Graduates of programs with primarily custodial goals were higher than the graduates of programs with primarily educational goals in elementary school achievements; this effect was attributed to differing structural characteristics affecting the socialization process, especially duration of school day. (Author/JM)

Article suggests that to really end segregation in the schools, students must also be exposed to the end of economic and class segregation. (ML)

Makes observations about some conditions of life that influence poor families' consumer behavior. Home Economists who seek to provide innovative consumer education are challenged by these observations to work for social as well as individual change. (Editor)

Describes the operations of the 1965-66 Economic Opportunity Atlanta administration, its subsidiary Citizens Neighborhood Advisory Councils, and the Central Citizens Advisory Council. (JM)

Proposes a social service model based on Community Progress, an antipoverty program in New Haven, Connecticut, aimed at helping the poor achieve upward social mobility by facilitating their use of existing opportunities in employment, housing, and education. (Author)

Study results suggest that the "Work Study Student" has aspirations similar to those of upperclass students, and offsets his disadvantagement by working hard to attain his goals. (Author/CJ)

The correlations between the scores on the 1966, 1973, and 1979 norms on Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices for 140 economically disadvantaged students in grades three and five were significantly high. It seems appropriate to use any of the three sets of norms with economically disadvantaged students. (Author)

Public service employment is a cost-effective fiscal remedy in terms of jobs created within the first 12 months. Its effectiveness is enhanced if participants come from welfare or unemployment compensation programs. Other positive attributes are low inflationary impact and ability to be targeted to areas or groups. (SK)

Suggests the effects of poverty may be more debilitating on rural youth than on urban youth due to differences in background, i.e., lower educational level of parents, lower family income, cultural isolation, fewer social services, and marriage at an earlier age. Discusses health problems, housing inadequacies, and fatherless families. (AH)

Oftentimes racial/religious/colour/sex stereotypes are more cherished by teachers than getting to know a new pupil by observing carefully for individual strengths and weaknesses in language, academics, health, social skills and self-esteem. (ERB)

Different cultural and historical developments between North and South Nigeria and in areas within the two regions are described to explain why attitudes toward Western education differ and why educational imbalances exist between social classes and the sexes. Certain measures to reduce such inequalities are proposed. (Author/MJL)

The New York State Experimental Prekindergarten Program, which operates in 52 school districts, is designed to reduce potential educational deficits of economically disadvantaged children. This article reports on the program's effects on cognitive functioning of children in their kindergarten years and discusses implications for educational…

Two rebuttals to William Cooley's criticisms of Title I programs in the January 1981 issue of "Educational Leadership" claim he incorrectly interpreted the data on the effectiveness of the programs. Cooley responds. (MLF)