A description of how research and theoretical concepts dealing with poverty-stricken communities were translated into effective social action programs. (EH)

As part of the National Study of American Indian Education conducted in 1968-69-70, this final report deals with economy, education, demography, and employment of Indians in the communities of Ponca City and White Eagle, Oklahoma. The study emphasized the attitudes of the people in Ponca City regarding education for all students enrolled in the…

This booklet describes the changing economic conditions in Appalachia and the improved social services for children. According to statistics reported in 1969 nearly 43 percent of all children under 6 in Appalachia were categorized as poor and likely to require some special services, while only 5 percent were receiving such services. The…

This book presents some of the experiences of men and women, poor and not poor, who participated in a community's OEO poverty program. The research upon which this book was based focused upon those subcomponents of the program which best revealed the process experiences of the participants. The study was concerned with three major components of…

AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY INCLUDES 589 SELECTED REFERENCES IN VARIED AREAS RELATED TO THE MULTI-DISCIPLINED APPROACH TO POVERTY. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME HISTORICAL ITEMS, MATERIALS DATE FROM 1960 TO JUNE 1966 AND ARE READILY AVAILABLE. FEW UNPUBLISHED MATERIALS ARE INCLUDED. THERE ARE ABOUT EIGHT TIMES AS MANY AMERICAN REFERENCES AS CANADIAN.…

Arranged alphabetically by main topic, this bibliography cites 322 doctoral dissertations, written between 1970 and 1974, pertaining to various aspects of poverty. Where possible, annotations have been written to present the kernel idea of the work. Im many instances, additional subject headings which reflect important secondary thrusts are also…