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Download full textUniversity of Northern Colorado, Greeley. – 1969
This final report describes the fourth year of the New Nursery School Program (NNS) set up for environmentally deprived, Spanish-surnamed 3- and 4-year-old children. The school was organized as an autotelic environment which the children (15 in each of two sessions) attended for 3 hours a day. Upon entering, children were pretested on the Wechsler…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Correlation, Disadvantaged Environment, Enrichment Activities
Vanecko, James J.; And Others – 1969
The first part of a two phase project, this was an evaluation of characteristics of community action agencies (CAAs) which make them more or less effective in influencing other institutions to be more responseive to the needs and demands of the poor. CAA board members, representatives of the poor and other segments of the community, and…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Community Action, Community Characteristics, Community Organizations
Allegany County Board of Education, Cumberland, MD. – 1970
The purpose of this project grant was to develop an innovative system which will recruit, motivate, and retain the undereducated adult in the Western Maryland region of Appalachia. The evaluation of staff changes in attitude toward the device was made with positive results. The evaluation of class interaction between the experimental and the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Dropouts, Adult Learning, Attendance
Stasheff, Edward; Lavi, Aryeh – 1971
Fifteen industrial organizations were surveyed for their use of instructional television (ITV) in their educational programs for employees. The firms surveys included Xerox Corporation, RCA Corporation, General Electric Company, International Telephone and Telegraph, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, International Business Machines Corporation, etc.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Closed Circuit Television, Data Analysis
Cobb, John C., Ed. – 1960
The document contains workshop proceedings on emotional and mental health problems of American Indians attending boarding schools and related public schools. Nine formal papers are included: "American Indian Culture in Transition,""Sources of Mental Stress in Indian Acculturation,""Avoidance of Emotional Disturbances,""Mental Health of Indian…
Descriptors: Adolescents, American Indians, Boarding Schools, Conference Reports
De'Ath, Colin; And Others – 1969
It is suggested that black education is a good subject for those who are interested in development and international education. These several reasons are discussed: 1) the educational system operating in black communities may in terms of comparative education methodology be compared to that operating in many colonial and ex-colonial areas, it may…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Black Culture, Black Education, Civil Rights
Korn, Richard R., Ed. – 1968
Excerpts from eight books present material on juvenile delinquency. Included are selections from the following: "Wayward Youth" by August Aichhorn, "The Gang" by Frederic M. Thrasher, "The Jack-Roller" by Clifford R. Shaw, "Street Corner Society" by William Foote Whyte, "Children Who Hate" by Fritz Redl and David Wineman, "The Addict in the…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Autobiographies, Behavior Problems, Case Records
Responsive Environments Corp., New York, NY. – 1968
The bibliography includes items concerning use of the "talking typewriter" to aid reading skills, particularly among the disadvantaged and the handicapped. There are also items illustrating the ways to utilize this responsive environment device. The articles concentrate on the benefits slum children, deaf children, illiterate adults, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Aural Learning, Bibliographies
Kaplan, Sylvan J., Ed.; Lindstrom, David E., Ed. – 1969
The purpose of the conference was to provide an opportunity for researchers, administrators, and persons working in Appalachia to inquire of one another what research has been and is being done relating to poverty and development in the region, and to recommend means for enhancing the prevailing effort. The importance of interinstitutional and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Agency Cooperation, Community Involvement, Cooperative Programs
Johnson, Kenneth R. – 1967
The sixth in a series of teacher education units continues a discussion of specific problems faced by teachers of disadvantaged students. Stressed in this document are the teacher's role in working with the parents of these students. Also discussed are compensatory programs and those which use a curriculum content relevant to and derived from the…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Development
Goodman, Kenneth S. – 1969
The author lists steps for constructing a research study guaranteeing "statistically significant results when comparing two populations which differ linguistically." Many of these steps are direct quotations from typical research reports--choose a control group as much like yourself as possible; assume your own dialect is standard; encode all…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Culture Conflict
Varnado, Jewel G. – 1968
This study investigated the relative effectiveness of selected methods and materials in adult basic education classes. Materials were regular child centered public school textbooks, recent publications designed for elementary class instruction which had been considered reasonably appropriate for adult classes, and materials written especially for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Age Differences, Analysis of Variance
Das Gupta, A.K., Ed.; And Others – 1968
The 155 abstracts contained in this annotated bibliography cover the period from July to September 1968 and include the following categories: Academic Achievement; Administration and Organization; Adult and Basic Education; Brain Drain; CASTASIA; Correspondence and Other Courses of Study; Curriculum; Education (Economics, Elementary, Higher,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Brain Drain
Hillery, Milton C.; And Others – 1969
The purpose of the study was to describe ways in which disadvantaged children differ from their more advantaged peers in the areas of cognitive and affective developmental patterns, and to use this description to restructure curricular experiences for disadvantaged children. Five groups of approximately 30 preschool children each were tested three…
Descriptors: Advantaged, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Compensatory Education
Chavez, John E. – 1967
A program was established at the Margaret Sheehy School in South Merced, California, to provide social experiences and learning situations aimed at improving the communication skills of the largely Mexican American and Negro student body (grades 1-4). The Special Language Class developed in the program is outlined in this teaching guide. The guide…
Descriptors: Black Youth, Class Activities, Communication Skills, Cultural Differences
