The purposes of this three-year federally funded program were twofold: first, to identify and establish a curriculum and program design which would build on the strengths of the young male child while it sought to help him overcome his weaknesses; and second, to attempt to discover or identify those teacher behaviors that produce the best results…

Describes the Community College of Philadelphia's efforts to meet foreign students' specialized needs. Offers a profile of the college's English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students, and the assessment, orientation, and support services available to them. Considers the effects of external exigencies, prejudice, racism, and crime on ESL students'…

The Focus program deals with those students who perform well below their capacity socially and/or academically. It has as its main goal to decrease the incidence of alienation among these youth, the staff, and the community. Sub-goals include the reduction of alienation and improvement of self-concept, an increased access to desirable social…