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Swets, Marinus – Phi Delta Kappan, 1969
A Non-fiction short story .
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Environment, Disadvantaged Youth, Human Development, Human Dignity
KIRK, SAMUEL A. – 1960
IT IS PROPOSED THAT MENTAL RETARDATION IS NOT NECESSARILY CAUSED BY A GENETIC FACTOR OR BY BRAIN INJURY, BUT MAY BE CAUSED BY THE CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE RAISED. WHEN CHILDREN ARE LEFT IN PSYCHOSOCIALLY DEPRIVED HOMES, THEIR RATE OF DEVELOPMENT WILL TEND TO DECLINE. IF, AT AN EARLY AGE, THEY ARE PLACED IN A SCHOOL FOR A FEW…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Environment
DAVIDSON, HELEN H.; AND OTHERS – 1962
THE FOCUS IS ON PERSONALITY TRAITS OF YOUNG CHILDREN WHO ACHIEVE IN SCHOOL DESPITE ENVIRONMENTAL HANDICAPS. THE SUBJECTS WERE TEN "GOOD" AND TEN "POOR" ACHIEVERS FROM THE FOURTH GRADE IN A SCHOOL LOCATED IN A SEVERELY DEPRESSED URBAN AREA. THE CHILDREN WERE CHOSEN ON THE BASIS OF ACHIEVEMENT SCORES AND TEACHER RECOMMENDATIONS.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Disadvantaged Environment, Disadvantaged Youth, High Achievement
GOTTLIEB, DAVID
THE DEFINITION OF "CULTURALLY ALIENATED" INCLUDED THOSE PEOPLE WHO WERE THE MORE RECENT IMMIGRANTS TO THE LARGE URBAN CENTERS, SPECIFICALLY REFERRED TO WERE THE AMERICAN NEGRO, THE PUERTO RICAN, THE MEXICAN AND THE SOUTHERN WHITE. THESE PEOPLE WERE LOWEST IN EMPLOYMENT INCOME, FORMAL EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT, THEY WERE ALSO LOWEST IN…
Descriptors: Blacks, Cultural Isolation, Culture Lag, Disadvantaged
MACKLER, BERNARD – 1965
RELATIVELY SUCCESSFUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PUPILS FROM LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN DEPRESSED NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE URBAN NORTH WERE COMPARED WITH RELATIVELY AVERAGE AND FAILING PUPILS FROM IDENTICAL SETTINGS. NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO ILLUMINATE THE INTERPLAY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL, FAMILIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIOLOGICAL, AND ECONOMIC FACTORS IN THE EDUCATION OF…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Disadvantaged Environment, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Opportunities
National Education Association, Washington, DC. Dept. of Rural Education. – 1968
SEVENTY-FIVE BOOKS, ARTICLES, AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES PUBLISHED BETWEEN 1960 AND 1967 ARE LISTED IN THIS PRELIMINARY BIBLIOGRAPHY DEALING WITH CHARACTERISTICS AND LEARNING PROBLEMS OF THE DISADVANTAGED. PARTICULAR EMPHASIS IS GIVEN TO THE PREPARATION OF TEACHERS FOR THE RURAL DISADVANTAGED. (DRK)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Environment
Emory Univ., Atlanta, GA. Div. of Librarianship. – 1969
The purpose of this institute, attended by librarians, trustees, library school faculty and students, and representatives from Headstart and other programs, was to describe the environment of the disadvantaged, to define the role of the public library in serving the various elements within this group, and to identify feasible services to fulfill…
Descriptors: Community Centers, Conference Reports, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Environment
1974
Given in this documentary report are 4 reports which discuss American Indian policy and practice in Brazil since 1970. They factually document what is happening to Brazilian Indian tribes in the name of "progress", "integration", and "growth". The articles are entitled: (1) "Genocide"; (2)…
Descriptors: American Indians, Conflict, Developing Nations, Disadvantaged
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1972
Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, passed in 1965 to improve the educational opportunities of educationally deprived children, is the largest Federal aid to education program. One of the things they hoped for was the involvement of parents and other citizens in Title I projects. This manual was written as a guide for local and…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Environment, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Finance
Island of Montreal School Council (Quebec). – 1976
Reported here is a one-day conference of school superintendents and administrators called by the Quebec Minister of Education to discuss the Island of Montreal School Council's working paper, "Education and Development--an Approach to the Interventions of Education and Disadvantaged Environments." Topics discussed in the workshops…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Disadvantaged Environment, Educational Development, Foreign Countries
Ornstein, Allan C. – Illinois Schools Journal, 1976
Brings to readers some theoretical insights and knowledge about educating disadvantaged learners, and the possible causes and antecedents of observed learning deficits and practical learning problems. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Concept Formation, Disadvantaged Environment, Disadvantaged Youth
Melody, Michael E. – Small School Forum, 1985
Highlights the year (1928-29) Lyndon Johnson served as teacher/principal of Welhausen School (Cotulla, Texas) and notes how this experience in a small, poor, Mexican American community influenced his later programs that had a profound effect on American education. (BRR)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Environment, Disadvantaged Schools, Educational History, Elementary Education

Farris, Charles E.; Farris, Lorene S. – Social Work, 1976
American society as a whole has neglected the American Indian--particularly the Indian child--and left him with a standard of living and education far below the rest of the population. The authors (both Indians) propose ways of helping Indians that would take advantage of their native pride and cultural heritage. (Author)
Descriptors: American Indians, Disadvantaged Environment, Disadvantaged Youth, Ethnic Groups
Singh, Manjari – 2002
This digest presents a description of three innovative interventions designed to support student literacy acquisition outside the classroom in low resource communities. It begins with a discussion of literacy related issues in low resource environments, noting that an increasing number of children who are not acquiring a basic education live in…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Disadvantaged Environment, Elementary Education, Enrichment Activities
Peers Early Education Partnership, Oxford (England). – 1999
The Peers Early Education Partnership (PEEP) program was established in 1995 to make a significant long-term positive impact on the educational attainment of children and families in disadvantaged areas of the United Kingdom. This report examines the work of the PEEP program for the period April 1998 through March 1999. The sections of the…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Environment, Disadvantaged Youth