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Bereiter, Carl; Engelmann, Siegfried – 1966
This experiment was based on the assumption that the academic failure of the disadvantaged or middle class child is due to a failure of instruction and that if above-normal learning schedules were maintained, the second year of an enrichment program would not show the customary drop in gains from the first year. The subjects of this study were 43…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Arithmetic, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged
Ashmead, John – 1964
A case is made for the assigned reading of ancient and modern literary classics, rather than modern essay collections, in college freshman composition classes. The effectiveness of a number of classics used for that purpose for 13 years in the freshman courses at Haverford College is discussed. Classwork in the Haverford program is described, and…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Classics (Literature), College English, College Freshmen
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1969
The purpose of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I is to provide financial assistance to local educational agencies serving areas with concentrations of educationally disadvantaged children from low-income families. This document explains the administrative structure necessary to impliment Title I programs on national, State, and…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Educationally Disadvantaged, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Jacobs, Paul I.; And Others – 1966
Evaluation of self-instructional programs calls for a practical procedure which is consistent with the available information from scientific research studies and field reports. In order to aid teachers, principals, curriculum specialists, and other school administrators who may be unacquainted with the area, this book begins its development of a…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Media, Evaluation Criteria
Gayer, Gordon; And Others – 1973
The necessity of having funds which meet client related and additional educational needs are presented in this two-part monograph. The first part is comprised of a comprehensive discussion of Training Related Expenses and analysis of their uses and effects on client completion or termination from training. The second part describes the function…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Finance, Employment Programs, Enrichment Activities
Heiman, Elliott M.; Kahn, Marvin W. – 1973
The population surveyed consisted of all cases referred to the Social Service-Mental Health Section of the El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center (NHC) from June to October 1971. The NHC provides comprehensive mental health services to the predominantly Mexican American Model Cities area of Tucson, Arizona. The principal contact person at…
Descriptors: Community Centers, Community Surveys, Demography, Economically Disadvantaged
Mornell, Eugene S. – 1973
The report described one relatively small but extensively researched special admission and compensatory education program at The Claremont Colleges, California. The Program of Special Directed Studies for Transition to College (PSDS) was administered by the Claremont University Center. PSDS was a 5-year experimental project primarily funded by the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, American Indians, Anglo Americans
Siegel, Martin A. – 1974
Fifty randomly selected moderate and low implementing Distar Language teachers were retrained in techniques of correcting students' mistakes and recycling through an instructional task until all of the children in the group responded without error (criterion teaching). As a result of retraining, the experimental teachers performed at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Observation Techniques, Curriculum Evaluation, Discriminant Analysis
Crystal City Independent School District, TX. – 1973
The major objectives of this Crystal City, Texas program were dropout prevention, the development of a relevant curriculum for Mexican Americans, and the acquirement of innovative methods and techniques for the successful implementation of programs developed by the project staff. The initial 100 students participating in the Opportunities for…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, College Preparation, Curriculum Development, Dropout Prevention
Richardson, Elliot L. – 1972
The Secretary of HEW presents an overview of departmental undertakings for the purpose of developing more responsible and responsive personnel. The major portion of the statement focuses on internal processes of responsibility and external processes of responsiveness. Departmental strategies, a planning cycle, an operational planning system,…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Decision Making, Federal Government, Federal Programs
Pyecha, John N. – 1973
The proposed program represents a vehicle whereby Minnesota can conduct a comprehensive assessment of the State's educational progress. It can provide a means of periodically monitoring achievement in the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains. The program is modeled after the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), an ongoing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administration, Data Analysis, Data Collection
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley. – 1970
The primary objectives of the New Nursery School were to increase children's sensory and perceptual acuity, develop positive self concept, and increase language, conceptual and problem solving abilities. During 1969-1970 the longitudinal study, begun in 1964, included 28 children who were 3- and 4-year-olds from lower socioeconomic homes…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Objectives
Rayford, Erwin William – 1967
The purpose of this study was to ascertain the current and projected employment and training needs for printers in Missouri, the predicted effects of automation on employment and training, and the nature and scope of the vocational printing programs in Missouri. Data were collected from the managers of 265 printing industries, 126 vocational…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Automation, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Needs
Blacklow, Robert S.; And Others – 1971
The three major components of the HCSP, Academic Course Work, Academic Tutorial, and Clinical Tutorial, are discussed in detail, as well as budgeting considerations, program effectiveness, and recommendations for the future. See also TM 000 760 and TM 000 761. (AG)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Allied Health Occupations Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Finance
Shanner, William M. – 1973
The chief purpose of this project was to prepare descriptions of exemplary programs in childhood education and reading having sufficient merit to be considered as visitation sites for other educators. The childhood education phase of this project was funded jointly by the Office of Economic Opportunity and the Office of Education. Its purpose was…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Bilingual Education, Compensatory Education, Educational Change
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