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Posante-Loro, Rebecca; And Others – 1980
The overall purpose of the national Head Start evaluation is to assess the impact, on the children and parents being served, of: (1) the educational services component of Head Start, and (2) a new demonstration program within Head Start, Basic Educational Skills (BES). The evaluation deals with a total of 65 Head Start programs and their families.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Data Collection, Disadvantaged Youth
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House. – 1978
This conference report covers the Comprehensive and Employment Training Act Amendments 1978 to provide improved employment and training services. The first two-thirds of the report presents each of the eight titles comprising the amendments. Title 1 covers the administrative provisions, both organizational and general. Title 2 on comprehensive…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Employment Services
Klein, W.; Eshel, Y. – 1978
A longitudinal study reported in this document examines the effects of integration and the implementation of an open-classroom type program on first and second grade children from lower and middle class Israeli backgrounds. Data used to support the findings presented were obtained from the results of mathematics and reading achievement tests…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Classroom Desegregation, Compensatory Education
Coalition for Children and Youth, Washington, DC. – 1978
The purpose of this guide is to provide background and focus material for political action regarding several areas of concern related to children and their families: unemployment and the working parent, supports for family economic stability, health and family services, and the environment and the working parent. Each chapter presents brief…
Descriptors: Child Responsibility, Children, Citizen Participation, Economically Disadvantaged
Governor's Commission on the Status of Women, Madison, WI. – 1977
This handbook is written to inform Wisconsin citizens of women's rights and responsibilities under Wisconsin and federal law. It is intended for use as general legal resource material. It is not intended to take the place of an attorney in the solution of individual legal problems. Each of the 12 chapters treats a particular subject or topic.…
Descriptors: Business, Credit (Finance), Criminal Law, Divorce
Norris, William C. – 1978
Described in this paper are strategies and programs developed by the Control Data Corporation to address inner-city needs. Strategies cited include the establishment of new plants in economically depressed areas and the encouragement of local community support in business operations. Specific programs discussed are directed at the disadvantaged…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Community Cooperation, Community Development, Community Support
Durkin, Roderick – 1977
The final report evaluates residential treatment programs and in particular the Sage Hill Program for economically disadvantaged and disturbed teen-age boys. Evaluative studies are reviewed with regard to their substantive findings and methodological issues. It is explained that change sensitive measures, such as The Daily Behavior Rating Scale…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Theories, Change Agents, Disadvantaged Youth
Anderson, Bernard E.; And Others – 1978
In this report seven scholars (Bernard Anderson, James Dumpson, Charles Hamilton, Robert Hill, Vernon Jordan, Jr., Bernard Watson and Robert Weaver) appraise the social, economic, political, and educational status of blacks and black families. Minimal gains and poor prospects for black female heads of families in the current recession job market…
Descriptors: Black Achievement, Black Education, Black Housing, Black Influences
Chan, Adrian; And Others – 1978
This paper presents a perspective on advocacy and Advocate Counseling and its relationship to institutional racism. The Advocate Counseling Model is described as a vehicle for teaching citizens to act in an assertive and affirmative manner when confronted with public and private institutional problems, including institutional racism. Legal…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Theories, Economically Disadvantaged
Berneman, Louis P.; And Others – 1980
The Corporate Career Demonstration Project is a Federally funded program designed to provide economically disadvantaged young adults with specialized training, counseling and educational experiences. The project's major goal is to prepare these youth for entry level corporate career positions they would otherwise be unable to obtain. Applicants…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Counseling, Demonstration Programs, Economically Disadvantaged
Council on Interracial Books for Children, Inc., New York, NY. – 1978
This report presents various facts relating to the relatively low status of blacks and other minorities in United States society. The information provided is taken from periodicals and government documents, and covers the following areas: (1) economic and employment status; (2) health; (3) housing; (4) education; (5) media; and (6) government. For…
Descriptors: Economic Status, Economically Disadvantaged, Education, Educationally Disadvantaged
CLARKE, JOHNNIE RUTH – 1966
THE JUNIOR COLLEGE MUST DEVELOP A CURRICULUM DESIGNED TO MEET THE IDENTIFIABLE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THE DISADVANTAGED STUDENT, WITH SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO THE EFFECTS OF DEPRIVATION ON ASPIRATIONS, VALUES, MOTIVATION, AND SELF-CONCEPT AND TO THE INFLUENCE OF CLASS OR CASTE ON ACADEMIC PROGRESS. THIS STUDENT NEEDS TO DEVELOP (1) POSITIVE FEELINGS OF…
Descriptors: Black Education, Black Students, Curriculum Design, Disadvantaged
IMPACT OF SUMMER 1965 HEAD START ON CHILDREN'S CONCEPT ATTAINMENT DURING KINDERGARTEN. FINAL REPORT.
ALLERHAND, MELVIN E. – 1965
THIS STUDY EXAMINES THE PROGRESS OF 125 CHILDREN IN THE CLEVELAND PUBLIC SCHOOL KINDERGARTENS WHO ATTENDED HEADSTART DURING THE SUMMER AND 125 CHILDREN IN THE SAME SCHOOLS WHO DID NOT ATTEND THE HEADSTART PROGRAM. SOME INDICATIONS IN THIS STUDY SUGGEST THAT A HEADSTART CHILD SHOWS MUCH GREATER VARIABILITY IN HIS CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT THAN A…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation, Economically Disadvantaged
MICHEL, DONALD E. – 1967
THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS OF LIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCES UPON ECONOMICALLY AND CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN. TO EFFECT THE STUDY, A SERIES OF SCHOOL CONCERTS BY OUTSIDE PROFESSIONAL PERFORMERS WAS PRESENTED TO STUDENT AUDIENCES IN DISADVANTAGED SCHOOLS IN THE ESPANOLA VALLEY AND SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO. EVALUATION…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Compensatory Education, Concerts, Culture
REED, MILDRED A. – 1968
IN SEATTLE AND IN THE NATION, GOOD DAY CARE SERVICES MUST BE MADE MORE COMPREHENSIVE. A NARRATIVE OF THE EXPERIENCES OF THE SEATTLE DAY NURSERY ASSOCIATION SUGGESTS WAYS TO INITIATE AND SUSTAIN NEEDED CHILD CARE SERVICES. THESE SERVICES SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES WITH VARYING INCOMES WHO PAY FEES ON A SLIDING SCALE. EMERGENCY HELP FOR…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Childhood Needs, Community Centers, Day Care
