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McLaughlin, Milbrey W. – Educational Leadership, 2001
Research that studied 120 youth organizations in 34 different communities discovered that most disadvantaged participants gained academic life skills lasting into early adulthood. Schools can help by sharing space and facilities, establishing institutional collaborations, connecting mutual goals, supporting teacher participation, and developing…
Descriptors: Adolescents, After School Programs, Agency Cooperation, Citizenship Responsibility
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Reinstein, David – Educational Leadership, 1998
A teacher who has taught in two Chicago high schools chronicled in Jonathan Kozol's "Savage Inequalities"--an alternative Westside high school and an affluent, suburban Eastside school--ponders benefits of teaching on both sides of the economic chasm. Although inner-city problems often stem from parents lacking power and expectations,…
Descriptors: Affluent Youth, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Equity (Finance), Expenditure per Student
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Edwards, June – Educational Leadership, 1996
To help future teachers understand how problems of poverty, abuse, and indifferent medical care affect children's learning, the elementary education faculty at SUNY-College at Oneonta (New York) instituted a new graduation requirement called "Early Field Experiences." Elementary education majors must complete 40 hours of field…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Classroom Observation Techniques, Disadvantaged Youth, Education Majors
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