The Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program was established under the Equal Opportunity Act of 1964 to place low-income students with part-time employment to offset some educational expenses. In 1965, it was moved by President Lyndon B. Johnson to the Higher Education Act of 1965. The program was originally established as a job development program to…

This study examined the college experiences of bachelor's degree students who receive public assistance benefits, commonly known as welfare, at a four-year college in New York City. Using a narrative inquiry approach, the study sought to illuminate the stories of these students, about whom little previous scholarship is based. The study found that…

Student engagement in institutions of higher education has become a central priority for educators and administrators. What "student engagement" means for a diverse student body is an important question for public institutions with justice-related missions. As social welfare policy shifts to allow more recipients of public assistance…

COOPERATIVE EDUCATION IS A WORK-STUDY PLAN INTEGRATING THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES. THE STUDENT ALTERNATES PERIODS OF FULL-TIME WORK IN AN INDUSTRIAL PLANT, A BUSINESS, OR A GOVERNMENT AGENCY WITH EQUAL PERIODS OF FULL-TIME COLLEGE STUDY. THE FACTORS THAT POINT TO A POTENTIALLY EFFECTIVE USE OF THIS SYSTEM INCLUDE NEW JERSEY'S…

AN ATTEMPT TO REDUCE THE PERIOD OF STUDENT TEACHING BY A SUPERVISED WORK-STUDY PLAN WAS PRESENTED. THE PURPOSES WERE TO EXERIMENT WITH A PLAN WHICH INVOLVED INSERVICE SUPERVISION FOR BEGINNING TEACHERS WITH A RELATIVE REDUCTION OF PRESERVICE TRAINING, TO EVALUATE THE RESULTS, AND TO GRADUALLY INTRODUCE CHANGES INTO THE TOTAL PROGRAM. AT THE END OF…

This short document is an historical review of the development of the College for Human Services, a specialized educational institution offering a subsidized two year work study program which prepares adults for careers as new professionals in the human services. The objectives, accomplishments, student and faculty backgrounds and roles, the…

SIXTY-SIX PROGRAMS FOR THE POTENTIAL AND ACTUAL DROPOUT, THE EARLY SCHOOL LEAVER, THE EMPLOYED, UNDEREMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYED YOUTHS AND ADULTS ARE DESCRIBED IN TERMS OF THE PROGRAM TITLE, YEAR OF ORIGIN, PURPOSE OF PROGRAM, METHOD OF OPERATION, GRADES, AGES, AND NUMBERS SERVICES, FACILITIES UTILIZED, AND ESTIMATED ANNUAL COST. PRESENTATION IS AS…

The Talent Corps/College for Human Services is an action oriented training institute and college established in 1964 to train persons from the low income areas of New York City for paraprofessional careers in community agencies such as schools, hospitals, social service organizations, and related service agencies. Aside from training, its mandate…

After noting the deficiencies of the predominant system of traditional higher education and the growing need for professionals in the human services fields, the author proposes the Human Service Institute as an alternative model for professional higher education. The model is based upon the College for Human Services in New York City. The…

A summary of a year long evaluation of the participants in the 1962-63 Municipal Cooperative Education Program (MCEP) is presented. The MCEP is a work-study program for high school students in New York City which affords participants an opportunity to engage in vocational experimentation under structured and supervised conditions while continuing…

Ten alternative high schools serving a total of 2,750 students in New York City were evaluated in terms of their administration, programs, student body, and specific educational objectives. Three main types of programs were in operation at the schools. These included: (1) Remediation with emphasis on basic skills in reading, mathematics and…

The objectives of this High School Redirection Project were to redirect potential dropouts to continue full-time education and training with an educational-vocational plan, to provide high school dropouts with job skills that will enable them to enter the labor market on the highest possible level while continuing to upgrade their skills on a…

MFY'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SPOKE IN FAVOR OF EXTENDING THE 1961 ACT. MYF RECEIVED FUNDS UNDER THIS ACT AND THE DIRECTOR REPORTED THE PROGRESS IT HAD MADE. ONE ASPECT OF THE PROJECT'S ATTACK ON JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IS THE OPERATION OF A WORK-TRAINING PROGRAM FOR POTENTIAL DROPOUTS. WORK DONE BY THESE GROUPS PROVES THE FEASIBILITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD…

This document is a syllabus of the core academic curriculum of the College for Human Services, a specialized educational institution which trains low income adults in New York City as new professionals in the human services, through a two year work study program. The curriculum, as it is described here, presents an overview of the courses of study…

A DESCRIPTIVE EVALUATION HAS BEEN MADE OF A NEW YORK CITY COOPERATIVE PROGRAM TO MOTIVATE POTENTIAL DROPOUTS AND TO PROVIDE THEM WITH SUPERVISED, PAID EMPLOYMENT AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THEIR HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE. THE BASIC STUDY SAMPLE WAS CONFINED TO GROUPS, BOYS AND GIRLS, IN FOUR PREDOMINANTLY NEGRO-PUERTO RICAN HIGH SCHOOLS IN NEW YORK CITY.…