Findings are presented of a four-year study on reaching rural disadvantaged youth through an informal education program called the Arkansas Special Youth Project. The information provides a framework for expanding 4-H. Specific methods and techniques used in working with the disadvantaged are outlined and evaluated in terms of the resultant…

This report is an evaluation of the College Discovery and Development (CDD) Program Prong II, operated jointly by the New York City Board of Education and by the City University of New York. This compensatory education program prepares disadvantaged students for college entrance and for success in college. The major purpose of this evaluation is…

This report describes the operation of the Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) of New York State which is designed to support the screening, testing, counseling, tutoring, and teaching of New York State students who have attained a high school diplima or a New York State high school equivalency diploma, have the potential for the…

This bibliography lists materials which deal with the role of the disadvantaged in public service. It focuses only on materials generally available to the average researcher, and is designed to be of particular use to those whose responsibility is to hire the disadvantaged. Included in the bibliography is whatever written material is generally…

This study compared the pre-college experiences reported by University freshmen receiving financial aid and those of students not identified as being on one of the financial aid programs. Information was collected through a pre-college experience inventory completed by freshmen. The average student not on financial aid had traveled more, was more…

This guide resulted from the work of 14 colleges and universities participating in the Red River Valley Inter-Institutional Project, which related to the education of the culturally disadvantaged child. The project included two field experiences, one urban and the other rural; orientation meetings; and discussions. The aims of the Red River Valley…

Teachers must be exceptionally attentive to the needs of emotionally disturbed children from socio-culturally deprived homes. Often, teachers must show acceptance of the child where the parent has not. The self concept of the emotionally confused child is variable and must be dealt with consistently and honestly by parents and teachers. (KH)

This report provides student demographic and academic outcome data pertaining to students participating in the California Community College Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) and cooperative Agencies Education (CARE) programs. The EOPS program helps increase college access for students and support services for disadvantages…

Describes the failure to raise adequate school revenues through equitable means and the inability to allocate resources in an effective and equitable manner. (Author)

The civil rights movement and subsequent reform measures addressing racial problems have made more people dependent on a social welfare system that has not solved the problems of the urban poor. Society glosses over problems (giving a White person's job to a Black person, a man's job to a woman, ignoring indiscretions of minority children) which…

Adult education programs can ameliorate the structural causes of urban poverty by organizing the poor for community development and literacy and cultural education. (SK)

Reveals the lack of educational standards in America's poor urban public schools and explains why poor children are getting beyond third grade without being able to properly read. Promotional policies are discussed as well as the teacher's role in promotional decisions. It argues for adoption of explicit, commonly shared, grade-by-grade academic…

Highlights the unique needs of students with disabilities who are homeless, legislative mandates for serving these students, and promising practices for overcoming obstacles to service delivery. The practices focus on developing collaborative relationships at multiple levels, creating responsive systems, and providing students with the social and…

Study of Upward Bound programs, designed to help disadvantaged high school students attend and succeed in college, finds participants have higher educational expectations and college-preparatory achievement than do nonparticipants; Hispanic students and students with initially lower expectations benefit most; there is no impact on students' high…

The Utah State Office of Education has conducted surveys of homeless shelters throughout Utah for the past 4 years. Data show that, during 1993, 32 shelter providers reported sheltering 4,680 homeless children. Each year, however, the shelter providers report turning away an increasing number of families because of a lack of space. Budget…