The articles in this booklet were developed as part of the Infant/Parent Education Project, operated by the Pediatric Department of the Charles R. Drew Postgraduate Medical School (Los Angeles, CA) and funded by the Bureau for the Education of the Handicapped. Under the project, a model program was developed to serve handicapped minority infants…

The purpose of this book is to suggest ways in which vocational and career guidance counselors and program planners in education, training, and counseling programs can provide disadvantaged, out-of-school youth with reliable, up-to-date information about the job market. Much of what is presented here relates to strategies and products developed…

This report addresses specific problems that urban-oriented colleges and universities face in meeting the educational needs of the urban poor and disadvantaged, and explores what is being and can be done about these problems. Six programs funded by the Ford Foundation are described. Four of these deal with basic skills and related services. They…