In the 1980's the quality of education must improve for all students and particularly for Chicanos, who have not fared well in America's educational system as illustrated by the fact that as of 1977 fewer than 40% had completed high school. What is good education for Chicano students is good education for all students. All students should achieve…

The University of Missouri, under a contract with the Health Resources Administration, has planned and developed an Area Health Education Center (AHEC), whose purpose is to address the problem of underrepresentation of minority and educationally disadvantaged students in educational programs for health professions. Activities range from early…

This paper conceptualizes basic education and examines its ability to deliver benefits, particularly to the poor in developing nations. Education for basic human needs is interpreted to include skills to communicate, skills to improve the quality of life, and skills for production. The premise is that the main obstacle to the expansion of basic…

This statistical report reviews Massachusetts Title I projects in terms of: the population served; participating schools; amounts of staff training, community and parental involvement; and effects of the programs on educational achievement. The format is largely tables and figures interspersed with textual presentation of the same data. Title I…

Two Emergency School Aid Act pilot programs were conducted by the Atlanta Public Schools: Cultural Adjustment and Special Mathematics. The purpose of the Cultural Adjustment program was to reduce isolation and educational problems related to non-English speaking pupils and pupils who have first language interference. Program evaluation conclusions…

This learning activity package (LAP) titled Diagnostic Assessment of Disadvantaged Vocational Learners is one of a series designed to develop competencies needed by vocational teachers working with disadvantaged students. Each LAP concentrates on one general vocational teacher competency and contains the following sections: an introduction, a…

This learning activity package (LAP) titled Disadvantaged Learner Analysis Profile is one of a series designed to develop competencies needed by vocational teachers working with disadvantaged students. Each LAP concentrates on one general vocational teacher competency and contains the following sections: an introduction, a teacher competency…

This learning activity package (LAP) titled School and Community Resources for Disadvantaged Learners is one of a series designed to develop competencies needed by vocational teachers working with disadvantaged students. Each LAP concentrates on one general vocational teacher competency and contains the following sections: an introduction, a…

Presented is a collection of very brief chapters (or sections) drawn from a variety of sources which discuss the characteristics of the disadvantaged learner. In addition, suggestions for teaching mathematics to the disadvantaged using a laboratory approach are made. Conclusions include a description of the attributes necessary to be an effective…

A major purpose of the Search for Effective Schools Project has been to explore the truth of the following two propositions: that both pupil response to instruction and the delivery of instruction are functions of pupil background, prior knowledge and level of achievement. That is, the project sought to demonstrate the existence of effective…

FIELD STUDIES WERE CONDUCTED IN 1960 IN THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF TEXAS AND IN IOWA TO AUGMENT INFORMATION ON MIGRATORY WORKERS. FACULTY-STUDENT TEAM FIELD TRIPS FOUND MANY FACTORS TO CONSIDER IN PROVIDING A CONSTRUCTIVE APPROACH TO THE PROBLEMS OF THE MIGRANT WORKER. CHILDREN OF THE MIGRANTS ARE NOT GETTING THE EDUCATION THEY NEED TO BREAK…

CURRENT RESEARCH INDICATES THAT SCHOOL AND HOME ENVIRONMENTS STRONGLY INFLUENCE AN INDIVIDUAL'S INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT, ALTHOUGH CERTAIN VERY BROAD HEREDITARY LIMITATIONS MAY ALSO AFFECT IT. THE ECONOMICALLY AND EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUTH EXPERIENCES AN ENVIRONMENT WHICH LACKS STIMULI ESSENTIAL TO POSITIVE INTELLECTUAL GROWTH AND…

SINCE MANY MEXICAN-AMERICANS ARE VOCATIONALLY UNTRAINED AND FUNCTIONALLY ILLITERATE, THE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THEIR EDUCATION ARE ANALYZED THROUGH EXAMINATION OF EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN RELATION TO OCCUPATIONAL SUCCESS, CITIZENSHIP PARTICIPATION, AND PERSONALITY FACTORS. OCCUPATIONAL SUCCESS IS OFTEN PREVENTED BY A DIRECT CONFLICT BETWEEN THE MEXICAN…

A SURVEY TAKEN BY THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REVEALED THAT THE SCHOOLS OF BUFFALO WERE HIGHLY SEGREGATED. OF THE 19 SCHOOLS THAT CONTAINED MORE THAN 30 PERCENT NEGROES AND PUERTO RICANS, 14 HAD OVER 90 PERCENT. THERE WAS NO DIRECTIVE FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AS TO WHAT, IF ANYTHING, OUGHT TO BE DONE ABOUT THESE…

Because a wise decision maker is better able to bring about the results that she wants and to avoid those that she does not want, the unit on decision making skills is designed to help American Indian girls develop skills that enable them to identify decisions, to set goals, to find and use information, to look at alternatives or choices, and to…