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Broton, Katharine M. – Community College Review, 2019
Background: Most community college students from low-income families have ambitious educational degree goals, but only a small fraction attains them. For many decades, sociologists have primarily attributed this problem to a cooling out process in which college practitioners diminish students' educational ambitions using academic reorientation…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Community Colleges, Grants, Low Income
US Department of Education, 2014
The human brain develops rapidly in the first five years of life. High-quality early learning experiences can have a profound and lasting positive effect on young children during these years, setting the stage for success in kindergarten and beyond. This is especially true for young children with high needs who are from low-income families; who…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Kingston, A. W.; Embertson, E. N. – 1970
Johnson-O'Malley-funded projects in Wisconsin schools are described in this 1969-70 annual report on Indian education. Objectives of the Johnson-O'Malley Program are (1) to secure for Indian children the educational opportunities and learning environment necessary to fulfill their educational needs; (2) to promote understanding and improve…
Descriptors: American Indians, Annual Reports, Educational Objectives, Educational Problems
Nichols, Stanley A. – Journal of Outdoor Education, 1978
Describing a student historical trip with an environmental perspective, this article evaluates program objectives (evaluation of lifestyles, living in close proximity to the natural environment, comparison of natural and man-made landscapes, development of a sense of community identity, decision making skills for environmental management, and…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Objectives, Experiential Learning, Group Experience
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1978
The Lake Geneva career education plan for K-12 was developed when Lake Geneva was chosen as a validation site for the Wisconsin State Plan for Career Education. Modifications were made in the state plan to adapt it for use on the local level. The plan calls for the integration of career education into existing instructional programs and guidance…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Career Education, Delivery Systems, Educational Needs
Wisconsin Univ., Madison. School of Education. – 1977
A detailed program description and evaluation are contained in the final report of a demonstration project designed to prepare certified teachers of limited English speaking ability students for bilingual bicultural education programs. The introductory section summarizes the purpose of the program, which offered traineeships to individuals…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Demonstration Programs, Educational Objectives