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Rodriguez, Alberto J. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2015
Using a case study approach, this manuscript describes the professional transformation of Gary--an Anglo, male novice teacher--by focusing on his first two years of teaching in a culturally diverse and economically disadvantaged school. As a participant of a larger hybrid, intervention project with peers, Gary received multiple hands-on and…
Descriptors: High School Students, Science Instruction, Sociocultural Patterns, Cross Cultural Training
Hollingsworth, Patricia – 1996
This final report describes activities and accomplishments of the Center for Arts and Sciences in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a program designed to bring early intervention services to young, rural, economically disadvantaged, and/or minority gifted students through a series of year-long teacher training events that also included involvement with parents,…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Art Education, Creativity, Disadvantaged Youth
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1991
The Employer Specific Skills Training (ESST) Program strengthens New York State's economy by assisting employers and employees to become more productive and competitive through customized training and education. The program has three goals: (1) to foster cooperative ventures; (2) to use resources of local education agencies to respond to local…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Dislocated Workers, Economically Disadvantaged, Inservice Teacher Education
Alabama State Univ., Montgomery. – 1971
A Federally-sponsored summer institute, the 1971 adult basic education (ABE) teacher training institute at Alabama State University was an in-depth study directed to the identification and solution of crucial problems of rural poor adults. The 100 institute participants, representing 16 states, were ABE administrators and teachers and personnel…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Programs
MURPHY, SARA – 1968
AS A RESULT OF A STUDY BY THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ON THE NEEDS OF MIGRANT CHILDREN, A GRANT WAS OBTAINED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR MIGRANT YOUTH IN THE EXTREMELY ECONOMICALLY DEPRESSED SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS, SCHOOL DISTRICT. THIS SITE WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE OF ITS CLOSE PROXIMITY TO A LARGE MIGRANT…
Descriptors: College Attendance, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate, Economically Disadvantaged