A novel participatory workshop methodology was adopted in this qualitative study of the intersection of disability and diversity in the lives of individuals. Social service recipients, parents, educators, service providers, and policy makers in three Canadian cities were conjoined in daylong discussions designed to investigate if the realities of…

Learning "using" technologies has become a global phenomenon. The Internet is often seen as a value-neutral tool that potentially allows individuals to overcome the constraints of traditional elitist spaces and gain unhindered access to learning. It is widely suggested that online technologies can help address issues of educational equity and…

A longitudinal research study was conducted at a public university in Pennsylvania on a sample of 129 at-risk students from a state-funded program (Act 101) designed to provide support services for economically and educationally disadvantaged students. This research employed a non-experimental, ex post facto methodology to assess the impact of…

Educators know that an achievement gap exists between students of low-income and middle-income families, a gap that is especially evident in fourth grade and beyond. This essay explores issues related to this gap, including primary-level children being immersed in narrative text and, therefore, unprepared for the challenges of informational text…

Since education for blacks tends to be inferior to education for whites, the simple use of the grade level attained in school is an inadequate standard measure for contrasting racial employment statistics as it tends to overestimate the extent of job discrimination against blacks. (EH)

THE MAJOR OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE THE GENERAL EFFECTS OF CLOSED PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON THE SOCIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT OF A NEGRO POPULATION. A SECONDARY OBJECTIVE WAS TO EXPLORE THOSE FACTORS WHICH RESULT FROM EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL DEPRIVATION. EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND INFORMATION WAS ACQUIRED ON BOTH THE ADULT AND NON-ADULT NEGRO MEMBERS OF…

Seven papers which were presented at an Ohio State University postdoctoral seminar in 1964 on the subject of the problems of educational deprivation in depressed urban areas are offered. Major arguments and issues centering around whether educational deprivation can be attributed to inadequacies of teachers or to environmental factors include: the…

This study assessed the effect of different novelty pairings and reward sequences on the exploratory behavior in successive discrimination learning problems of 60 preschool children from a Head Start program. (BRT)

Article discusses federal desire through Manpower Programs to remove high school diploma requirements from as many job classifications as possible. (MM)

The problem of school integration is discussed and synopses of the Coleman Report" and several other reports on this problem are given. (45 references) (NH)

The Tutorial Advancement Program (TAP) was designed to assist educationally deprived students succeed in nursing. Sufficient success has been realized to continue this program beyond the present early stage. (DM)

The author initiated a method called rural animation to change the big conservative agricultural population of Tanzania. This method is based on making the local people aware of the problems of development and giving them a feeling of desire for change. Then training programs and action techniques will be initiated successfully. (RR)

Discusses the relevance of providing literacy education for offenders and the problems involved in getting them to take advantage of available programs. (JOW)