Recommendations are included for area vocational-technical schools covering aspects of administration, curriculum, instruction, student factors, advisory committees, and physical plant. Other recommendations on the outcomes of the 1970 vocational education objectives include programs for the areas of secondary school, post-secondary, adult,…

The research and evaluation literature of several Federal Manpower training programs and the Federal-State Vocational Rehabilitation program was reviewed to determine effectiveness in reducing economic dependency among welfare recipients. Emphasis was on the Vocational Rehabilitation programs used for comparison. Significant findings are…

The lack of representation of minority group members in social work education and the profession has been a salient issue in recent years. A project designed to alleviate this lack and to develop social work curriculum relevant to the minority community and minority group experiences stemmed from the creation of a Consortium of Texas schools of…

Black survival cannot be fully understood within the context of social systems and institutions, for blacks could never rely upon them, and probably would not have survived had they chosen to do so. Part of the misunderstanding of Afro-American scholars in their interpretations of black culture has been due to their focusing on institutions and…

Learning problems of 392,317 students in Texas were diagnosed as being severe enough to require special treatment under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title I Regular, during the 1972-73 school year. This number, 14 percent of the 2.8 million students enrolled in public schools in Texas, represented a concentrated effort to…

The primary objective of this study was to determine whether or not there were differences in selected aspects of work commitment among rural low income adults who were employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force. Specific objectives of this doctoral thesis were: (1) to determine the social and economic characteristics of rural low income…

This bibliography has been compiled to alert educators to parent education documents found in the ERIC microfiche collection and in journal literature. Abstracts of selected documents have been taken from "Research in Education (RIE)", and journal article citations from the "Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE)". Included are published…

Contents of this book include five papers: (1) "Financing Education for the Urban Disadvantaged," Henry Levin--analyzes the linkages between educational finance and educational quality in large-city schools, and discusses alternative plans for financial innovation; (2) "Accountability in Education," Leon Lessinger--explores the idea of…

Contents of this book include: (1) "New Models: The Need for School Reform," James W. Guthrie--a survey of some of the past successes of our educational system, an attempt to assess present public opinion about it, and an analysis of some possible explanations for its apparent inability to perform satisfactory; (2) "National Assessment: A History…

The "assimilation perspective" on minority group relations in America distort empirical reality because of two hidden assumptions. First, divergence or difference is recognized at an earlier point--only to be corrected by equalization of opportunity. The second tends to view the "new world"--the assimilated--as homogeneous. The…

The Springfield Day Nursery System in Springfield, Massachusetts is one of a system of four day care centers. It is in an urban area, and over one-half of the families served are Puerto Rican, many of whom have unemployment and language barrier problems. A bilingual program (English-Spanish) is one of the outstanding features of the day care…

The 1969-1970 report to the Bureau of Indian Affairs contains information relative to the contract of the State of Idaho with the United States Government for Johnson-O'Malley (JOM) funds to educate the American Indians in Idaho. The financial and statistical figures are from information presented by the 14 school districts and from files of the…

An EPDA Experienced Teachers Fellowship Program designed for elementary and secondary reading teachers was conducted at Loyola University and had as its chief aim the training of teachers to improve the reading instruction of disadvantaged youths with learning problems caused by their communication backgrounds and inability to read. The program…

This book gives detailed reports on twenty-five projects in teacher training, specifically designed to prepare teachers for teaching disadvantaged children. These reports give a comprehensive mixture of local problems and their solutions which can provide patterns or models for problems in any area. Part I describes the projects in terms of their…

The Life Skills course of Saskatchewan NewStart represents a serious attempt to integrate educational and psychotherapeutic principles and techniques for the development of personal competence in many areas of life. This is the third in a series of program approaches being tried on disadvantaged youth, and emphasizes the problem-solving process in…