This annotated bibliography is the ninth in the Doctoral Research Series. It encompasses doctoral research on special programs and their effects on minority children and youth reported in "Dissertation Abstracts International" from 1965 through June 1973. The citations are arranged in the following categories: early childhood (Head Start, Follow Through, other preschool and primary programs), family and community influence (the achievement of students, other studies), school achievement, and other studies. Within each category, the abstracts are presented in order of year of completion. The abstracts have also been cross-referenced in a subject index, and author and institution indexes are provided. (JM)