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MCGRATH, G.D.; AND OTHERS – 1960
THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO INVESTIGATE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TRUE MENTAL DEFICIENCY AND PSEUDOMENTAL DEFICIENCY DUE TO LANGUAGE, CULTURAL, AND SOCIOECONOMIC LIMITATIONS. THE FACTORS WERE STUDIED BY THE METHOD OF REPEATED TESTS OVER A 3-YEAR SPAN IN AN ADAPTED BUT RELATIVELY CONSTANT LEARNING SITUATION. MENTAL ACHIEVEMENT, LANGUAGE TESTS,…
Descriptors: American Indians, Bilingual Students, Children, Disadvantaged
EDWARDS, THOMAS J. – 1967
EDUCATING THE CULTURALLY DIFFERENT LEARNER COULD BE IMPROVED THROUGH ACTION PROGRAMS PARALLELED BY EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. THE IDENTIFICATION OF TRAITS AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS THAT REVERSE THE EFFECTS OF CULTURAL DEPRIVATION AND ALLOW INDIVIDUALS TO BREAK OUT FROM THEIR CULTURAL COCOONS AND THE PRESENTATION OF THE CURRICULUM TO THE CULTURALLY…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged
CAUDLE, A.B.; POPE, HAROLD J. – 1967
THE CENTRAL EDUCATION REHABILITATION CENTER IS A COOPERATIVE PROGRAM, JOINTLY SPONSORED BY THE DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND THE WINSTON-SALEM/FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM, FOR JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH AGE MENTAL RETARDATES WHOSE INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT FALLS IN THE RANGE OF 60-84. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO OFFER THE STUDENT A SCHOLASTIC…
Descriptors: Educationally Disadvantaged, Employment Opportunities, Handicapped Children, High School Students
COHEN, S. ALAN – 1964
THERE IS A SERIOUS INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN WHAT SCHOOLS SAY THEY WANT TO DO AND WHAT THE SCHOOLS ARE IN FACT DOING. THE METHODOLOGY OF THE WORLD OF SCHOOL IS BEGINNING TO PARALLEL HEARTLESS BUSINESS AND HUMANLESS TECHNOLOGY. IN AN ATTEMPT TO AFFECT A MEANS OF EDUCATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING SUCKED INTO A DEPERSONALIZING SOCIETY, THE ISSUE…
Descriptors: Educational Problems, Educational Research, Educationally Disadvantaged, Guides
LEON, MARCOS DE – 1963
TODAY, MEXICAN-AMERICANS TOTAL FIVE MILLION THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHWEST FROM TEXAS TO CALIFORNIA. THEY BELONG TO A DISTINCT CULTURE LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST TERRITORY BEFORE ITS CESSION TO MEXICO. THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN HAS BEEN FORCED BY HIS OWN WILL AND THE PRESSURES OF SOCIETY TO LIVE IN AN UNWANTED PART OF THE COMMUNITY. HIS EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingual Students, Cultural Exchange, Cultural Pluralism
PELLEGRIN, JOSEPH – 1966
A CURRICULUM PLAN HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY THE BLOOMINGTON, WISCONSIN, COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TO EXPAND CURRICULUM OFFERINGS BY 30 PERCENT USING EXISTING TEACHING STAFF AND PHYSICAL FACILITIES. THE SCHOOL DAY IS DIVIDED INTO 21 MODULES OF 19 MINUTES EACH. SEVEN MODULES ARE GROUPED INTO A BLOCK. THREE BLOCKS CONSTITUTE A SCHOOL DAY. THE SCHOOL YEAR IS…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educationally Disadvantaged, High Schools
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
KNOELL, DOROTHY M. – 1966
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ASKED THAT THIS STUDY BE MADE BEFORE ESTABLISHING WHAT WOULD IN EFFECT BE A THIRD TYPE OF 2-YEAR COLLEGE IN THE NEW YORK STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM. THE PROPOSED PROGRAM WOULD INCLUDE THE DISADVANTAGED IN URBAN AREAS AND THE LOWEST QUARTER OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES, AMONG OTHERS. THE MAJOR PHASES OF THE INQUIRY INCLUDED AN…
Descriptors: College Planning, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth, Educationally Disadvantaged
Hennessy, Michael; And Others – 1978
The objectives of this paper were to examine the effects of current school and student selection procedures on the proportions of student groups that have access to and/or receive Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I services and to explore the effects of actual and simulated alternative procedures on these proportions. Data from school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Finance
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. – 1979
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I evaluations submitted by local education agencies to the Virginia Department of Education are compiled in this report to summarize statewide Title I implementation during the 1977-78 school year and summer. An overall summary of Title I programs is presented in narrative form, as are descriptions…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Goor, Jeanette; Farris, Elizabeth – 1980
This report describes the methodology and presents the findings of a survey of State education agencies concerning the extent of eligibility of school districts for ESEA Title I schoolwide projects and the extent of their participation in such projects. Information provided includes: (1) the number of districts that applied for Title I funds in…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility
BENHAM, WILLIAM J., JR. – 1968
NAVAJO CULTURE AND LANGUAGE ARE QUITE DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF OTHER AMERICANS, AND HELP TO ACCOUNT FOR GENERALLY LOW SUCCESS OF NAVAJO CHILDREN IN THE CLASSROOM. BY NOVEMBER 1966, WHEN TITLE I OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT HAD BECOME AVAILABLE TO FEDERAL SCHOOLS, THE NAVAJO TRIBAL COUNCIL'S EDUCATION COMMITTEE HAD DECIDED THAT WHAT…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Consultants, Demography, Educational Objectives
KERBRET, MAKONNEN – 1964
AN ANALYSIS OF THE PRESENT SITUATION IN ETHIOPIA AND A REVIEW OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT IN THE WORLD WAS MADE THROUGH INTENSIVE LIBRARY RESEARCH. GUIDELINES AND OBJECTIVES WERE BASED ON THE REVIEW SUBMITTED TO A JURY OF EXPERTS FOR VERIFICATION. REVISED GUIDELINES AND OBJECTIVES WERE THEN DEVELOPED FOR GUIDING AND IMPLEMENTING THE…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Agricultural Education, College Role, Disadvantaged
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
O'Brien, Roslyn A.; Lopate, Phillip – 1968
Evidence indicates that disadvantaged children are intellectually inferior to middle class children at the time they enter school; and as school continues, the gap widens. The environment of the disadvantaged child lacks much of the opportunity and stimulation for intellectual growth present in the middle and upper class environments and generally…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged, Enrichment Activities
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