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Tomlinson, Carol Ann – Educational Leadership, 2016
In this article, Carol Ann Tomlinson reflects on "the next steps on the march toward equity?" It was not until her first teaching job that she had a real understanding of societal inequities in a very rural, very poor area of a southern state. In this context she began to develop an understanding of how society sends its young to school…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Rural Areas, Racial Relations, African American Students
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Chatman, Elfreda A. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1996
Proposes a theory of information poverty based on four concepts that serve as the basis for defining an impoverished life-world: risk taking, secrecy, deception, and situational relevance. A conceptual framework that links the world of the information-poor, the outsiders, with a world of insiders, is developed. Contains 64 references. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Deception, Disadvantaged Environment, Economically Disadvantaged, Information Needs
Foster-Bey, John A. – 1999
This paper focuses on why metropolitan areas vary in their capacity to translate generally high employment rates into economic opportunity for the disadvantaged. Data come from the Urban Institute's Urban Underclass Database, which includes poverty and employment data for 1980 and 1990 for the 100 largest metropolitan areas down to the Census…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Environment, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Quality, Employment Opportunities
Nesmith, Caryn – College Board Review, 2001
Describes how Puerto Rico's teenage tutor, Jorge Aneudy Villalba, leads a children's learning crusade through an urban desert of poverty and despair, determined to prove the kids from the projects can make their own future. (Author/EV)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Environment, Economically Disadvantaged, Low Income Groups, Poverty
O'Neill, Jon – College Board Review, 2001
Describes how in one of Miami's toughest neighborhoods, a survivor of those streets came back to help others because "kids' lives are at stake." Explores Principal Gallon's efforts to offer education as an option beyond poverty and prison. (EV)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Environment, Economically Disadvantaged, High Schools, Low Income Groups
Jacob, Brian A.; Ludwig, Jens – Institute for Research on Poverty, 2008
One of the best ways to avoid being poor as an adult is to obtain a good education. Individuals with higher academic achievement and more years of schooling earn more than those with lower levels of human capital. This is not surprising given that we believe that schooling makes people more productive, allowing them to command higher wages in the…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Economically Disadvantaged, Outcomes of Education, Evidence
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Hughes, Carolyn; Stenhjem, Pamela H.; Newkirk, Reginald – International Journal on School Disaffection, 2007
The transition from high school to adult life is an exciting time for many young people. Youth from high poverty backgrounds, however, are considered at-risk for a host of unfavorable outcomes including academic failure, school dropout, drug abuse, unemployment and incarceration. These adolescents are more likely than their more affluent peers to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Dropouts, Young Adults
Caldas, Stephen J.; Franklin, Bobby J. – 1993
This paper describes a design for a public school academy, the Louisiana Leadership Academy, which provides a total immersion environment primarily for youth from disadvantaged backgrounds. Success is contingent upon choice and community support. Objectives are to: (1) build self-discipline and self-respect; (2) raise up leaders who will transform…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Disadvantaged Environment, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Environment
Southern Inst. on Children and Families, Columbia, SC. – 1997
During 1997, in cooperation with 17 southern states and the District of Columbia, the Southern Institute on Children and Families held site visits to identify ways to uncomplicate the delivery of health coverage, child care and other benefits to assist low wage families. This report presents key findings and recommended actions states can take to…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Child Welfare, Disadvantaged Environment, Economically Disadvantaged
Shuptrine, Sarah C.; Hartvigsen, Kristine – 1998
To assist states in easing the burden of Medicaid application procedures and verification requirements for families, the Southern Institute on Children and Families conducted a regional meeting to discuss child health coverage verification issues in September, 1998. Participating in the dialogue were Medicaid and state child health insurance…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Disadvantaged Environment, Economically Disadvantaged, Family Programs
Mayer, Louisa – 2002
This paper discusses the disadvantaged state of women in South Africa, including statistics that illustrate effects of their lack of status on their health and well being. It then focuses on the role in South Africa of the community library and information services in empowering especially women. Barriers experienced in information delivery to…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Environment, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged
Shuptrine, Sarah C.; Hartvigsen, Kristine – 2000
The Southern Institute on Children and Families is an independent, nonprofit public policy organization founded in 1990 to improve opportunities for children and families in the South with a focus on disadvantaged children. This annual report presents the accomplishments and activities of the organization for 1999. The introductory letter from the…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Annual Reports, Child Welfare, Disadvantaged Environment
Shuptrine, Sarah C.; Hartvigsen, Kristine – 2000
The Southern Institute on Children and Families is an independent, nonprofit public policy organization founded in 1990 to improve opportunities for children and families in the South with a focus on disadvantaged children. This annual report presents the accomplishments and activities of the organization for 2000. The report begins with…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Annual Reports, Child Welfare, Disadvantaged Environment
Kids Count Minnesota, Minneapolis. – 1997
Many advocates for children are not yet involved in decision making and planning regarding the right of all children, regardless of family income, to benefit from information technology. This Kids Count report explores critical issues about information technology and children's literacy, education, and intellectual development. The report explains…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Disadvantaged Environment
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DeLeon, Patrick H.; And Others – American Psychologist, 1989
Provides an overview of the current state of health services in rural America and examines policy changes being made through Congressional action. Presents suggestions for further research and legislative actions. Discusses the role that individual psychologists can play in improving mental health services in rural areas. (MW)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Environment, Economically Disadvantaged, Federal Legislation, Government Role
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