THE HISTORY OF ADULT EDUCATION IN DENMARK, ENGLAND, GERMANY, AND THE UNITED STATES IS PRESENTED AND COMPARED. ADULT EDUCATION OPERATES THROUGH A VARIETY OF INSTITUTIONS OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM AND UNIVERSITIES PROPER. IT IS VOLUNTARY AND PRIMARILY APPEALS TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT HAD ADVANCED FORMAL EDUCATION. VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT…

PROJECT ABLE, IN ITS EFFORT TO AID DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN, WORKED WITH INTERMEDIATE GRADE CHILDREN OF LOW SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUND. THE PERSONNEL INVOLVED WERE CLASSROOM TEACHERS, GUIDANCE COUNSELORS, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS, AND READING TEACHERS. THE CHILDREN WERE HELPED THROUGH SUCH WAYS AS COUNSELING, REMEDIAL READING, ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES, FIELD…

STATISTICS REVEALED THAT 65 PERCENT OF A LOCAL NEGRO HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATING CLASS SOUGHT OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE OF CHATTANOOGA. IT IS INDICATED THAT, IN THE AREA, DISCRIMINATION WAS PRACTICED AGAINST THE NEGRO LONG BEFORE HE FILED HIS FIRST JOB APPLICATION. AN ANALYSIS OF EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES REVEALED THAT EQUAL…

A REVIEW OF DESEGREGATION IN WASHINGTON, D.C., DURING A 5-YEAR PERIOD, 1955-60, WAS PRESENTED. ENROLLMENT TRENDS SHOWED THAT THE IMPOVERISHED AND DESTITUTE PEOPLE OF THE CITY WERE FORCED INTO DEPRIVED DOWNTOWN AREAS. ACADEMIC STANDARDS WERE IMPAIRED BECAUSE OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL HANDICAPS, IN ADDITION TO SUCH ADVERSE SCHOOL CONDITIONS AS…

Over 50% of American universities have special programs for high risk or disadvantaged students, most of whom come from different ethnic or cultural backgrounds and whose educational and economic background is considered markedly inferior to that of regular university students. Many of these programs, however, are token efforts, e.g., 100 high…

As part of a symposium on the performance of black students in higher education, viewed from the perspective of the theoretical learning model proposed and recently elaborated by Benjamin Bloom, this document discusses the instructional process in Educational Opportunity Programs in terms of functional components. These programs, operated at most…

On the basis of test results, high school background and degree objective, 25% of the 1970 freshman class at the City College of New York was assigned to a remedial math course. Students retested after 1 semester of remediation showed significant improvement, as compared to a control group who did not take a remedial math course. First semester…

This brief presented to the Canadian Special Senate Committee on Poverty seeks to establish some workable definition of "the poor" in Canadian society. Attempts are made to outline the potential of education for promoting the economic well-being of Canadians. It is found that the poor often get the poorer schools, programs, and teachers,…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of compensatory education on selected socially determined intervening variables which may affect the academic growth and performance of a black or white post-high school, pre-college student - a Compensatory Education Student (CES). The study focuses on 3 problems. (1) Is admission of a…

A sample of 247 Educationally Handicapped (EH) children at ages 6-10 was investigated to determine the role of static balance impairment in learning disabilities and the possibility of improving reading through balance training. Significant correlations between balance ability and reading level were found in only about 40% of the sample,…

This report describes the Minneapolis Auxiliary Personnel Program, 1971-72, which is designed to provide better educational assistance and services to eligible, educationally disadvantaged students. Following a brief description of the city of Minneapolis and its schools, the report describes the students who are eligible for the program--students…

This was the first phase of a continuing evaluation of a Community College Studies Program designed to provide educational opportunities for the academically under-prepared student. The subject college had always had a remedial program of some type, but it only recently conducted formal program evaluations. The most recent was during the 1967-68…

This study investigated changes in test performance of disadvantaged people as a result of literacy training. Differences between scores obtained before and after basic literacy training were obtained. The study also investigated predictors of achievement-test-score improvement. Standardized achievement tests of vocabulary, reading comprehension,…

Contained in this report is the final evaluation for the Neighborhood Educational Cultural Centerette Project. Objectives of the research project were to: (1) investigate, experiment with, create, and evaluate methods of instruction curriculum, and materials; analyze pupil learning styles and teacher-teaching styles; and to provide staff growth…

Glassboro State College, through its supplementary training program, has attempted to demonstrate its commitment to academic relevance, social concern, and individual advancement. The program was originally designed to supplement regular college programing by including an atypical group of students--the poor, employed, experience-oriented adult.…