Are new labels for stigmatized groups of students merely new packaging for old meanings? Is this linguistic illusion of change an aspect of education as an institution and of educators as a speech community? To address these questions, this paper examines labels popularized in the 1960s--"culturally deprived/disadvantaged," and "at-risk," a label…

A successful educational program for Appalachian youth must begin with the skills and knowledge peculiar to the students' culture. (JH)

Research results in the self-perceptions of white and black adolescents indicate that black self-images were more positive than those of whites and provided little evidence of self-rejection or self-hate. (Author/DE)

A GREAT NUMBER OF AMERICAN CHILDREN ARE GROWING UP IN SOCIALLY DEPRIVED SURROUNDINGS. THESE DEPRIVATIONS ARE REFLECTED IN LOWER EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT. TEACHERS SHOULD HAVE SPECIAL PREPARATION IN ORDER TO LESSEN THIS WASTE OF EDUCATIONAL POTENTIAL. PROJECT BEACON IS AN EFFORT TO INTRODUCE WITHIN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM A PERMANENT CORPS OF…

"ENGLISH AND THE DISADVANTAGED," EDITED BY EDWARD FAGAN (TE 000 504) IS THE PRODUCT OF A 1965 NDEA SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY IN ENGLISH FOR DISADVANTAGED YOUTH. THE BOOK REPRESENTS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN TEACHERS ARE ALLOWED TO WORK WITH A VARIETY OF UNIVERSITY SPECIALISTS TO DEVELOP NEW ATTITUDES, PLANS,…

An etiological analysis of the inverse relationship between social class and mental impairment is presented. The empirical analysis failed to support the hypothesis that within a social class disadvantaged ethnic groups have higher rates of mental impairment than advantaged ethnic groups. In general there was no difference between the rates for…

This study compared the pre-college experiences reported by University freshmen receiving financial aid and those of students not identified as being on one of the financial aid programs. Information was collected through a pre-college experience inventory completed by freshmen. The average student not on financial aid had traveled more, was more…

The Technical Committee for NC-90, sponsored by the Agricultural and Home Economics Experiment Stations of 13 states (Alaska, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin) and in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has compiled a basebook which identifies…

Despite the success of some antipoverty programs, it is not evident that conditions in poverty areas have improved; in fact, some indicators show that living conditions in the slums are worsening. One of the biggest difficulties is a lack of data on the nature of, and solutions to, the problems of these areas. Frequently revised data at least as…

Evaluation of 145 rural health care programs shows programs did not increase availability of physicians in targeted areas. The study employed multiple-indicator unobserved variable models to disaggregate effects of education, income, racial composition, poverty, housing conditions, crowding, occupation structure, and rural health care programs on…

Colonias--unincorporated, low-income settlements endemic to the U.S. borderlands--have inadequate infrastructure and dismal living conditions, but also provide a creative solution to the housing dilemma faced by many border families. Colonias are most common in Texas and New Mexico, primarily as a result of weak rural planning laws, and are…

A collection of articles and materials related to the purposes, operation, and effectiveness of an experimental program in preschool education based on the cooperative participation of a wide variety of individuals and groups in rural areas. (JS)

Relates two strategies of compensatory education to the origins of educational deficits. (JM)