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Download full textCharms, Vernon; Butts, Bobbye – 1971
The Family Education Project in Brooklyn was designed to involve selected volunteer families of children enrolled in Head Start. The original proposal foresaw a project of three years' duration, with three separate groups of families participating, so that comparative measurements could be taken on the children in each cycle, as well as on the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Black Community, Blacks, Disadvantaged Youth
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, CA. – 1972
The More Effective Schools Program was designed to prevent academic failure of disadvantaged urban children by focusing on their basic language and mathematics problems. It attempted to improve the quality of a traditional educational program through reducing the pupil-teacher ratio; offering more small-group and individualized instruction;…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Experience
Lodato, Francis J. – 1975
Presented is an evaluation of a program serving 373 disadvantaged mentally retarded children in New York City to provide services in the areas of health, physical and emotional, education, social and recreational needs. Reported are findings indicating that 94% of the Ss had 60% of or more of their unmet needs satisfied and that 65% of the Ss had…
Descriptors: Community Services, Delivery Systems, Disadvantaged Youth, Exceptional Child Research
Peer reviewedRadigan, Winifred M.; Carmody, Helen – Clearing House, 1988
Argues that categorical funds should be available with few restrictions so that local education agencies can make decisions on how to add the funds to the tax-levy base. Claims that this type of funding could provide a variety of instructional programs to meet the needs of targeted students, without segregating them or contributing to their…
Descriptors: Categorical Aid, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Finance, Educational Policy
Herrera, Carla; Arbreton, Amy J. A. – 2003
Boys & Girls Clubs in New York City and Boston participated in a 3-year initiative to provide and enhance services to underserved teens. Researchers collected data via surveys of club members and staff; cost surveys of club administrators; interviews, focus groups, and observations at each club; and attendance information. Results indicated…
Descriptors: Adolescents, After School Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, High Risk Students
Moore, Donald R.; Davenport, Suzanne – School Administrator, 1989
A study of high school choice programs in four large cities (New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Boston) shows that meaningful school choice is beyond the reach of the most vulnerable innercity students. Educators considering such plans must recognize the dangers (like stacked admissions policies) raised for these youth. (MLH)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Classification, Disadvantaged Youth
PLAUT, RICHARD L. – 1962
A PAPER PRESENTED TO A WORKSHOP FOR PERSONNEL FROM THE 16 PROJECT ABLE CITIES ENLARGES UPON THE THEME THAT TO CREATE GENUINE EQUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY, EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS HAVE TO BE UNEQUAL. ATTEMPTS TO CARRY OUT EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN EDUCATION INCLUDE THE EFFORTS OF THE NEW YORK CITY COMMISSION ON INTEGRATION WHOSE SUCCESS AT A CITY…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Objectives, Equal Education, Financial Services
GREENBERG, HAROLD; AND OTHERS – 1965
AN EXPERIMENT CONDUCTED AT THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL IN NEW YORK CITY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A NEW KIND OF LEARNING ENVIRONMENT ON THE EDUCATION OF DISADVANTAGED YOUTH WAS UNDERTAKEN AS A FOLLOWUP TO THE "BRIDGE" PROJECT. THE FUNDAMENTALS INVOLVED USING A NEW TYPE OF TEAM-TEACHING INSTRUCTION IN THE AREAS OF ENGLISH,…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Curriculum Enrichment, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth
1967
SCIENTIFIC RESOURCES INCORPORATED (SRI) PROPOSES TO HELP THE NEW YORK CITY YOUTH BOARD TO DEVELOP A CAMP PROJECT FOR DISADVANTAGED ADOLESCENT BOYS. SRI WILL PROVIDE HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTANTS, YOUNG MEN WITH DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS WHO HAVE BEEN TRAINED FOR LEADERSHIP IN POVERTY PROGRAMS. THESE CONSULTANTS WILL BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN THE…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
LANDERS, JACOB – 1963
HUMAN TALENT IS MUCH TOO PRECIOUS TO BE STIFLED AND WASTED. THEREFORE, IT SHOULD BE SOUGHT OUT, UNCOVERED, AND DEVELOPED IN THE SCHOOLS. HIGHER HORIZONS IS A QUEST FOR THE KIND OF EDUCATION WHICH, ADJUSTED TO THE NEEDS OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN, WILL ENABLE THEM TO COMPETE WITH OTHER CHILDREN ON AN EQUAL BASIS AND TO RECEIVE A FAIR SHARE OF THE…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Enrichment Activities, Guidance Programs, Instructional Improvement
HARRIS, CHARLES – 1968
ON THE PREMISE THAT GHETTO YOUTH ARE NONREADERS MAINLY BECAUSE MOST READING MATERIALS ARE UNINSPIRED, MIDDLE-CLASS, AND ANTISEPTIC, THE SPRINGBOARDS READING PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED. PRESENTLY IMPLEMENTED IN HARLEM (NEW YORK CITY) "STREET ACADEMIES," THE PROGRAM UTILIZES A SERIES OF FOUR-PAGE BOOKLETS DESIGNED TO INTEREST DISADVANTAGED MALE…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Dropouts, High Interest Low Vocabulary Books, High School Students
Brown, Roscoe C., Jr.; Henderson, Edward H. – 1966
Studied were the variables in the selection process of students screened for participation in Project APEX. This project was designed to identify disadvantaged students with potential for college success who are enrolled in the noncollege preparatory general diploma high school program. Subjects were 148 male students in two New York City schools…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Counselors, Disadvantaged Youth, Discriminant Analysis
Donovan, Bernard E. – 1967
The document presents the recommendations of the Superintendent of Schools of New York City to the Board of Education for programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Title I, during 1967-1968. Briefly described are 22 proposed projects, including budget estimates. Also included are summaries of the evaluations by the Center…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Programs, Federal Programs
New York Univ., NY. Center for the Study of Unemployed Youth. – 1967
In an effort to improve job development efforts to cope with the hard core unemployed, 73 representatives of government agencies, industry, non-profit organizations, Congress, and the Center for the Study of Unemployed Youth met for a workshop. Major panel topics were: (1) Job Development--Where Are We Now? (2) Job Development and the Civil…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Needs, Employment
Fox, David J.; And Others – 1967
Individualized and intensive daily therapy was provided to 870 New York City pupils with severe speech handicaps in this summer program funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I. The evaluation focuses on pupil's progress in correction of speech problems, the effectiveness of the clinical methods, the reactions of the staff and…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Federal Programs, Parent Attitudes, Program Effectiveness
