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Johnson, William; Johnson, Annabel M.; Randolph, Joe; Schmitz, Mary Alice – Phi Delta Kappan, 1998
The Texas Scholars Program, a joint business/education venture, is a low-cost program that motivates the "forgotten majority" (lower ranked students) to complete a rigorous academic curriculum preparing them for the labor market or postsecondary education. Since 1989, Eastman Chemical Company business leaders have been…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Education Work Relationship, Minority Groups, Pilot Projects
Download full textBerdy, Seymour – 1974
This study examined in detail the success factors of guidance counselors in the College Discovery and Development Program in New York City. The writer attempted to approach the study of human dynamics and humanistic qualities on several levels: the philosophical, the psychological, the organizational, and the experiential. The program sought to…
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Services, Disadvantaged, Humanistic Education
Schumacher, Dorin – 1979
The set of behaviors and procedures used in working with school counselors participating in the Upward Bound and Talent Search programs at the University of Maine at Orono is described. Areas of concern designed to facilitate the relationship between school counselors and program coordinators include the following: (1) basic program information,…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Counselor Role, Counselor Training, Disadvantaged
Peer reviewedSwanson, Mary Catherine – Educational Leadership, 1989
Project AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is a four-year elective high school program that prepares underachieving, disadvantaged students to attend college. The program is now implemented in 58 secondary schools in San Diego County, California. (TE)
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Preparation, Compensatory Education, Developmental Studies Programs
Jackson, Santiago; And Others – 1975
The Aides to Career Education (ACE) Program handbook is designed for use by administrators, teachers, and instructional aides. It provides information on the use of the aides by presenting guidelines for their most effective utilization, defining legal responsibilities of teachers and aides within the program, providing information on program…
Descriptors: Career Education, Delinquency, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth
Ridley, F.F. – International Journal of Political Education, 1981
Discusses the need that low-achieving, disadvantaged youth in England have for relevant political education. The author suggests innovative solutions such as community service job programs and experiential learning situations which could provide youth with opportunities for informal political discussions and work experience. Communication skills…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Comparative Education, Disadvantaged, Educational Innovation
Botterbusch, Karl F. – 1982
This guide for potential purchasers of vocational evaluation systems begins with an edited reprint of an article on how to select a commercial vocational evaluation system. Section 2 explains the 15 major points contained in the outline of each system. They are development, organization, physical aspects, work evaluation process, administration,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Diagnostic Tests, Disabilities
Pennsylvania Research Coordinating Unit for Vocational Education, Harrisburg. – 1977
Forty project abstracts constitute this collection, all of them Pennsylvania research and exemplary activities conducted during the 1975-76 fiscal year and supported with part C and D federal vocational funds (Public Law 90-576). Each of the one-page abstracts contains project title, name and address of project director, project dates, amounts of…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged, Federal Aid
TRIGG, GORDON P.; AND OTHERS – 1967
INCLUDED IN THIS DOCUMENT ARE PROGRESS REPORTS FROM THE OFFICE OF URBAN AFFAIRS ON (1) PROGRAMS FUNDED UNDER TITLES II-A AND I-B OF THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ACT (ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND ADULT EDUCATION, AND YOUTH SERVICES), (2) ACTIVITIES OF THE HUMAN RELATIONS UNIT, (3) INSERVICE TRAINING PROGRAMS FUNDED UNDER THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged, Elementary Education
Mortier, Thomas E., Comp. – 1973
The annotated bibliography consists of 138 career discovery and development publications (26 books, 31 journals, and 81 unpublished materials) under the headings of: general information and background; philosophy, rationale, and professional development; curriculum; career guidance; minorities, women, and the disadvantaged; programs, projects, and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Career Awareness, Career Development, Career Education
Iowa State Dept. of Public Instruction, Des Moines. Special Needs Section. – 1974
The publication is a summary of the Federally sponsored programs for disadvantaged and handicapped persons that have been administered by the Special Needs Section of the Iowa State Department of Public Instruction during fiscal years 1972, 1973, and 1974. It is the responsibility of the Special Needs Section to plan, implement, and evaluate…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Career Exploration, Disabilities
Thomas, Adele – Education Canada, 1995
The Niagara Falls Secondary School Family Learning Program targets young disadvantaged parents and their preschool children for family literacy development that focuses on parent-child literacy and social interaction. Guidelines for program development include establishing partnerships based on a shared vision of family literacy, developing plans…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Disadvantaged, Family Programs
Gifford, Bev – 1994
This report examines the provisions of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act and describes the steps that have been taken thus far to establish an Ohio system. It discusses the general features that must be included in Ohio's school-to-work system and the strategies around which Ohio's school-to-work plans are being structured. Recommendations are…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Cooperative Education, Demonstration Programs
Bucks County Public Schools, Doylestown, PA.
The purpose of this first annual report is to provide the sponsoring bureau of this Supervised Independent Study Program and secondary school staffs with a comprehensive description of program activities for the fiscal year 1972 together with the intended program developments for the fiscal year 1973. Statistical data and case studies are…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Career Development, Career Guidance, Case Studies
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Home Economics Section. – 1975
Guidelines are presented for establishing, expanding, and evaluating vocational home economics instructional programs in Ohio. The administrator and teacher-directed manual incorporates the most recent policies and procedures for programs at the secondary, postsecondary, and adult level. An outline presents an overview of the types of programs,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Articulation (Education), Consumer Education, Daily Living Skills
