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Johnson, Samuel D., Jr., Ed.; Carter, Robert T., Ed. – 1992
Papers from this year's conference reflect the Roundtable's theme of addressing cultural issues in an organizational context. Topics cover a wide range of institutional and organizational issues in corporate, educational, and treatment settings. Papers include: (1) "The New Corporate Language for Race Relations" (keynote) (Clayton P.…
Descriptors: Black Students, Context Effect, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1990
A statewide evaluation of compensatory education programs was initiated during the 1985-86 school year to identify effective compensatory education practices. This final report summarizes study background, strategies, and findings through Phase III (1988-89) of the study. Recommendations are made for effective compensatory education programs in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce. – 1991
This report presents a bill (H.R. 3508) to amend the Public Health Service Act, along with analysis, a report on hearings on the bill, cost estimates and the text of the legislation itself. text of the legislation itself. A section on its purpose explains that it revises and extends Titles VII and VIII which authorize programs relating to the…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Finance, Federal Aid
ERIC Review, 1992
"The ERIC Review," announces research results, publications, and new programs relevant to each issue's theme topic. This issue exammines children's readiness to enter school, via two principal articles: "Readiness: Children and Their Schools," by Lilian G. Katz; and "Getting Ready for Readiness: A Case Study," by…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Disabilities, Disadvantaged
Gajraj, Suren; Schoemann, Klaus – 1991
Worldwide enrollment in primary education has grown from 332 million in 1960 to 593 million in 1988. Despite this increase, a sizable proportion of primary school-age children in developing countries are not enrolled in school. In Sub-Saharan Africa, 56 million students are enrolled in primary education, but 38 million (49%) of the region's…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Children, Developing Nations, Educationally Disadvantaged
Cantor, Jeffrey A. – 1991
The study described in this report was undertaken to provide a comprehensive understanding of the magnitude and scope of the present contingent work force and the potential of the contingent work force as a mechanism for assisting minority and female workers to enter into the mainstream work force. The study first examined the literature and body…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Disadvantaged, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes
Sinclair, Beth; Gutmann, Babette – 1990
This document summarizes the annual State Performance Reports for programs funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA), which have been submitted by State Education Agencies (SEAs) for the school years 1979-80 through 1987-88. These reports provide information on Local Education Agency (LEA) and State Agency…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Basic Skills, Child Neglect, Compensatory Education
Sandel, Lenore – 1991
This paper examines literature on early intervention programs for disadvantaged and culturally diverse children from the 1960s to the present. The focus is on Project Head Start and its history, follow-through support programs in the primary grades, and current research on emergent literacy. The background of Project Head Start is provided, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Childhood Needs, Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged Youth
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 1991
The plan describes a continuing effort in Illinois to improve access to education and school success for homeless children and youth. The Illinois plan was revised to meet the requirements of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1987 by reforming the original document into sections that highlight the major requirements of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adolescents, Children, Educationally Disadvantaged
Center for Population Options, Washington, DC. – 1990
This report evaluates the High Risk Youth Demonstration Project, which is predicated on the idea that youth-serving agencies (YSAs) can be key sources for adolescent AIDS education. When the Center for Population Options (CPO) conceptualized a strategy for bringing AIDS education to underserved youth, it was responding to the following three areas…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Case Studies
Michael, Jacqueline R. – 1989
This document includes a report describing the Precollegiate Enrichment Program at West Georgia College and a handbook developed by the program. The program was designed to meet both financial and volunteer needs of college students and to encourage children, ages 10-12, to continue their education past high school. Twenty academically talented…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, College Students, Compensation (Remuneration), Disadvantaged Youth
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1990
This hearing commemorates the 25th anniversary of the passage of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), and more specifically of Title I of the Act, later continued through Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA). This legislation mandated Federal aid for the compensatory education of educationally…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Myers, Michael M. – Issues in Higher Education, 1983
The way that remediation affects the costs and the academic quality of higher education is discussed, and approaches to dealing with these problems are addressed. Recent increases in the number of underprepared students entering college have resulted in a greater need for remedial education to prepare them for college-level work. In addition to…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, College Preparation, College Students
Heuristics, Inc., Dedham, MA. – 1978
Four components of Boston's Title I program (1977-78) are evaluated in this report: Elementary Reading and Math Program, Middle School Reading Program, the National Institute of Education (NIE) Demonstration Project (reading), and the Language Arts Program. Problems common to all four programs were limited inservice training and limited…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Demonstration Programs, Educationally Disadvantaged
Mitchem, Arnold L. – 1982
The problems of underprepared high school graduates and college admissions standards are addressed in a historical context by a Marquette University administrator. The basic skills of listening, speaking, writing, reading, and reasoning have been identified as critical for college work. There has been a lack of consensus on the role of universal,…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Curriculum, College Preparation
