To evaluate the effectiveness of the Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) institutional training program in preparing trainees for employment, interviews were held with administrative personnel, employers, counselors, and trainees. The survey revealed that completion rates are generally low, due to excessive counselor case loads, and…

This study was conducted to develop methods of providing effective vocational education for disadvantaged students in rural areas, including improvement in vocational educators' attitudes and teaching methods with respect to teaching the disadvantaged. A random sample of 20 rural high schools in northwest Michigan with less than 400 students in…

This study assesses the first year performance of 69 Los Angeles City College (LACC, California) transfer students at UCLA who participated in a federally-funded special services program. The program was designed to assist students, selected on the basis of need and academic potential, who were otherwise ineligible to transfer. Some conclusions…

Originally designed for inner city children, ages 3-5 years, "Sesame Street" was designed to increase knowledge in the areas of: symbolic representation (pre-reading skills), cognitive organization which entails relational concepts, reasoning and problem solving, and the child and his world. This study examined the effects of the program…

Three hundred fifty-nine pupils in grades four through six were given a supplemental guided discovery mathematics program designed for Special Elementary Education For the Disadvantaged (SEED). The guided discovery group improved approximately twice as much as the control group in arithmetic computation, concepts, application, total score, and in…

Demonstrates the criterion validity of the "Oral Language Manual" that is part of the Cultural Linguistic Approach, a component of the National Follow Through Program. (RL)

The paper maintains that the preventive medical model is inappropriate for dealing with childhood developmental disorders. (Author)

In a study to investigate the effectiveness of manpower development programs in improving vocational adjustment of rural disadvantaged residents in western Tennessee, findings appeared to indicate that training made some improvement in the lives of the experimental group (residents who participated in manpower training programs) as compared to the…

Different populations of young gifted/talented children are being served by three programs at the University of Illinois: The University Primary School, the "Retrieval and Acceleration of Promising Handicapped Talented" model program, and the "Bringing Out Head Start Talents" program. Research on the effectiveness of these…

The article looks at issues in the education of gifted disadvantaged students especially in developing nations. Discussed are the question of defining intelligence, identification of intellectual giftedness in this group, specific educational needs of the gifted disadvantaged at various age levels, and the positive effects of most educational…

Although drill and practice software has lost favor with many educators, research shows that this type of computer-assisted instruction--as a supplement to classroom teaching--increases student achievement, reduces learning time, establishes positive feelings toward both computers and school work, and is effective with lower ability,…

This article explores the various constraints on student involvement in the process of planning adult literacy programs. It examines the cultural traits of illiteracy and the traits of continuing education professionals in order to find the limits of their effectiveness. (Author/CT)

Describes the Direct Instruction model, which has been effective in teaching mathematics to disadvantaged students. Results of the national Follow Through and the University of Oregon evaluations are reported, and implications of the findings for improving classroom practices are discussed. (RH)

Reports on a study that (1) examined the effectiveness of computer-based education in developing literacy and mathematics skills in young adults to enable them to secure unsubsidized employment and (2) compared motivation of CETA-funded students with those who sought training voluntarily. Discusses failures of CETA training projects and makes…

There have been a number of empirical approaches to understanding the factors that contribute to violence among black males, and there are a number of theories that try to explain black-on-black violence. After a review of some of these theories, this paper suggests certain aspects of programs to combat violence among African American males.…