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Download full textJacqz, Jane W. – 1974
A meeting was held April 3, 1974, by the African-American Institute (AAI) to discuss the need for rural change and the strategies for achieving change in Africa. Participants in the meeting included two Africans who have leading roles in the economic development of their countries, representatives from 12 governmental and private agencies that are…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Developing Nations, Economic Change, Economic Development
PDF pending restorationFlorida A and M Univ., Tallahassee. Dept. of Industrial Education. – 1973
The report describes a project to design, implement, and evaluate a Florida training program to improve the effectiveness of vocational educators who work with disadvantaged youth and adults. The major objectives were to increase vocational educators': (1) understanding of the needs and nature of various disadvantaged populations; (2) awareness of…
Descriptors: Adults, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Wise, James H. – 1972
The general purpose of this study was to explore the possibility of developing a Parent Participation Reading Clinic home-based instructional model for assisting in the teaching of reading to economically disadvantaged elementary school children. Working within a community-based child health care agency in Washington, D.C., the Parent…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Black Students, Compensatory Education, Economically Disadvantaged
Milwaukee Public Schools, WI. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1966
The study is a project undertaken by the school psychologists of the Milwaukee Public Schools in order to evaluate the psychological services provided to primary and secondary school children from areas of economic deprivation who are experiencing learning or behavioral problems. Research design was of the test-retest variety; specifically, I.Q.…
Descriptors: Attendance, Behavior Modification, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Research
Van Meter, Roz; Haswell, Harold A. – 1974
The Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 called for a comprehensive attack on social, economic, and physical problems of blighted urban areas through the concentration and coordination of resources. It also required the involvement of neighborhood citizens in all aspects of planning: from setting goals, choosing…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Programs, Federal Aid
Lipton, Lawrence A. – 1974
The Edison Project, funded under Title VIII of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act, has as its major objectives the reduction of the dropout rate, the increasing of the average daily attendance, the improvement of basic skills, and the development of career awareness. The project has been established as an annex to Edison High School, an…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
New York Univ., NY. Center for Field Research and School Services. – 1972
The Head Start Program, established in the summer of 1971 in District 15 in Brooklyn, is a pre-school program for children of economically disadvantaged families. Its two main goals are: (1) to prepare children with no prior school experience for entry into kindergarten and first grade and (2) to involve parents in the education of their children…
Descriptors: Cultural Enrichment, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Education, Junior High Schools
Cupp, Marion E.; Farris, Dale – 1972
In the State of Washington, 297 of 316 local school districts operated Title I, Elementary Secondary Education Act projects during Fiscal Year 1972 with approximately 12,272,000 dollars appropriated. The bulk of Title I funds (85 percent) supported project activities in the 25 largest school districts where most of the target populations are…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Resources, Educationally Disadvantaged
Carroll, Stephen J.; And Others – 1971
In June 1969, The Rand Corporation was funded by the Office of Economic Opportunity to evaluate an experimental commuter program operated by the Los Angeles Women's Job Corps Center (LAWJCC). An earlier report has described the evaluation design [ED 052 372]. This report presents the results of the empirical analysis. In the interest of deriving…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Basic Skills, Cognitive Development, Economically Disadvantaged
Neyman, Clinton A., Jr. – 1972
The overall objectives of the 1971-72 Title I, Elementary Secondary Education Act program were: to raise reading and mathematics achievement level one year and five months; to reinforce, enrich, and extend skill mastery through integration of the special subject areas; to broaden the experiential backgrounds of the children; to recognize and…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary School Students
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity. – 1971
Testimony was presented at these hearings by the following witnesses: Ronald Edmonds, assistant superintendent, School and Community Affairs, Michigan Department of Education; Dr. Daniel H. Kruger, professor, School of Labor and Industrial Relations, Michigan State University; Robert McKerr, associate superintendent, Business and Finance, Michigan…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Diagnosis
Chazan, Maurice, Ed. – 1973
This book owes its origin to a symposium on "Compensatory Education" which took place at the 1970 Annual Conference of the British Psychological Society. The opening chapter discusses the complex concepts of "disadvantage,""deprivation," and "compensatory education," with illustrations from work carried out…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth
Auerbach Corp., Philadelphia, PA. – 1972
The second of a 2-volume study, this document contains a detailed analysis of the national Work Incentive Program (WIN) enrollee population. Described are characteristics and experiences of the enrollees before, during, and after their participation in WIN. A federally funded employment program, WIN provides reinforcements for vocational training…
Descriptors: Career Development, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
Vermont Univ., Burlington. Extension Service. – 1972
The purpose of this project was to design and test a model by which two agencies might work together as a means of each agency more effectively serving rural families in disadvantaged situations. This publication presents an evaluation not of client behavior in detail as such, but of the model as an educational process with particular attention to…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Coordination, Counseling Services, Economically Disadvantaged
Paterson Board of Education, NJ. – 1971
This research bulletin reports an evaluation study of the program of the Dale Avenue Early Childhood Education Center, funded under Title III of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act. A pre- and post-test experimental and control design using standardized and locally developed instruments was used to evaluate the academic performance of the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development, Diagnostic Teaching, Disadvantaged Youth
