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Meland, Kathy M. – 1977
This is a needs assessment of educationally disadvantaged students in Seattle, Washington for 1976-77. The report includes data on the following: (1) the distribution of low achievers by grade, sex, ethnic group, and school administrative area; (2) the distribution of achievement test scores of low achievers by subject, grade, and administrative…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Wood, Lee; Reed, Henry – 1980
This report describes the system of compensatory services offered to students in Seattle, Washington during the 1978-79 school year. The analysis focuses on programs which have evolved according to district identified student needs and program goals rather than according to funding sources. Reflecting that emphasis, the report begins with a…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Download full textLeach, James A., Ed. – 1980
This monograph is concerned with the topic of productivity in the workforce. The papers presented represent an attempt to bring together the thinking of individuals from various fields of study on the topic. The first set of papers in the monograph is concerned with defining productivity in a broad sense. To this end, papers are presented that…
Descriptors: Business, Curriculum, Definitions, Developmental Disabilities
Grant, D. R. B. – 1980
This literature review focuses on the conditions of life and aspects of the behavior of people in areas of the English-speaking Caribbean. The review is based on books, reports and papers which discuss broad features of sociological problems, the impact of academic changes on individuals and the consequences these changes have on people's…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Disadvantaged Environment
Grant, D. R. B. – 1974
This study, conducted by the Bernard Van Leer Foundation Project for Early Childhood Education (PECE), presents the results of a survey which was carried out to identify home deficits in socioeconomically disadvantaged children's preparation for schooling. The study was conducted in Jamaica during July, August, and September, 1970, and was…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Family Environment, Foreign Countries
Stern, Virginia – 1981
The findings of nine studies comparing the symbolic play of middle-class and lower-class children are summarized and examined in detail. Related research problems are discussed and directions for future research are indicated. Examination of the studies indicated that few general conclusions can be drawn from them about the relative quality of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged Youth
Nearine, Robert J. – 1981
Higher Horizons (HH) 100 is a program providing groups of 100 underachieving secondary school students in Hartford, Connecticut, with an integrated program of academic, cultural, and counseling services designed to develop and improve their basic skills in language and mathematics, self-concept, and adjustment to school. The eight small cluster…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Counseling Services, Cultural Enrichment, Disadvantaged Youth
de Leon, Fred, Jr. – 1981
This seven-part report describes the objectives and outcomes of the Supportive Services for Women Program (SSWP) which operated at Oxnard College between October 1980 and June 1981. After Part I provides introductory material on the need for and genesis of the program, Part II outlines the SSWP's dual goals: to meet the vocational training needs…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Community Colleges, Economically Disadvantaged, Females
Kurz-Riemer, Karen, Comp. – 1981
This report of the Council on Quality Education to the 1981 Minnesota Legislature containing data current through fiscal 1980, discusses policy issues related to early childhood and family education within the state. The report's eight chapters describe the following: (1) nine revised policy recommendations; (2) the conceptualization and…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Bibliographies, Cost Effectiveness, Early Childhood Education
Tuttle, Frederick B., Jr. – 1978
The author examines research in the field and answers questions about educating gifted and talented students. (Sections focus on the following topics: characteristics of gifted individuals; identification procedures (including standardized group tests, creativity tests, and parent nomination); recommended identification procedures; misconceptions…
Descriptors: Acceleration, Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education
Davis, John A. – 1978
This yearly evaluation report of the Early Childhood Education (ECE) program in Dayton, Ohio, presents research results for five areas of program assessment. These areas are (1) measurement of four- and five-year-olds' educational experiences and development in areas such as cognitive skills and personal-social responsiveness, using the Caldwell…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cognitive Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education
Platt, William J. – 1967
As part of a series of reports dealing with racial distribution in San Francisco schools, this memorandum presents the rationale for adopting patterns of educational reorganization as an accompaniment to efforts to improve racial balance. Reasons are presented for adopting feeder patterns as students progress from the elementary to secondary…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance Patterns, Desegregation Methods, Educational Opportunities
Penfield, Elizabeth F. – 1979
A proficiency test became the exit requirement for the noncredit, basic English course at the University of New Orleans because the program was not working well. There were inconsistencies in grading, and students who managed to pass the course later foundered in the credit courses. Obviously, the teachers needed to cooperate to raise the goals of…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Standards, College Freshmen, Compensatory Education
Cossey, Beatrice – 1978
When the 96th Congress reviews the 1978 Amendments to the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), their action may affect the community colleges. Therefore, it is important that community college administrators understand these Amendments. CETA's intent is to provide job training to economically disadvantaged persons to maximize their…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Economic Development
Lombardi, John – 1979
Four types of developmental education programs have been designed to help students overcome or compensate for: (1) deficiencies in grades or subjects required for admission to a senior institution or to colleges and transfer programs (Pre-Transfer); (2) deficiencies in reading, writing, speech, arithmetic, study habits, motivation, and other…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Colleges, Compensatory Education, Developmental Programs
