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Blechman, Elaine – 1991
A social learning model of the mentoring process is presented that features bicultural competence and effective communication. The model suggests how mentors can cooperate with families and teachers in the promotion of high-risk minority children's bicultural competence. Mentoring is a term increasingly applied to describe relationships between…
Descriptors: Adults, At Risk Persons, Communication (Thought Transfer), Competence
Wiener, Susan J.; Mincy, Ronald B. – 1993
The Urban Institute organized a workshop to receive the reactions of experts to a model for helping underclass youth, the Mentor, Peer Group, and Incentive (MPI) Model. This model uses the three components of mentors, peer groups, and incentives to improve the life chances of adolescent males in socially distressed neighborhoods. Workshop…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Black Youth, Community Programs
Download full textWalker, Sylvia; Kaur, Satwant – 1991
The purpose of the Bridges to Leadership 2000 program is to implement a service delivery model for economically disadvantaged and minority youth with disabilities, from ages 11 to 21. The program is conducted with the help of the Howard University Research and Training Center for Access to Rehabilitation and Economic Opportunity, and is being…
Descriptors: Black Youth, Career Development, Disabilities, Economically Disadvantaged
Southwest Educational Development Lab., Austin, TX. – 1982
The current phase of the Ways to Improve Education in Desegregated Schools (WIEDS) project is described in this final interim report. In 1981, the project sought to develop, test, and produce a model and set of guidelines for more effective inservice teacher education in desegregated schools. The goal, design, and methodology (including…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Involvement, Desegregation Effects, Educational Improvement
Swanson, Julie D. – 1995
This final report describes the activities of Project Search (Selection Enrichment and Acceleration of Rural Children), a project funded by a federal Javits grant to address the identification of young gifted and talented students from underrepresented populations and to develop a model for providing appropriate services for young, potentially…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Black Students, Classroom Techniques, Creativity
California Univ., Los Angeles. Center for Mental Health in Schools. – 1998
This introductory packet provides information on cultural concerns that should be considered in addressing barriers to student learning. Topics discussed include: (1) what is meant by ethnicity; (2) the importance of considering culture; (3) characteristics of culturally competent programs; (4) reasons school staff should be concerned about…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Behavior Disorders, Bilingual Students, Change Strategies
