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Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1967
IN THE PAST THE ECONOMY CONTAINED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE WHOSE NEEDS WERE NOT MET BY THE SCHOOL, BUT TODAY NEW TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES OF PRODUCTION ARE ELIMINATING THIS CHOICE. SPECIAL PROGRAMS SUGGESTED HAVE TWO MAIN AREAS OF CONCERN, PREVENTIVE PROGRAMS WHICH RECOGNIZE SPECIAL NEEDS IN ADVANCE AND PROVIDE NECESSARY ASSISTANCE SO THAT…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Educationally Disadvantaged
DENTLER, ROBERT A. – 1964
THE PROBLEM OF THE HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT IS PRESENTED. GOVERNMENT AND MASS MEDIA HAVE INVESTIGATED POTENTIAL DROPOUTS AND ENCOURAGED DROPOUTS TO RETURN TO SCHOOL. IN RECENT YEARS VOLUNTARY WITHDRAWAL OF STUDENTS FROM HIGH SCHOOL HAS DECLINED FROM 70 PERCENT IN 1920 TO 25 PERCENT 1960. A LEVELING OFF AT 15 PERCENT SHOULD OCCUR BY 1975. RECURRENT…
Descriptors: Delinquent Rehabilitation, Dropouts, Educationally Disadvantaged, Ethnic Grouping
Download full textCOLEMAN, JAMES S. – 1967
THIS PAPER EXAMINES THE EMERGING CONFLICT BETWEEN LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS OR LOCAL AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS OVER VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL POLICIES THAT HAVE ARISEN BECAUSE OF THE NUMEROUS AGENCIES WHO ARE BOTH INTERESTED IN AND AFFECTED BY A CHILD'S EDUCATION. THE AUTHOR, AFTER REVIEWING THESE ISSUES, DISCUSSES THE EFFECT THIS CONFLICT WILL HAVE…
Descriptors: Change Agents, City Government, Disadvantaged, Economics
CLARK, KENNETH B. – 1967
AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION HAS BEEN INEFFICIENT AND UNEQUAL AND HAS EFFECTIVELY BLOCKED ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL MOBILITY FOR NEGROES. CHANGE AND IMPROVEMENT HAVE BEEN IMPEDED BY DOGMAS ABOUT THE INVIOLABILITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL, BY ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS, AND BY DEEP-SEATED PSYCHOLOGICAL PREJUDICES. COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN…
Descriptors: Black Education, Blacks, Boards of Education, Educational Change
ADAMS, CHARLES F. – 1966
IN 1965 TEN NEGRO AND PUERTO RICAN GIRLS BEGAN CLERICAL TRAINING IN THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS (NAM) TYPING LABORATORY I (TEELAB-I), A PILOT PROJECT TO DEVELOP A SYSTEM OF TRAINING TYPISTS WITHIN THE INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT. THE INITIAL SYSTEM, AN ADAPTATION OF GREGG AUDIO MATERIALS TO A MACHINE TECHNOLOGY, TAUGHT ACCURACY, SPEED…
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Black Students, Clerical Occupations, Educational Radio
NTS Research Corp., Durham, NC. – 1980
The goals of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I program operated by the Public Schools of the District of Columbia during 1978-79 were to provide disadvantaged children with supplemental instructional services to improve their reading and mathematics performance and to support their affective and psychomotor development. This…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Affective Behavior, Compensatory Education
Brown, William H., Comp. – 1979
This report presents evaluations of the programs implemented by District 17 in Brooklyn, New York which were funded by Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and Impact Aid during the 1978-1979 school year. The following programs are discussed: (1) Upgrading Reading Grades 3-9, (2) Program for Learners of English as a Second…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
PDF pending restorationBureau of Indian Affairs (Dept. of Interior), Phoenix, AZ. – 1979
This digest is written to provide quick access to information about the Titled programs carried out under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in the Navajo Area by the Chinle Agency, the Eastern Navajo Agency, the Ft. Defiance Agency, the Shiprock Agency, and the Western Navajo Agency. The information was obtained from the approved projects…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Bilingual Education, Boarding Schools, Educational Programs
General Research Corp., McLean, VA. – 1976
The Title I provision of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 provides funds for compensatory services for educationally disadvantaged children. The comparability regulation of the provision requires that a district provide a level of state and local resources to Title I schools comparable to the resource level made available…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Simmons, Ron; And Others – 1979
A study was conducted to assess teaching in minority engineering programs, based on 38 engineering institutions with special programs for disadvantaged minorities. The institutions were investigated with respect to preferences, characteristics, and preparation of teachers and the availability of faculty development for special program teachers.…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Instruction, College Students, Compensatory Education
Lew, Art – 1971
This report details the Scientific Programming Course that is a part of "Project SOUL." The course is intended for underprivileged high school juniors and seniors having an interest in mathematics or science and aspirations to attend college. The report is divided into three sections. In section I, the administration and operation of the…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science Education, Computers
Noboa, Abdin – 1978
This paper argues that the intent of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965 and subsequent amendments to improve and equalize educational opportunities for the disadvantaged have been aborted by impotent enforcement and insufficient appropriation of resources. Research findings and highlights from major educational evaluations…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrative Problems, Compensatory Education, Educational Finance
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1979
The testimony and statements of various administrators and educators at the hearing regarding the effectiveness of Title I are presented in this report. Emphasis is placed on the improvements made by Title I programs in the reading and mathematics skills of educationally disadvantaged students, and numerous case studies are cited in which Title I…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agency Cooperation, Compensatory Education, Educational Finance
Hartford Public Schools, CT. – 1979
During its fourteenth year, the Hartford (Connecticut) school district's Higher Horizons 100 Program (HH100), a supplementary program providing groups of 100 educationally disadvantaged students with an integrated academic, cultural, and counseling program, produced a series of substantial student gains. In all but one instance, fall to spring…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Attendance Patterns, Educationally Disadvantaged
YOUMANS, E. GRANT – 1963
A SURVEY OF SCHOOL DROPOUTS IN 11 EASTERN KENTUCKY COUNTIES WAS DESIGNED TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS--(1) TO WHAT EXTENT IS THE RURAL SCHOOL DROPOUT DISADVANTAGED IN COMPARISON WITH THE RURAL HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE7 (2) IS GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL AN ADVANTAGE IF THE YOUTH REMAINS IN A RURAL AREA7 (3) IS IT AN ADVANTAGE IF HE MOVES TO AN…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aspiration, Attitudes, Behavior Standards
