The project aimed to provide disadvantaged adults with elementary training in vocational skills and instruction in those basic communication and computation skills deemed essential for effective pursuit of a vocation. The 109 adult trainees met the following selection criteria: (1) head of 2 family or household, (2) unemployed or underemployed,…

Research reviews in this volume are a consolidation of Research Visibility articles which have been regularly published in the American Vocational Journal during the period September 1968 through May 1969. Major topics are: (1) Disadvantaged Youth: Rural Poverty and the Urban Crisis, (2) Vocational Education for Girls and Women, (3) Postsecondary…

A series of discussions are reported concerning the applicability of Piaget's ideas to special education. They are contrasted and compared with other approaches to educating the exceptional child ranging from behavioral modification to the Montessori classroom. Participants included Joachim F. Wohlwill, Francis P. Connor, Donald S. Baer, Thomas J.…

Evaluated is the third year of an Elementary Basic Skills Program in Baltimore, Maryland, public schools, a project funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I. The aims of this compensatory and enrichment effort are discussed and the components of the project are described. Findings are presented separately for the 1967-68…

The Demonstration and Research Center for Early Education (DARCEE) seeks to improve the educability of young deprived children through a tight interaction of research, training, and demonstration. One aspect of research involves intervention with families, including mother training, curriculum for the child, and home visits. Partial results…

This book reports a 2-year program of recruiting, selecting, training, and developing job opportunities for 168 youth, primarily Negro, from the inner-city ghetto areas of Washington, D.C. Part 1 overviews the project which was designed to provide jobs and income to the young, multiproblem, unemployed poor, and to fill unmet needs for staff and…

This four-section report is an evaluation of educational programs in the state of Connecticut. The major achievements listed as made possible are: 30 programs for children of preschool age, 80 additional summer programs for deprived youth, special instructions in basic skills for the latter children, increased special language assistance for…

This 1967 Annual State Summary Report of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I Projects describes Maryland's objectives for educating disadvantaged children. Projects were aimed at improving reading and language arts skills, test performance, verbal and nonverbal communication and strengthening the student's concept of himself and his…

This proposal outlines goals for improvement in public schools in disadvantaged areas in New York City in the following five fields: academic achievement, teacher training, accountability, decentralization and community involvement. A description of skills to be attained in the kindergarten and grades 1-8 is given along with recommendations for…

Community mental health center services must be most plentiful where the need is greatest and must be appropriate and available to meet these needs. The first high priority group, according to statistics on juvenile delinquency, and narcotics, is the black inner city. Socio-psychiatric services, numerous enough in quantity to begin to meet needs…

The purpose of the San Antonio Conference was threefold: (1) to provide a planning base for the English as a Second Language Institute to be held at St. Mary's University; (2) to have a short-term impact on some of the educational practices in central and south Texas; and (3) to provide the U. S. Office of Education a compendium of the basic…

Speeches given at this conference cover the following areas: trends in implementation and funding status of Title I and Title II programs of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; problems of designing programs for the urban disadvantaged (recruitment, curriculum development, staff selection, and supportive counseling); the cultures of rural…

More carefully controlled research distinguishing more facets which may influence cognitive and social performance in young children is considered necessary before Head Start or any preschool program can be adequately assessed. Shortcomings in evaluation methodology discussed are as follows: evaluation research has not addressed itself to program…

Information included in this report consists of a breakdown of fund allocations to local and state institutions whose programs aimed at the following areas: compensatory education, handicapped children, American Indian children, migrant children, delinquent children, and neglected children. Charts show the number of children by grades…

A 12-month report summarizes and evaluates the migrant education programs in the State of Colorado. The booklet contains sections on exemplary programs, number of children served, grade placement, teacher-pupil ratio, interrelationships with the regular Title I program, coordination with other migrant programs, inservice staff training,…