Although a growing number of individuals are enrolling in college in response to the increasing payoff to higher education, more than a third of them never finish. College completion rates are especially disappointing for low-income students, in many cases because they tend to enter college underprepared academically but also because they have…

A 4-DAY SEMINAR WAS ORGANIZED AROUND SEVEN PAPERS WHICH PROVIDED A BASIS FOR DISCUSSION FROM MANY POINTS OF VIEW. THE PARTICIPANTS WERE THOSE INVOLVED IN WORK IN THE ARTS WITH THE DISADVANTAGED IN VARIOUS AREAS, AS WELL AS A PSYCHOLOGIST, A SOCIOLOGIST, AN ANTHROPOLOGIST, A RESEARCH SPECIALIST IN ART EDUCATION, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF STATE AND…

Reviews 11 research studies completed since 1960. (DM)

A LETTER TO PARENTS INVITES THEM TO REGISTER CHILDREN AT LEAST 3 AND 1/2 YEARS OLD FOR THE SECOND YEAR OF THIS EXPERIMENTAL PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM. THE FORMS WHICH MUST BE FILLED OUT BY TEACHERS ARE GIVEN. A DAILY SCHEDULE SHOWS THE FIVE PERIODS OF THE SCHOOL DAY--(A) ARRIVAL AND GREETING, (B) ACTIVITY PERIOD WITH FREE CHOICE, (C) SMALL GROUP…

A program to extend vocational rehabilitation services to all medically and culturally handicapped persons is evaluated. (BH)

Preliminary results of a career planning project for Adult Basic Education participants in Connecticut show that less advantaged adults do not recognize the importance of career planning to get a job, although they may face occupational change in mid life. (SK)

The primary research question for this project was whether a streamlined, relatively inexpensive, counseling-based program that assists low-income high school students with the college and financial application processes can significantly increase college enrollment rates. The intervention was designed to test the hypothesis that lack of…

Describes three aspects of a preventive dentistry project developed by the West Virginia Home Start Program in Appalachia: the initial workshop and followup in-service training sessions for project staff and the implementation of dental practices in private homes. (SDH)

The second volume reporting on the Samoan Demonstration Program contains four sets of custom designed auto mechanics instructional materials, each including instructor's directions for using the materials. The materials were designed for Samoan speaking students who desire to improve their basic English communication skills, and the lessons…

Career College (originally known as Cooperative Education Program for Dropouts was set up under the auspices of Title I of the Higher Education Act. The grant for the pilot project specified a two-thirds federal contribution and a one-third contribution from the South Campus of Miami-Dade Junior College. Program objectives included identifying 60…

The purpose of this project was to establish a rural adult basic education program through an existing community school program to demonstrate the need for adult basic education (ABE) in rural, disadvantaged section in the state of New York. Specific objectives were to increase the basic education level and employability of this undereducated…

Argues that the problems of underclass neighborhoods are essentially crime problems, not connected with neoconservative theories about the "culture of poverty" or liberal theories about social and economic change. Cites examples of communities that have developed successful anti-crime programs. (FMW)

This special research and development project was funded by the U.S. Department of Labor to: (1) serve as an information clearinghouse and develop planning procedures for manpower agencies, (2) improve career opportunities for workers in the human services occupations, and (3) strengthen the U.S. Employment Service capabilities in the human…

MDC's mission is to help organizations and communities close the gaps that separate people from opportunity. The organization has been working to create positive change in disadvantaged communities for 40 years--by conducting research and demonstrating effective programs at the community level. MDC focuses on three areas: education, economic and…