The ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England) Rural Adult Education Project was conceived in the spirit of empowering local people to help themselves. This book, a distillation of the experience of the project, was written with the primary object of being of practical use to those who are already involved, or would like to become involved,…

CHARACTERISTICS OF PUPILS IN POVERTY AREAS INCLUDE LOW ACHIEVEMENT, UNPREDICTABLE AND UNORGANIZED BEHAVIOR, AND LITTLE PARENT MOTIVATION. THE POVERTY CHILD NEEDS TO HAVE HIS MATHEMATICAL POTENTIAL DEVELOPED TO COPE WITH A SCIENTIFIC WORLD. THE SCHOOL MATHEMATICS STUDY GROUP FURNISHES EXPERIENCE AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE EDUCATION OF MIDDLE GROUP…

This book provides descriptions of youth involvement projects that have made significant contributions to young people, their schools, and their communities. Each description is intended to provide information for starting and operating similar youth projects. They explain how a particular project began, mention the important problems encountered,…