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Sarah L. Hoiland; JungHang Lee; Norberto Michel Hernández Valdés-Portela – Teachers College Record, 2024
Background/Context: The Holistic Oasis for Parents' Education (HOPE) Program is an on-campus summer program designed to serve the whole student with a three-dimensional support model. Low-income, Black, and Hispanic parents experienced some of the most egregious effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which reflects the demographics of one in three…
Descriptors: Sense of Community, Parents, Community College Students, Minority Group Students
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Novick, Peter A.; Gadura, Nidhi – Community College Enterprise, 2020
There is a disparity in the number of adults from minority populations employed in STEM careers. In order to increase the interest of at-risk high school students in the STEM field in Queens, NY, an immersive summer biotechnology boot camp was developed. Fifty-five predominantly minority and female students completed the summer boot camp over a…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, STEM Education, At Risk Students, Minority Group Students
WETTER, ALLEN H.; AND OTHERS – 1963
THE SCHOOL SYSTEM RECOGNIZED THAT CHILDREN OF LIMITED BACKGROUNDS COULD, AND SHOULD, BE HELPED. THE DISTRICT DECIDED TO USE FUNDS FROM GRANTS TO (1) PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CONSULTATIVE SERVICES AND TEACHER TRAINING, (2) PURCHASE EXTRA INSTRUCTIONAL EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS, (3) FACILITATE CURRICULUM EXPERIMENTATION, AND (4) ARRANGE OPPORTUNITIES FOR…
Descriptors: Community Role, Disadvantaged, High Achievement, Inservice Education
Anderson, Vivienne – 1973
An evaluation of the videotapes produced by the film/media workshop, held in the South Bronx area of New York City in the summer of 1972, was conducted. The workshop sought to broaden the communication skills and improve the self-concepts and aspirations of educationally and emotionally deprived black and Puerto Rican youngsters. Three groups of…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Blacks, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer)
GEWIRTZ, MARVIN H.; AND OTHERS – 1966
A 7-WEEK SUMMER INSTITUTE COURSE FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, SUPERVISORS, AND ADMINISTRATORS WHO WORK WITH DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN WAS EVALUATED BY QUESTIONNAIRE. THE PURPOSE OF THE EVALUATION WAS TO (1) MEASURE THE IMMEDIATE IMPACT OF THE COURSE ON THE PARTICIPANTS, (2) OBTAIN A SELF-ESTIMATE OF THE PARTICIPANTS' ATTITUDES, (3) EXPLORE…
Descriptors: Administrators, Disadvantaged Youth, Evaluation, Inservice Teacher Education