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National Civil Service League, Washington, DC. – 1970
For those who have not had the opportunity to develop the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to qualify for technical and professional positions, training programs and job restructuring can mean the beginning of a career with a chance for upward mobility in salary and responsibility. Steps in job restructuring are: (1) determine the…
Descriptors: Ability, Career Change, Career Opportunities, Decision Making
Sobey, Francine – 1970
Based on a nationwide survey of about 10,000 people in 185 government sponsored programs, this book assesses how far the mental health profession has moved beyond the traditional medical model, with its relatively closed doctor patient system, toward a broadly based public health intervention system. Encompassing various levels of mental health…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Agencies, Bibliographies, Disadvantaged
Hull, W. Frank, IV – 1970
The black atypical student, defined as that black student who would be excluded from most colleges and universities in America by traditional admission policy, is beginning to find entrance into institutions of higher education. There is no indication reported of these institutions admitting large numbers of black atypical students. In the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrator Attitudes, Admission Criteria, Black Culture
Fresno City Unified School District, CA. – 1968
This report is one in a series of needs assessment publications that comprise the initial phase for PROJECT DESIGN, an ESEA Title III project administered by the Fresno City Unified School District. This report summarizes educational problems of Fresno as they were perceived by district educational leaders. One researcher interviewed five members…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Disadvantaged, Educational Facilities
Copeland, William C. – 1969
Extension of rehabilitation services is proposed, extension to include the disadvantaged, involve more federal agencies, and utilize federal financing for related human services programs. Basics of federal funding for rehabilitation are discussed, including the methods of apportionment, eligibility criteria, and multiple programs as well as…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Agencies, Day Care Centers, Disabilities
Macdonald, H. A., Comp.; Netherton, A. H. – 1969
The report presents local norms and tables derived from scores of the third administration of the Metropolitan Achievement Test Battery to pupils in grades 2, 4, and 6 in the Northwest Territories during November and December of 1968, and similar data from testing in 1966 and 1967. The student population in the schools consisted of 3 broad ethnic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Anglo Americans, Disadvantaged Youth
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1969
The purpose of this bulletin is to provide a source of information for school districts participating in the Texas Child Migrant Program and for others interested in migrant child education. The document contains (1) the objectives and a description of the Texas Child Migrant Program, (2) a description of program activities (e.g., the preschool…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Cultural Enrichment, Disadvantaged, Enrichment Activities
American Anthropological Association, Washington, DC. – 1970
The first volume of this 4-volume report presents the basic rationale for an anthropological and cross-cultural approach to education, abstracts of 14 research projects sponsored by the American Anthropological Association, a proposal for the establishment of a Research Center for Anthropology and Education to be coordinated by the Association, a…
Descriptors: Anthropology, College Role, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley. – 1969
This final report describes the fourth year of the New Nursery School Program (NNS) set up for environmentally deprived, Spanish-surnamed 3- and 4-year-old children. The school was organized as an autotelic environment which the children (15 in each of two sessions) attended for 3 hours a day. Upon entering, children were pretested on the Wechsler…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Correlation, Disadvantaged Environment, Enrichment Activities
Vanecko, James J.; And Others – 1969
The first part of a two phase project, this was an evaluation of characteristics of community action agencies (CAAs) which make them more or less effective in influencing other institutions to be more responseive to the needs and demands of the poor. CAA board members, representatives of the poor and other segments of the community, and…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Community Action, Community Characteristics, Community Organizations
Allegany County Board of Education, Cumberland, MD. – 1970
The purpose of this project grant was to develop an innovative system which will recruit, motivate, and retain the undereducated adult in the Western Maryland region of Appalachia. The evaluation of staff changes in attitude toward the device was made with positive results. The evaluation of class interaction between the experimental and the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Dropouts, Adult Learning, Attendance
Stasheff, Edward; Lavi, Aryeh – 1971
Fifteen industrial organizations were surveyed for their use of instructional television (ITV) in their educational programs for employees. The firms surveys included Xerox Corporation, RCA Corporation, General Electric Company, International Telephone and Telegraph, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, International Business Machines Corporation, etc.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Closed Circuit Television, Data Analysis
Cobb, John C., Ed. – 1960
The document contains workshop proceedings on emotional and mental health problems of American Indians attending boarding schools and related public schools. Nine formal papers are included: "American Indian Culture in Transition,""Sources of Mental Stress in Indian Acculturation,""Avoidance of Emotional Disturbances,""Mental Health of Indian…
Descriptors: Adolescents, American Indians, Boarding Schools, Conference Reports
De'Ath, Colin; And Others – 1969
It is suggested that black education is a good subject for those who are interested in development and international education. These several reasons are discussed: 1) the educational system operating in black communities may in terms of comparative education methodology be compared to that operating in many colonial and ex-colonial areas, it may…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Black Culture, Black Education, Civil Rights
Korn, Richard R., Ed. – 1968
Excerpts from eight books present material on juvenile delinquency. Included are selections from the following: "Wayward Youth" by August Aichhorn, "The Gang" by Frederic M. Thrasher, "The Jack-Roller" by Clifford R. Shaw, "Street Corner Society" by William Foote Whyte, "Children Who Hate" by Fritz Redl and David Wineman, "The Addict in the…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Autobiographies, Behavior Problems, Case Records
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