Community colleges account for over half of the ethnic minority enrollments in America, and a controversy has developed over how well these students are being served. On one hand, community colleges are praised for providing open access to higher education. Critics, however, claim that community colleges track minority students into low level…

During the 1979-80 academic year the Vocational Guidance Program at Halstead High School, a rural school with an enrollment of 225 students, placed over half the juniors and seniors in work-study positions, helped 24 seniors secure $38,000 in scholarship awards, and provided some type of career materials and information to students in all grades…

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM WAS TO EFFECT CHANGES IN THE LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE EDUCATIONALLY AND CULTURALLY DEPRIVED MIGRANT CHILDREN IN THE THREE SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES WERE--(1) TO HELP MIGRANT CHILDREN OVERCOME THEIR EDUCATIONAL DEFICIENCIES, (2) TO ASSIST MIGRANT CHILDREN AND THEIR…

IN THIS REPORT ON ADULT EDUCATION IN NEPAL, THE GEOGRAPHIC, ETHNIC, ECONOMIC, EDUCATIONAL, AND POLITICAL FACTORS AFFECTING SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ARE DISCUSSED. THE EXTENT OF PROGRESS IN NATIONAL EDUCATION (INCLUDING LITERACY CAMPAIGNS) SINCE 1951 PROVIDES BACKGROUND FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION AND…

APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILLION PERSONS OF MEXICAN ANCESTRY RESIDE IN THE STATES OF CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, TEXAS, AND COLORADO. A LARGE NUMBER HAVE ALSO MADE HOMES IN THE GREATER CHICAGO AREA AND IN OTHER INDUSTRIAL CENTERS. MEXICAN AMERICANS HAVE PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN THE INDUSTRIAL, AGRICULTURAL, ARTISTIC, INTELLECTUAL, AND POLITICAL LIFE…

LITERACY PROGRAMS REQUIRE APPROPRIATE MATERIALS, ADEQUATE TESTING OF ACHIEVEMENT, AND CAREFUL SELECTION AND TRAINING OF TEACHERS. PUBLISHERS ARE NOW PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE LEARNING SYSTEMS OF REALISTIC MATERIALS, INCLUDING THE INITIAL TEACHING ALPHABET, WORDS IN COLOR, AND AUDIO TAPES. IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT AN ADULT BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM, NORTH…

A 1967 PILOT STUDY OF THE OPPORTUNITIES INDUSTRIALIZATION CENTER, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, EXAMINED ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURES AND FUNCTIONS, PROGRAM COMPONENTS, PARTICIPANT CHARACTERISTICS, RELATIONSHIPS WITH EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, AND OTHER PERTINENT COMMUNITY GROUPS AND AGENCIES, AND THE IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM'S SELF-HELP PHILOSOPHY…

ABOUT 25 PERCENT OF ALL AID FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN CASES IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS WERE IN TWO YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROJECT TARGET AREAS WHERE MOTHERS OFTEN LACKED HOME MANAGEMENT SKILLS NECESSARY TO REAR THEIR CHILDREN. AS ONE OF SEVERAL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS TO PREVENT AND ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS OF DELINQUENCY, IN 1964 FOUR HOME MANAGEMENT AIDES…

THE WOMEN'S TALENT CORPS, ATTEMPTING TO ESTABLISH PERMANENT POSITIONS IN COMMUNITY AGENCIES AT A NEW ENTERING LEVEL, HAS DEVELOPED AN ACTION-CENTERED APPROACH TO THE TRAINING OF WOMEN FROM GHETTO AREAS FOR PRE-PROFESSIONAL JOBS IN HOSPITALS, WELFARE AGENCIES, AND SCHOOLS. THE CORPS NOW SEEKS TO PUT ITS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ON A PERMANENT BASIS AS A…

WOMEN'S TALENT CORPS, FUNDED BY THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, WILL MEET TWO SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN NEW YORK CITY--JOB SHORTAGES IN COMMUNITY SERVICES AND UNEMPLOYMENT AND LACK OF TRAINING AMONG THE POOR. WOMEN WILL BE RECRUITED FROM LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS AND TRAINED AS PRE-PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANTS IN SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, AND SOCIAL AGENCIES…

FOUR STUDIES OF EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION WERE COMMISSIONED BY THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION. THE FIRST, CONTRACTED TO THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTERS, SURVEYED PLANS OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, ESTIMATED NEEDS FOR CHANNEL ALLOCATIONS FOR THESE PLANS, AND MADE ENGINEERING STUDIES OF HOW TO MEET THESE NEEDS. THE SECOND STUDY, MADE…

A PLAN IS PROPOSED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT, THE TEACHERS' UNION, AND SUPERVISOR ORGANIZATIONS FOR A PROGRAM THAT WILL PROVIDE IMPROVED, INTEGRATED EDUCATION FOR DISADVANTAGED PUPILS. THE PROGRAM, TO BE ESTABLISHED IN VARIOUS CITY AREAS, WILL OFFER PREKINDERGARTEN CLASSES, AN EXTENDED SCHOOL DAY, AND REDUCED CLASS SIZE.…

Contributed by members of the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) Small School Districts Network, this collection of ideas to assist administrators in small schools contains brief descriptions of programs which are intended to improve the level of education in all rural and small schools. Eight categories of suggestions include…

A detailed analysis of Utah's eleven 1979-1980 statewide special purpose educational programs are presented in this report. Each section includes statistical data, program information, evaluation processes, recommendations, and guidelines. The 11 areas covered under this report are bilingual education, career education, community education…

Surveys of the 23,199 students who entered the Maryland community college system in Fall 1974 and of the 6,975 students who graduated from the system in 1978 were conducted in 1978 and 1979, respectively, to assess the degree to which the colleges helped the students achieve their educational and career goals. The colleges supplied information on…