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Download full textMACHETANZ, FREDERICK A. – 1965
IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE EFFECTIVENESS OF EDUCATION FOR LOW-ABILITY STUDENTS, 35 ENTERING FRESHMEN WITH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE ABILITY TEST SCORES IN THE LOWEST 16 PERCENT WERE INVITED TO BE IN A PILOT PROGRAM OF BASIC CLASSES IN ENGLISH, SPEECH, PSYCHOLOGY, AND AN ELECTIVE. OF THE 35, 28 COMPLETED THE SEMESTER, TWO TRANSFERRED TO REGULAR CLASSES, AND…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Aptitude, Achievement, Low Ability Students
BERGSTROM, HOWARD E.; AND OTHERS – 1962
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDY THE PROBLEM INVOLVED IN EARLY ADMISSION AND ADOPT A LOCAL POLICY PERMITTING THE ADMISSION OF QUALIFIED PUPILS REGARDLESS OF PRESENT AGE REQUIREMENTS. THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, AFTER AN INITIAL SCREENING OF APPLICANTS, ASSUMED THE COST OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING IN ALL CASES WHERE THE COST OF SUCH…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Admission Criteria, Early Admission, Primary Education
RAAB, GEORGE E. – 1964
IDENTIFICATION OF GIFTED STUDENTS IN BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, WAS MADE BY INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP TESTING, EVIDENCES OF ACHIEVEMENT, AND TEACHER OPINION. GIFTED STUDENTS WERE PLACED IN SMALL, HOMOGENEOUS CLASSES. SPECIAL TEACHERS AND MATERIALS, SPECIAL SERVICES OTHER THAN TEACHING, AND SPECIAL LIBRARY FACILITIES WERE PROVIDED. TEACHERS ATTENDED…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Elementary Education, Enrichment, Gifted
PELIKAN, ALFRED; AND OTHERS – 1962
PROGRAMS FOR FOURTH GRADE ARE DIVIDED INTO FOUR AREAS--ART, MUSIC PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SCIENCE. ART LESSONS INCLUDE THE PAPER CONSTRUCTION OF ROCKETS AND SPACESHIPS, FINGER PUPPETS, SANDPAPER PRINTS AND GLASS ADDITIVE PRINTS. EACH LESSON IS PRESENTED COMPLETE WITH PURPOSES, PROCESS AND MEDIUM, SUBJECT, MATERIALS, PROPOSED SEQUENCE, AND…
Descriptors: Art Education, Educational Television, Enrichment Activities, Grade 4
Oakland Unified School District, CA. – 1964
SOME OF THE METHODS USED AND THE ACTIONS TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO MINORITY GROUPS AND RACIAL PROBLEMS WITHIN THE OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE PRESENTED. INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL INCLUDES A SHORT PRESENTATION OF THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND RELATIVE TO CULTURALLY DIVERSE GROUPS AND A DISCUSSION OF THE SITUATION AS IT EXISTED IN 1964. SEVERAL…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Compensatory Education, Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged
Oakland Unified School District, CA. – 1964
PROGRAMS INCLUDED IN THE INTERAGENCY SCHOOL PROJECT WERE LISTED AND DESCRIBED. THEY INCLUDED KINDERGARTEN-PRIMARY GRADES LANGUAGE AWARENESS PROGRAM, MADISON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM, YOUTH STUDY CENTERS, ADULT EDUCATION, CURRICULUM MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT, A PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL-AGE PREGNANT GIRLS, ASSOCIATED AGENCIES…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Counseling Services, Disadvantaged, Educational Programs
1965
ARTICLES INCLUDED IN THIS DOCUMENT ARE--(1) "EXPERIENCES OF SOME SECOND GRADE TEACHERS IN MODERN MATHEMATICS," (2) "THE TORCH OF LEARNING," (3) "TEACHING TRAINABLE MENTALLY RETARDED-DEQUEEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS," (4) "TEACHER READINESS TAKES TIME, MONEY, PARTICIPATION," (5) "ATTENDING SCHOOL VIA…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Curriculum Development, Improvement Programs, Public Schools
BARBE, WALTER B. – 1963
THE STUDY WAS INSTIGATED TO DEMONSTRATE THAT A PROGRAM FOR GIFTED CHILDREN COULD BE EFFECTIVELY ADMINISTERED IN RURAL AREAS. FIVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS DEVELOPED SPECIAL CLASSES FOR GIFTED CHILDREN ACCORDING TO CONDITIONS WITHIN THE SCHOOL. FIVE OTHER DISTRICTS IN THE SAME RURAL OHIO COUNTY BEGAN SPECIAL GROUPINGS FOR ENRICHED SUBJECTS TAUGHT SEVERAL…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Demonstration Programs, Enrichment Activities, Gifted
PARKE, MARGARET B. – 1966
THE SUCCESS OF A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE CORRECTIVE READING SERVICES TO EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS IN 130 NEW YORK CITY NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS WAS ASSESSED. THE AIM OF THE PROGRAM WAS TO STIMULATE THE STUDENTS' INTELLECTUAL ACHIEVEMENT AND TO RAISE THEIR EDUCATIONAL ASPIRATION LEVELS. THE EVALUATION OF THE DATA FROM INCOMPLETE TEACHER AND…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Evaluation
National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Washington, DC. – 1978
The directory, 80% of which consists of appendixes, is a compilation of information concerning secondary programs for the emotionally disturbed, based on replies to a National Association of State Directors of Special Education national survey. The principal section reports summary data relating to terminology and definition, prevalence, services…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Consultants, Definitions, Directories
Berg, Ernest H.; Axtell, Dayton – 1968
This in-depth study sought to identify effective programs for disadvantaged students through the use of student and faculty questionnaires. The shortage of evaluative research and criteria of effectiveness preclude making a qualitative judgment on the relative success of the programs or offering a model program. The commonest program is the series…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Doctoral Dissertations, Experimental Programs, Poverty Programs
Graham, D. Robert – 1968
The changing relationship between state legislatures and universities is cause for concern. State governments are aware of their fading influence on universities and are making increasingly critical assessments of their educational programs. Their contributions to budgets of public colleges and universities increased between 1954 and 1964, but the…
Descriptors: Financial Needs, Higher Education, Legislation, Minority Groups
Whiting, Albert N. – 1968
The civil rights movement and legislative efforts of the "New Frontier" and "Great Society" served to accelerate acceptance of the idea that universal opportunity also applies to higher education. Many colleges and universities designed experimental and compensatory programs for Negro students with deficient pre-college backgrounds, but few…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Administration
Romney, Miles C.; Okedara, Joseph T. – 1969
Section 1 of this report on programs for the disadvantaged in the Oregon State System of Higher Education defines the term disadvantaged and summarizes the barriers to higher education experienced by them. The next section reviews briefly the values that underlie the development of these programs and suggests some issues that must be considered in…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educationally Disadvantaged, Evaluation Criteria
Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. Inst. for Higher Educational Opportunity. – 1970
This report describes several action programs to illustrate innovative procedures that show promise of increasing the enrollment of black students and providing programs of such distinct value as to keep them in school. An effective program of recruitment requires cooperation between admissions and counseling personnel of the college and high…
Descriptors: Black Community, Black Students, Black Studies, Counseling
