognition of these pupils as at-risk learners.…

Reviews research on instructional practices that help at-risk students. The programs reviewed fall into three general categories: prevention programs at the primary level, classroom change programs, and supplementary/remedial programs. Lists general features that characterize these programs. (TE)

Reviews and critically analyzes the book, "The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life." The author discusses cultural bias in intelligence tests, the errors made in assessing the cognitive abilities of blacks, and the negative effects stemming from belonging to the underclass in American society. (GR)

Examines some of the effects of the Computer Society of South Africa's computer literacy training projects for educationally disadvantaged students, and explores the need for future research in this area. Motivation, expectations, and student attitudes are discussed. (JKP)

Focuses on the issues related to the student classification process and the disproportionate placement of black males in special education programs. The meaning and implications of the following classifications are discussed: educable mental retardation, serious emotional disturbance, specific learning disability, speech impairment, and trainable…

Economic restructuring has exacerbated problems of black men such as poverty, unemployment, lowered life expectancy, and low expectations. Power diverted from productive channels is expressed in gang violence, homicide, and suicide. Recommendations include a national agency to eliminate poverty, involve the black community, and increase funding…

Advocates a new conception of literacy education given that most illiterate adults in the United States are Third-World newcomers or educationally/economically disadvantaged U.S. adults. Urges educators to solicit and heed their students' criticisms of the dominant culture. Recommends 13 topics on which to base learning activities related to…

Reviews the social and economic costs of at-risk youth and examines three conditions that create risk: poverty, lack of family guidance, and peer pressure. Stresses the need for (1) new roles for educators; and (2) collaboration among the educational, business, and human services communities in efforts to support youth and families. (BC)

Examines the Motivational Theory and Time Continuum models of developmental student motivation, focusing on teacher responsibilities. Indicates that blending the two models provides a procedure for analyzing the student audience, a list of potential motivational strategies, and suggestions for constructing motivational objectives. (15 citations)…

Describes a basic literacy project targeting deprived children in Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India. Considers such program features as the use of 35 slum and public utility centers as sites for teaching basic skills, nutrition, and hygiene; flexible schedules including morning classes for slum children and afternoon and evening classes for working…

Describes a hospital-based Head Start center in Paterson, New Jersey, that exclusively serves children who have AIDS. The only such center in the state, it is a cooperative effort of the local Head Start program and hospital. For most of the students, it is the first opportunity to interact with their peers in a healthy, normal environment. (TJQ)