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Alexander, Kern; And Others – 1979
The literature on research and development of programs relevant to the area of compensatory education is reviewed and summarized in this report, which was designed to provide information for the state of Florida in planning compensatory programs. The review is divided into four sections concerning administration and organization, home/school…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Role, Compensatory Education, Educational Research
Iqbal, Shahid; Eastmond, Jefferson N. – 1977
As part of the project to universalize primary education in Pakistan by the mid-1980's, 1977 participation rates of boys and girls in rural primary schools in the Federal Capitol Territory have been determined through school mapping procedures. In three of four Territorial headquarters areas about 35% of boys and between 7% and 16% of girls attend…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Attendance, Attendance Patterns, Cartography
Download full textSmith, Dennis R. – 1969
The effect was investigated of diadic, peer group discussion, and role-playing communication patterns on level of abstraction, length of response, and complexity of sentence structure in the speech of children from low socioeconomic environments in response to a verbal task using 2 levels of abstraction (objects and pictures of objects). Subjects…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Classroom Communication, Communication Problems, Communication Skills
GETZELS, J.W.
THESE ISSUES SHOULD BE DISCUSSED AND RESOLVED BEFORE A LARGE-SCALE INTRODUCTION OF PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN--(1) THE EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOL-RELATED ABILITIES. NUMEROUS STUDIES ATTEST TO THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PRESCHOOL YEARS IN ESTABLISHING THE BASIC SKILLS ESSENTIAL TO SUCCESS IN…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Compensatory Education, Cultural Context
CONNERS, C. KEITH; WALLER, DAVID A. – 1966
IN A STUDY TO ASSESS THE VALUE OF A 1965 SUMMER HEAD START PROGRAM IN BALTIMORE, 83 PARTICIPATING CHILDREN WERE TESTED ON THE PEABODY PICTURE VOCABULARY TEST (PPVT) AND THE DRAW-A-PERSON (DAP), AND THEIR SCORES WERE COMPARED WITH THOSE OF A MATCHED GROUP OF CONTROL NON-HEAD START CHILDREN. ALL WERE TESTED IN SEPTEMBER 1965 (AT THE BEGINNING OF THE…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Achievement Gains, Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education
Guthrie, James; And Others – 1968
The central purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between distribution of teaching talent and geographic location of local school districts of California. School districts were assigned to one of four geographic categories (urban, suburban, rural, or small urban centers). Each category's teaching talent was assessed on six measures…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Educational Opportunities, Educationally Disadvantaged
Frazier, William E.; And Others – 1977
The purpose of this project was to derive information relating student aptitudes to the accomplishment of specific performance objectives in an identified time frame within selected occupational training programs. Answers to the following questions were sought: What tasks within a given occupation can be performed by educationally disadvantaged…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude, Aptitude Tests, Disadvantaged Youth
Summers, Anita A.; Wolfe, Barbara L. – 1976
This research study of elementary, junior high school, and senior high school students examined the relationship between educational inputs and outputs as a measure of growth in academic achievement. Educational inputs were identified as the socioeconomic background of the student, the school climate, and the school resources. Additionally,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Average Daily Membership, Class Size, Educational Environment
Perez Ponce, Jorge M.; And Others – 1978
While the community-junior college is the single most viable institution to meet the challenges of diverse students, the specific needs of the Spanish-speaking student are currently being met marginally or not at all. Student profiles at selected institutions indicate that there has been a continuing increase in minority enrollments, both of males…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Accountability, Bilingual Education
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1978
This paper provides an analysis of the activities of the postsecondary opportunity programs in New York State. The four programs serving disadvantaged populations in 1975-76 were: College Discovery; Search for Education, Elevation, and Knowledge; the Educational Opportunity Program; and the Higher Education Opportunity Program. Approximately…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged Youth, Educationally Disadvantaged, Enrollment Rate
Hinckley, Ronald H.; And Others – 1978
In this report, findings related to the process of selecting students for compensatory education (CE) programs on basic skills, and the economic and educational status of students selected are recorded. Chapter I explains the principle variables considered in research: family, economic status, reading and math CE selection status, teacher judgment…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance Patterns, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education
Bourn, Ken – 1977
Thirty-four high-risk students at Essex Community College (Maryland) were evaluated on self-concept growth as shown through pre- and post-tests on the Tennessee Self Concept Scale (TSCS), self-concept as shown through an open-ended questionnaire, and improvement in college grade point average (GPA), after working in a self goal-setting learning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Developmental Programs
Mirabeau, Roch L. – 1977
The many problems connected with successful implementation of community college open enrollment involve students, faculty, college resources and basic processes. Together they constitute the challenge posed by open enrollment to administrators. Problems relative to students include low reading and writing abilities, low levels of preparedness and…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Role, College Faculty, Community Colleges
Ferb, Thomas E.; And Others – 1977
This segment of the national evaluation study of the Follow Through Planned Variation Model presents an analysis of the longitudinal effects of Follow Through program models and a study of Follow Through children who were identified as being at academic risk. The longitudinal analysis examines three dimensions of program effects: (1) differences…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Experience
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Post-Secondary Continuing Education. – 1975
The document examines the adult population of New York State demographically in terms of potential participation in postsecondary continuing education. Information is divided into four sections of supplemental data. Section one, New York State Population, discusses the general characteristics of the adult population (those 25 and over). Section…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adults, Census Figures
