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Duran, Paul C. – 1979
This model, developed to establish standards for effective detention home education, is based on results of a questionnaire sent to staff members of 45 youth homes in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan and Wisconsin. The model covers seven aspects of youth home education: (1) purpose, (2) target persons, (3) personnel, (4) program, (5) procedures,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Affective Objectives, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Objectives
HARRIS, LARRY A. – 1968
A LISTING OF 69 PLANNING AND OPERATIONAL GRANTS RELATED TO READING APPROVED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 1966 IS PRESENTED. "PACESETTERS IN INNOVATION, FISCAL YEAR 1966" (OE-20103, $2.50) WAS REVIEWED, AND DOCUMENTS RELATED TO READING WERE SELECTED FOR INCLUSION. THE BIBLIOGRAPHY IS A COMPLETE LISTING OF ALL THE READING-RELATED PACE PROJECTS…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Curriculum Development, Developmental Reading, Educational Innovation
APPS, JEROLD W. – 1967
THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE FACTORS RELATED TO THE RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF VOLUNTEER ADULT LEADERS FOR WORK WITH LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC RURAL YOUTH IN UNIVERSITY EXTENSION YOUTH PROGRAMS. SPECIFICALLY, THE STUDY WAS CONCERNED WITH COMPARING RURAL YOUTH OF DIFFERENT SOCIOECONOMIC STATUSES AS TO THEIR PERCEPTION OF PERSONAL…
Descriptors: Adults, Doctoral Dissertations, Extension Education, Individual Characteristics
Mann, Dale; And Others – 1980
In a year long study of youth employment, interviews were conducted with 3,130 young people aged 14 to 21 from urban, suburban, and rural areas of New York State. Peer interviewers were employed for data collection. Data were gathered on the youths' employment-related characteristics, socio-economic backgrounds, aspirations, attitudes toward work…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Demography, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Opportunities
Pizza, Joan; Resnick, Henry S. – 1980
Alcohol and drug abuse continue to have serious and negative effects on the nation's youth. One response to this problem is described in this monograph on the School Team Program, a national network of training and resource centers set up to train teams of school and community representatives in problem solving techniques that would help them…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Alcoholism, Counselor Training, Drug Abuse
Joyce, Bruce, Ed.; And Others – 1980
This book describes the efforts of 10 state projects, funded by the Youth Advocacy Projects of the Teacher Corps, which brought students, teachers, school administrators, community members, youth service agencies, state education officials, and university personnel together to create more effective services for troubled youth. The first two…
Descriptors: Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutional Cooperation, Nontraditional Education
Brooks, Loren E.; And Others – 1978
In an attempt to replicate and extend previous research, the Community Oriented Programs Environment Scale (COPES) was administered over a two-year period to youths residing at Boys Town. Each administration provided further replication for the previous one. The youths lived in "family-style" homes with Family-Teachers. The results of…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences, Foster Homes
Banlaky, Pal, Ed.; And Others – 1979
An educational program that provides small group living experiences for 450 to 500 young Hungarian students annually and that emphasizes the importance of reading and of an appreciation for the arts and sciences is described in this booklet. An explanation of the "camp for young readers" concept is presented in the first section,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Fine Arts, Foreign Countries, Interdisciplinary Approach
FAUNCE, R.W. – 1964
THIS CHAPTER OF A PROPOSAL FOR A YOUTH DEMONSTRATION PROJECT DISCUSSES DELINQUENCY IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. ADULT CRIME IN BOTH THE CITY AND THE STATE ARE BRIEFLY REVIEWED. INFORMATION ABOUT JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IN MINNEAPOLIS IS PRESENTED UNDER THE RUBRICS OF (1) DEFINITIONS AND INDEXES OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, (2) HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE, (3)…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Groups, Census Figures, Charts
Intra-Departmental Committee on Runaway Youth (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1976
This report provides the status of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare's activities on behalf of runaway youth and their families as of March 31, 1976. The report is divided into four major sections including background information, discussion of projects supported by the various offices and agencies of the Department, preliminary…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Children, Cultural Influences
Office of Economic Opportunity, Washington, DC. – 1972
The document seeks to identify the issues, programs, and resources most relevant to Youth Development Programs (YDPs) engaged in education programs. YDPs, under the direction of the Office of Economic Opportunity, are designed to help disadvantaged youth while involving them in establishing and operating youth councils and various program…
Descriptors: After School Education, After School Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Programs
Gadjo, Henry; Knapp, William – 1974
Experience gained from the 1973 summer teaching/training session of the Sodus Migrant Program constituted the planning core for the 1974 summer school program. In this 6 week session, 200 children (K-6) participated in individualized instructional activities and relationships focused on the program theme "Learning for Life." Academic…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Family Programs, Health Services, Home Programs
Sykes, Richard E.; And Others – 1969
Conducted during 1968, this study was primarily concerned with whether Neighborhood Youth Corps (NYC) enrollees became any more employable as a result of their work experience. It was also concerned with factors that induce enrollees to remain in NYC or to leave it. The study pioneered in a method of quantitative observation of enrollees and work…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior Change, Computers, Data Processing
Deppe, Donald A., Ed.; Obst, Margo J., Ed. – 1969
On October 2-4, 1968, a National Seminar on the University in Urban Community Service was conducted in the Center of Adult Education at the University of Maryland, sponsored jointly by the university and the Division of Adult Education of the U.S. Office of Education. On the first day, participants heard from, and interacted with, selected leaders…
Descriptors: Blacks, Business, Community Services, Federal Aid
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation (Dept. of Interior), Washington, DC. – 1968
A special study was conducted to determine the needs and demands of the public for outdoor recreation. Increasing amounts of leisure time of the American people are being used for outdoor recreation activities. Ways in which education can help people realize optimum benefit from recreational use of the outdoor environment are discussed.…
Descriptors: Community Relations, Conservation Education, Elementary Education, Environmental Education
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