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Download full textUtah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1992
The primary goal of the federally funded Chapter 1 program is to improve the educational opportunities of educationally deprived children by helping them to: (1) succeed in the regular program, (2) attain grade-level proficiency, and (3) improve in the basic and more advanced skills that all children are expected to master. This report examines…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Eaton, Judith S., Ed. – 1994
The National Center for Academic Achievement and Transfer was established in 1989 as a national project to improve transfer between two- and four-year institutions, especially for low-income, black, and Hispanic students. This volume describes the results of three types of grants awarded by the center to two- and four-year institutions: Core…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Blacks, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Shields, Linda A. – 1991
The Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) at El Paso Community College (EPCC) is designed to assist individuals from academically and economically disadvantaged backgrounds to enter and graduate from programs leading to careers in the Allied Health Professions. The HCOP utlizies a 5-week Summer Institute for prospective students, which…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Allied Health Occupations Education, Career Counseling, Community Colleges
Cleveland Public Schools, OH. Office of Adult and Continuing Education. – 1990
The Cleveland Public Schools developed a family literacy program to address the needs of both parent and child and attempt to break the cycle of illiteracy. Fifty parents who were Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA)-eligible participated in the project. They attended one of four 9-week sessions. Course content included literacy, preemployment and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Career Planning
Washington State Office of Community Development, Olympia. – 1989
Conceived as a state-supported community-sponsored program for families, strengthened by business and service organization support, and designed to work with local educational, child care, and social service agencies, Washington State's Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP, pronounced e-cap) provides a "whole child"…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, At Risk Persons, Child Health, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Bailey, Billie; And Others – 1986
The overall goal of the sections of Mercer County's Chapter 1 project described in this profile was to provide a low-risk environment for the development of writing, reading, and related language arts skills in first, second, and third grade children. This goal was implemented within the broader sphere of the total school community. Communication,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged, Individual Instruction
Gill, Wanda E. – 1986
Information on Bowie State College (Maryland), its students, and the performance of participants in the Special Services Project is presented to demonstrate a need for the project in 1986. After briefly describing the college and its goals, a literature review addresses the need for special services for specific student groups. Bowie State College…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Students, Developmental Studies Programs, Disabilities
Gutierrez, Carlos G.; Brown, Costello L. – 1984
The Biomedical Sciences Program at California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA), is described. The federally funded program was designed to help economically disadvantaged students to pursue careers in biomedical sciences. The program provided academic support in mathematics, science, and English; study skills development; experiences in…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Preparation, College School Cooperation, Economically Disadvantaged
Mallar, Charles; And Others – 1980
This study is one of the "knowledge development" activities mounted in conjunction with research, evaluation, and development activities funded under the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act of 1977 (YEDPA). It focuses on the impacts of Job Corps participation on a large group of participants after 18 months to two years.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
Old Bridge Township Board of Education, NJ. – 1980
During the 1979-80 school year, the Old Bridge Township School District promoted and implemented a career education program. Its chief aim was to expand career education from the middle school into the elementary and special education divisions. The project was used as a vehicle to enhance career education, expand and involve elementary teachers,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Career Awareness
Wigginton, Eliot, Ed. – 1977
Planting by the signs of the moon, well digging, hewing logs, wood carving, knife making, bird trapping, and horsetrading are but a few of the aspects of Appalachian culture explored in "Foxfire 4." Like its predecessors, the volume was compiled by high school students at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School. Information on the cultural heritage…
Descriptors: Community Study, Cultural Background, Cultural Influences, Economically Disadvantaged
Alabama State Univ., Montgomery. – 1971
A Federally-sponsored summer institute, the 1971 adult basic education (ABE) teacher training institute at Alabama State University was an in-depth study directed to the identification and solution of crucial problems of rural poor adults. The 100 institute participants, representing 16 states, were ABE administrators and teachers and personnel…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Programs
Strawn, Julie – 1998
Most welfare-to-work programs may be classified as quick employment programs emphasizing individual or group job searches or skill-building programs emphasizing basic education. Although both types of programs offer benefits, they also suffer from significant limitations. To be more effective than their predecessors, current-generation…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Demonstration Programs, Economically Disadvantaged
Lavelle, Robert, Comp. – 1995
Companion to a five-part public television documentary, this book describes efforts across the United States to fight poverty, and also prescribes that we all take responsibility for a fight against economic inequality. The book's goal is to contribute to a meaningful discussion about poverty in America, a topic that cannot be broached today…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Capitalism, Child Welfare, Civil Rights
Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD. – 2001
The Annie E. Casey Foundation launched the eight-year, six-city demonstration project, Jobs Initiative (JI), in 1995 to provide support and assistance to community groups, employers, foundations, and community colleges helping disadvantaged, low-skilled workers secure family-supporting jobs. JI sites found that even during a time when employers…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Blacks, Community Colleges, Community Organizations
