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Download full textHammond, Bert D. – Pomona Today, 1968
Project Open Future offers a summer residential program and Saturday classes during the school year to about 200 disadvantaged junior high school students selected from the East Los Angeles, Compton, and Watts areas. Instruction is given in reading, written and verbal expression, mathematics, science, and social studies. Computer training and a…
Descriptors: College Preparation, College School Cooperation, Disadvantaged Youth, Financial Support
RECKARD, E.C. – 1967
THIS PROPOSAL DESCRIBES THE ANTICIPATED OPERATION OF A PROJECT WHICH WILL OFFER COLLEGE COUNSELING AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT TO DISADVANTAGED SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH COLLEGE POTENTIAL. THE STUDENTS WILL BE SELECTED IN THE SEVENTH GRADE AND CONTINUE IN THE PROGRAM THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL. THEY WILL PARTICIPATE EACH SUMMER IN A 5-WEEK…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College School Cooperation, Counseling Instructional Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
Torbert, William R. – 1973
This book concerns the experience of the author during two years (1966-68) as director of an Upward Bound program, which has the goal of helping poverty high school students gain admission to college. "Within two years I was to experience the immense satisfaction of sharing in a collaborative community of inquiry that was demonstrably…
Descriptors: Action Research, College Preparation, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
DEY, CHARLES – 1964
THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE FIRST SUMMER OF AN INTENSIVE SUMMER PROGRAM CONDUCTED AT DARTMOUTH COLLEGE FOR 55 DISADVANTAGED HIGH SCHOOL BOYS. PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED ON THE BASIS OF PROMISING ACADEMIC POTENTIAL. FIFTY-ONE OF THE 55 BOYS HAD BEEN ACCEPTED INTO PREPARATORY SCHOOLS, CONTINGENT UPON THEIR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE SUMMER PROGRAM.…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Disadvantaged Youth, Enrichment Activities, High School Students
San Francisco State Coll., CA. – 1967
THIS DOCUMENT IS A PROPOSAL FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE UPWARD BOUND SUMMER RESIDENTIAL AND ACADEMIC-YEAR PROGRAMS AT SAN FRANCISCO STATE COLLEGE. TO PREPARE DISADVANTAGED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, THE PROJECT WILL OFFER REMEDIAL WORK AND COUNSELING SERVICES. INCLUDED IN THE SUMMER CURRICULUM WILL BE A COMMUNICATIONS CORE COURSE,…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Programs, College School Cooperation, Counseling Services
Connecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. – 1968
The "Greater Opportunity Program", funded by ESEA Title III, has provided academic instruction, cultural stimulation, and supportive counseling to 100 underachieving disadvantaged Hartford boys about to enter high school. The resident program has been conducted at the Hotchkiss School using the independent school's staff for 7-week…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Cultural Enrichment, Disadvantaged Youth, English Instruction
LACHICA, GENARO; TANNER, DANIEL – 1967
A NEW YORK CITY PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY DISADVANTAGED YOUTH WITH UNDISCOVERED COLLEGE POTENTIAL AT THE END OF NINTH GRADE, TO IMPROVE THEIR MOTIVATION AND ACHIEVEMENT IN SCHOOL WORK, TO DEVELOP THEIR EXPECTATIONS FOR COLLEGE ENTRANCE, AND TO IMPROVE THEIR CHANCES FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE, IS DESCRIBED. DURING THE SPRING OF 1965, 579 DISADVANTAGED BOYS…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance Records, College Preparation, Comparative Analysis
KERR, FRANCES M.; RUSSELL, VALERIE E. – 1967
THE THIRD SUMMER (1967) OF THE MT. HOLYOKE COLLEGE RESIDENTIAL SUMMER PROGRAM FOR ABLE, DISADVANTAGED HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS IS DESCRIBED. BECAUSE OF A DRASTIC CUT IN SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS, THE PROGRAM WAS FORCED TO CHANGE FROM ITS ORIGINAL PLAN TO PREPARE THESE GIRLS FOR ADMISSION TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS. INSTEAD, THE PROGRAM OFFERED COLLEGE PREPARATION AND…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, College Environment, College Preparation, Data
Reed, Horace B. – Skidmore Alumnae Quarterly, 1967
A residential program for 150 disadvantaged junior high school students from both urban and rural areas of New York was conducted at Skidmore College. A part of Programs to Excite Potential (PEP), this pilot project is based on the hypothesis that a multisensory art experience can stimulate academic motivation and strengthen the self-confidence of…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Behavior Problems, Communication Skills, Cultural Enrichment
Shapiro, Jonathan Z.; And Others – 1986
A study examined the effectiveness of the Louisiana State Youth Opportunities Unlimited (LSYOU) program. (LSYOU is an intensive 8-week residential dropout prevention program held at Louisiana State University that provided work experience, academic training, counseling, supportive services, recreation, health care, team support, and training in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Counseling Services, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention
