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Baratz, Joan C.; Baratz, Stephen S. – 1969
The absence of a meaningful conception of Negro culture has forced the interpretation of almost all psychology's data on the Negro into two seemingly dichotomous categories: either that of biological incapacity, i.e., genetic inferiority, or social deviance and pathology, i.e., environmental deprivation. The cultural difference theory asserts that…
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Black Attitudes, Black Culture, Cultural Awareness
Brazier, Arthur M. – 1969
The Woodlawn Organization (TWO) is a community organization on the south side of Chicago which grew out of cooperative efforts of clergymen in the area, members of the Greater Woodlawn Pastor's Alliance, in 1959. TWO's approach to community problems, influenced by the thinking of Saul Alinsky, was directly to confront unfair business practices,…
Descriptors: Blacks, Church Role, Community Organizations, Community Programs
Kallen, David J., E. – 1973
Contents of this book include the following papers, followed by discussion and comment: "Malnutrition and Animal Behavior," David A. Levitsky and Richard H. Barnes; "Malnutrition in Infants," Henry N. Ricciuti; "Nutrition and the Community," David J. Kallen; "A Methodological Note: The Development of Visual Attention in Infants," A. C.…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Cognitive Development, Community Involvement, Disadvantaged Environment
Radcliffe, Donald V.; And Others – 1970
Chapter One of this manual includes a definition of "disadvantagement," and discussion of implications for manpower requirements, distribution of the disadvantaged, employment conditions and outlook, early environment, predominant acquired characteristics, and response to training. Chapter Two discusses concepts of motivation, including drives,…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Environment, Early Experience, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Opportunities

Higginbotham, Elizabeth – Journal of Ethnic Studies, 1985
Educated Black women are often wrongly viewed as a homogeneous group, obscuring important differences of social class. Black women of different social classes do not face the same route to college. Both race and class operate within urban settings to either create or limit the options and strategies available to Blacks for attaining educational…
Descriptors: Black Education, Disadvantaged Environment, Educational Mobility, Higher Education
Casto, Glendon; White, Karl – Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, 1984
A meta-analysis of the early intervention research literature revealed that early intervention has an immediate positive effect of about on-half of a standard deviation. The analysis failed to find long-term benefits and failed to relate degree of parental involvement to intervention effectiveness. (KH)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Environment, Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality, Educationally Disadvantaged
Catsambis, Sophia; Beveridge, Andrew A. – 2001
This study examines how neighborhoods, schools, and families can influence the mathematics achievement of eighth graders, using data from the 1988 National Educational Longitudinal Study combined with U.S. Census data. These data allow simultaneous analysis of all aspects of students' lives. Results indicate that there are associations between…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Environment, Family Influence, Grade 8, Institutional Characteristics
Children's Defense Fund, Washington, DC. – 1995
This report presents information on the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program in light of efforts at welfare reform. Following a listing of whom to call at the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) regarding various welfare issues, the report's first section, "Basic Facts on Welfare," presents information on the AFDC in a…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Child Health, Disadvantaged Environment, Educational Opportunities

Scheintuch, G.; Lewin, G. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1981
Israeli kindergarten children were ranked on an advantaged-disadvantaged scale, and parent child- rearing attitudes were measured by means of a questionnaire. A strong positive relationship was found between rigid parental attitudes and disadvantaged rankings. Parent attitudes correlated with sociocultural factors, educational level, and national…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Neglect, Child Rearing, Disadvantaged Environment

Vosler, Nancy R. – Journal of Social Work Education, 1989
A model using the systems approach in social work with abused, neglected, and at-risk children in disadvantaged neighborhoods is presented. The model incorporates practice at the systems levels of individual, family, and neighborhood. The theoretical framework, an illustrative case, and teaching methods are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Children
Brock, Colin – Prospects, 1988
Analyzes smallness of national scale, types and degrees of isolation, and degrees of dependence as factors influencing the establishment of education in small states. Notes that the context created by these three circumstances makes dependency inevitable. Examines regionalism as a possible solution to the educational problems of small nations. (KO)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Disadvantaged Environment, Economic Factors, Educational Development

Fuller, Mary Lou; And Others – PTA Today, 1995
Examines positive and negative aspects of American public education and looks at sources of confusion. Positive points include higher graduation rates, higher test scores, math and science accomplishment, and college quality. Negative points include poverty's effect on academic achievement and lack of sensitivity to student diversity. (SM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged Environment, Educational Quality
Clinchy, Evans – Equity and Choice, 1991
Low-income parents and children unaccustomed to a school environment are made to feel welcome in the Buffalo Public Schools' Parent Center. Parents are guided-through classes, discussions, and take-home computers-to be their children's teachers and to learn the school system well enough to negotiate it to their children's advantage. (CJS)
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Environment, Elementary Education, Family School Relationship
Browne-Ferrigno, Tricia; Knoeppel, Robert C. – Educational Considerations, 2005
This article shares findings from an exploratory case study about an advanced leadership development program for administrator-certified practitioners in a Central Appalachian school district. The goal of the Principals Excellence Program, one of 24 projects supported by federal funds through the No Child Left Behind School Leadership Development…
Descriptors: Principals, Access to Education, Equal Education, Rural Schools
Brown, Eleanor A.; Dillenburger, Karola – Child Care in Practice, 2004
Sure Start is a Government project that aims to prevent social exclusion by targeting children between 0 and 4 years of age living in areas of social and economic deprivation. This study examined whether a Tier 2 Behaviour Support Service within a local Sure Start project was able to bring about improvements in children's behaviour and the levels…
Descriptors: Intervention, Social Isolation, Psychotherapy, Behavior Problems