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Reynolds, Arthur J., Ed.; Rolnick, Arthur J., Ed.; Englund, Michelle M., Ed.; Temple, Judy A., Ed. – Cambridge University Press, 2010
"Childhood Programs and Practices in the First Decade of Life" presents research findings on the effects of early childhood programs and practices in the first decade of life and their implications for policy development and reform. Leading scholars in the multidisciplinary field of human development and in early childhood learning…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Human Capital, School Readiness, Early Intervention
Goodman, John, Ed. – 1978
This document is divided into five parts. In Part 1, the reader is introduced to the discussions that follow by an account of the effect of school crime on school climate, and the response of the Teacher Corps and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in creating a joint program in youth advocacy to improve conditions in the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Crime, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Environment
Lybolt, John; Armstrong, Jennifer; Techmanski, Kristin Evans; Gottfred, Catherine – Brookes Publishing Company, 2007
For children from low-resource backgrounds, a literacy-rich preschool experience with a skilled and engaged teacher can offset risk factors and lay the groundwork for lifelong academic success. Now schools can ensure effective early literacy instruction with this field-tested, research-based curriculum for children 3 to 5 years of age. These 41…
Descriptors: Phonemes, Disadvantaged Youth, Transportation, Teachers
Hoyt, Kenneth B. – 1978
This monograph provides a narrative summary of ideas and thoughts gathered from two mini-conferences held to discuss the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act of 1977 (YEDPA) as it relates to career education. The conference participants included eight representatives of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) prime sponsors and…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Career Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Programs
Vinovskis, Maris A. – University of Chicago Press, 2005
One of the most popular and enduring legacies of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society programs, Project Head Start continues to support young children of low-income families--close to one million annually--by providing a range of developmental and educational services. Yet as Head Start reaches its fortieth anniversary, debates over the…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Early Intervention, Low Income, Preschool Education
Schorr, Lisbeth B.; Schorr, Daniel – 1989
This book discusses issues involved in the current debate over the nature and effectiveness of anti-poverty programs, and examines the high economic and social costs of, and the risk factors involved in, cyclical poverty. The book offers suggestions to help solve the problems of cyclical poverty and chronic disadvantage by highlighting effective…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Child Health, Children
Frank, Ivan C. – 1992
This book compares Israeli and U.S. programs to integrate high-risk youth into society. An introduction offers background on the context for such programs in Israel and the United States. Chapter 1, "Changing Youths' Attitudes: Well-Meaning Attempts in the United States," describes programs lacking a key long-term component. Chapter 2,…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, At Risk Persons, Attitude Change, Cross Cultural Studies
Zigler, Edward, Ed.; Valentine, Jeanette, Ed. – 1979
This book aims to provide a comprehensive history and analysis of the operation and evolution of Project Head Start. The volume consists of 23 original articles covering program history, the preschool education and developmental components of Head Start, and Head Start program development and evaluation. In Part One, the historical roots of Head…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Career Development, Curriculum Development, Developmental Programs
Lougheed, Jacqueline, Ed.; And Others – 1982
The accomplishments and impact of 10 Youth Advocacy Teacher Corps projects in 1978-79 are highlighted in this publication. Section 1 presents an overview of the Teacher Corps from 1965 to 1982 and reviews the development, since 1976, of the 10 Youth Advocacy Projects (YAP). The objectives of the projects (to promote effective educational responses…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Change Strategies, Child Advocacy
Lombardi, Joan, Ed.; Bogle, Mary M., Ed. – ZERO TO THREE, 2005
Between 1995 and 2004, Early Head Start (EHS) grew from 68 to more than 700 programs nationwide, serving more than 62,000 children and securing the program's reputation as a beacon of hope for the nation's low-income families with infants and toddlers. According to a comprehensive 5-year national evaluation of EHS, children who participated in…
Descriptors: Early Experience, Disadvantaged Youth, Pregnancy, Young Children
Ginzberg, Eli – 1980
This monograph by educator-philosopher Eli Ginzberg, commisioned by the Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation, examines the transition from school to work, exploring why the transition is so hard for some groups of young people, relatively easy for others. The point of the book is not to add one more research report to the literature dealing with…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Blacks, Cultural Influences, Disadvantaged Youth
Thernstrom, Abigail; Thernstrom, Stephan – 2003
This book analyzes the achievement gap in education, examining the depth of the problem, the inadequacy of conventional explanations, and the limited impact of Title I, Head Start, and other familiar programs. It explains how, scattered across the country, there are excellent schools getting good results with high-needs students. These rare…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Asian American Students, Black Students, Cultural Differences
Golden, Olivia – 1992
This book analyzes how welfare reform can improve the lives of children, based on a study of successful programs that provide services to needy children and their families. The study looked at programs that operated in conjunction with the welfare department before the enactment of the Family Support Act and that operated successfully. Chapter 1…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, Child Welfare, Children