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Download full textWinsor, Charlotte B.; Burrows, Lodema – 1967
This is a study of four projects in New York City which were established with federal grants to offer library service to the disadvantaged in the area. The four programs studied are the Preschool Project of the Brooklyn Public Library, the Community Coordinator Project of the Brooklyn Public Library, the North Manhattan Project of the New York…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged
Winsor, Charlotte B.; Burrows, Lodema – 1967
This document contains observations by library staff and interviews with members of the communities served about the Brooklyn Public Library preschool Project and the Queens Borough Public Library Operation Head Start. These two projects offer storybook and picture-book programs for preschool disadvantaged children and programs for their parents.…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged
Winsor, Charlotte B.; Burrows, Lodema – 1967
This document contains observations of library staff and interviews with community members about the Brooklyn Public Library Community Coordinator Project and the New York Public Library North Manhattan Project. The Community Coordinator Project employs four professional librarians to take an active part in community institutions and organizations…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged
Peer reviewedEngleman, Stephen R. – Industrial Relations, 1972
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educationally Disadvantaged, Federal Programs
1968
The document presents a view of the program, "Educational Talent Search," operating in 20 counties in northwest Mississippi and in Wilcox County, Alabama. A description of the poverty conditions found to exist in these counties serves as a foundation for the remainder of the report. Talent scout training, talent scout efforts, and student field…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Planning, Counseling Services, Disadvantaged Youth
Kennedy, Edward M. – Updating School Board Policies, 1988
A new bill has been introduced in Congress by Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Representative Dale Kildee (D-MI) that would make full-day early childhood education widely available to preschool students. The bill, labeled "Smart Start" (S. 2270) is intended to help economically disadvantaged preschool students, whose numbers have…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Day Care Centers, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1975
This report is considered to constitute the first attempt to present a comparative analysis on university level programs of educational opportunities. The following topics are included in the analysis: enrollment and retention, demographic characteristics, academic background, major subject area, supportive services, academic progress, student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Records, Ancillary Services, College Programs
