Phase I of this study is an exploratory study searching for hypotheses. Phase II is a test of the five hypotheses emerging from Phase I. All but the last hypothesis are found to be related to effectiveness in community development. [Available from Plenum Publishing Corporation, 227 West 17th Street, New York, New York 10011]. (Author/AM)

Suggests that the terms and methods used for research on cultural disadvantage rest upon shaky foundations and lead to the false conclusion that schools can do little or nothing to outweigh the disadvantages of a poor, culturally deprived home environment. [Available from Publications Branch, Education Department of Victoria, 234 Queensberry…

The terms "educationally disadvantaged" and "compensatory education" are defined in many ways. "Compensation" implies a deficit which must be overcome, but there is little agreement on where the deficiency is located--in the child, his family or home, his school, or all of these. In general, it is agreed that school…

This is an evaluation report of a New York City school district educational project funded under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The program provided remedial reading instruction for 776 economically and educationally disadvantaged high school students at five sites in four high schools. The program was staffed by 17…

The educational deficiencies of disadvantaged secondary students can be realistically overcome through a comprehensive program. First, the educational package must include an individualized educational plan that focuses on resolving each student's specific difficulties. Second, the package must include a mastery-based instructional program. The…

The objectives of this paper were to examine the effects of current school and student selection procedures on the proportions of student groups that have access to and/or receive Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I services and to explore the effects of actual and simulated alternative procedures on these proportions. Data from school…

Examined the preferred counselor characteristics of two groups: students with disabilities and students who were educationally and economically disadvantaged. Counselor characteristics were examined in terms of how preferences are differentially expressed for help with personal-social versus vocational-educational concerns. (Author/BH)

Examines the distribution formula for ESEA Title I funds, focusing on target population, target expenditure level, and grant specification. (JF)

Describes a model of intervention that is designed to support and encourage literacy development among children whose families are or recently have been homeless. The article then places this model within a global context, discussing the broader implications of providing literacy support services for homeless families. (GR)

Describes life during the Depression era by studying narrative and visual portrayals of African American children in both rural and urban settings. Sources include Richard Wright's "12 Million Black Voices" and Stella Gentry Sharpe's "Tobe" as well as work that critically analyzes these narrative and visual documentations of…

Most barriers to higher education fall into one of six categories: personal access barriers (e.g., lack of information, low self-esteem, or loss of motivation); socioeconomic barriers (e.g., lack of transportation or child care); sociocultural barriers (e.g., family pressures or language problems); socioeducational barriers (e.g., inadequate…

In the current model for educating poverty children, a major shift is required which would view the school as a secondary intervening influence and stress primary intervention at the societal and family level, focusing on essentially non-school variables and settings. (EH)

Serious concerns are being raised by the poor and uneducated underclass in the United States. Four main points are given which expand upon these concerns. (1) The affluent and middle class white U.S. population does not have enough interest and commitment to the poor and undereducated population to pay the price it will take to educate the U.S.…

Operation Success at Wichita State University provides a supportive framework for assisting disadvantaged students in successfully completing their college education. It is organized in three complementary components; (1) tutorial, (2) cultural enrichment activities, and (3) research and evaluation. This report thoroughly outlines the organization…