SEVENTY-FIVE BOOKS, ARTICLES, AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES PUBLISHED BETWEEN 1960 AND 1967 ARE LISTED IN THIS PRELIMINARY BIBLIOGRAPHY DEALING WITH CHARACTERISTICS AND LEARNING PROBLEMS OF THE DISADVANTAGED. PARTICULAR EMPHASIS IS GIVEN TO THE PREPARATION OF TEACHERS FOR THE RURAL DISADVANTAGED. (DRK)

The purpose of this institute, attended by librarians, trustees, library school faculty and students, and representatives from Headstart and other programs, was to describe the environment of the disadvantaged, to define the role of the public library in serving the various elements within this group, and to identify feasible services to fulfill…

Given in this documentary report are 4 reports which discuss American Indian policy and practice in Brazil since 1970. They factually document what is happening to Brazilian Indian tribes in the name of "progress", "integration", and "growth". The articles are entitled: (1) "Genocide"; (2)…

Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, passed in 1965 to improve the educational opportunities of educationally deprived children, is the largest Federal aid to education program. One of the things they hoped for was the involvement of parents and other citizens in Title I projects. This manual was written as a guide for local and…

The Peers Early Education Partnership (PEEP) program was established in 1995 to make a significant long-term positive impact on the educational attainment of children and families in disadvantaged areas of the United Kingdom. This report examines the work of the PEEP program for the period April 1998 through March 1999. The sections of the…

Early Start is a center-based program for four-year-old children at risk of academic failure because of their home or community environment. The state-funded program successfully incorporated literacy activities into a supportive environment which informally encouraged practice with early reading and writing. (Author/JDD)

Are new labels for stigmatized groups of students merely new packaging for old meanings? Is this linguistic illusion of change an aspect of education as an institution and of educators as a speech community? To address these questions, this paper examines labels popularized in the 1960s--"culturally deprived/disadvantaged," and "at-risk," a label…

"ENGLISH AND THE DISADVANTAGED," EDITED BY EDWARD FAGAN (TE 000 504) IS THE PRODUCT OF A 1965 NDEA SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY IN ENGLISH FOR DISADVANTAGED YOUTH. THE BOOK REPRESENTS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN TEACHERS ARE ALLOWED TO WORK WITH A VARIETY OF UNIVERSITY SPECIALISTS TO DEVELOP NEW ATTITUDES, PLANS,…

This study compared the pre-college experiences reported by University freshmen receiving financial aid and those of students not identified as being on one of the financial aid programs. Information was collected through a pre-college experience inventory completed by freshmen. The average student not on financial aid had traveled more, was more…

Relates two strategies of compensatory education to the origins of educational deficits. (JM)

Differences between middle and lower class groups are considered as they relate to counseling with lower class clients. (Author/MC)

THE RELATIONSHIP OF ENVIRONMENT AND THE DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESS OF THE BEGINNING SCHOOL CHILD WAS EXPLORED. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS RESEARCH WERE TO DESCRIBE THE MAJOR DIMENSION THROUGH WHICH ENVIRONMENT IS LIKELY TO INHIBIT DEVELOPMENT AND TO SPECIFY THE AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN MOST INFLUENCED BY UNFAVORABLE ENVIRONMENTAL…

Children living in the deprived environment of Appalachia were studied to determine if they showed a limited verbal response to stimuli in their environment, and if their emotional characteristics differed from those of advantaged children. An earlier study (1957) of American Indian children living on a reservation provided the stimulus for this…

The author initially identifies what is meant by Appalachia, its geography its resources, and its cultural, educational and economic disadvantagement. The priorities of the Appalachian Regional Commission established in 1965, are listed: (1) interstate highway corridors; (2) the furtherance of career exploration and orientation programs in upper…

In describing the successful development of a special homemaking, hygiene and counseling program for urban disadvantaged adults who do not neatly fit into usual adult education classes, the author emphasizes communication and cooperation among several agencies. Approximately forty clients at a time are served in a warm and humane atmosphere. (AJ)