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Ford Foundation, New York, NY.
THE EAGLE PROGRAM AT WANAMAKER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN PHILADELPHIA IS BASED ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT HUMAN BEHAVIOR CAN BE MODIFIED. CULTURAL ENRICHMENT OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN SHOULD THUS EFFECT A CHANGE IN THE ASPIRATIONAL, ACHIEVEMENT, AND ADJUSTMENT PATTERNS WHICH THEY TEND TO FOLLOW. AIMS OF THE PROGRAM ARE TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL,…
Descriptors: Cultural Enrichment, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged, Educational Facilities Improvement
1962
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS HAVE STUDENTS WHO COME PREDOMINANTLY FROM A LOW SOCIOECONOMIC AND CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUND. AMONG SEVERAL OBJECTIVES IS THE AWAKENING OF COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY THROUGH FOSTERING CLOSER TIES BETWEEN SCHOOL AND HOME. THE COMMUNITY PROGRAM IS ACTIVATED BY SCHOOL-COMMUNITY COORDINATORS WHO SERVE AS LIAISON AGENTS…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Community Programs, Cultural Enrichment, Disadvantaged
POTTER, LOUIS A. – 1960
THE "HEIGHTS" PROGRAM, AS PART OF THE GREAT CITIES SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, IS BASED ON THE BELIEF THAT MUCH CAN BE DONE TO CHANGE THE PATTERNS OF ASPIRATION, ACHIEVEMENT, AND ADJUSTMENT WHICH CULTURALLY DEPRIVED YOUTH TEND TO FOLLOW. TRADITIONAL GOALS OF EDUCATION WILL BE FOLLOWED, BUT THE TEACHERS AND STAFF WILL HAVE AT THEIR…
Descriptors: Achievement, Cultural Enrichment, Disadvantaged, Educational Facilities Improvement
BLOOM, SOPHIE – 1964
THE GREAT CITIES SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AMONG THE CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED IN PHILADELPHIA ATTEMPTED TO FILL THE FOLLOWING NEEDS--(1)COMMUNICATION SKILLS, (2) EXPERIENCES TO EXTEND AND ENRICH CULTURAL BACKGROUND, (3) PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE POSITIVE INTERGROUP UNDERSTANDINGS, (4) ENCOURAGMENT TO DEVELOP PRIDE IN…
Descriptors: Cultural Enrichment, Disadvantaged, Educational Facilities Improvement, Elementary Education
1960
THE FORD FOUNDATION PROJECT IN PHILADELPHIA (THE GREAT CITIES SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM) IS BASED ON THE BELIEF THAT CHANGES CAN BE MADE IN THE ASPIRATION, ACHIEVEMENT, AND ADJUSTMENT PATTERNS WHICH YOUTH TEND TO FOLLOW UNDER CONDITIONS OF CULTURAL DEPRIVATION. ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES PREVAILING IN THE HOME AND COMMUNITY DIRECTLY AFFECT THE…
Descriptors: Community Coordination, Coordinators, Counselors, Cultural Enrichment
BRAXTON, EDWARD; AND OTHERS – 1960
AS PART OF THE GREAT CITIES SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, HIGH ROADS PROJECT IN THE DUNBAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS DESIGNED TO MOTIVATE PUPILS, PARENTS, AND TEACHERS TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM POTENTIAL IN THEIR RESPECTIVE ROLES THROUGH EFFECTIVELY MOBILIZING AND UTILIZING THE TOTAL RESOURCES OF THE SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY. PLANS WERE DEVELOPED BY THE SCHOOL…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Cultural Enrichment, Disadvantaged, Educational Facilities Improvement
BERNHEIMER, PAULINE S.; FORMAN, LOUIS S. – 1964
THE AIMS OF THE MCKINLEY SCHOOL WERE TO INCREASE ACHIEVEMENT IN BASIC SKILLS, TO ENRICH AND ENLARGE THE EXPERIENTIAL BACKGROUND OF THE CHILDREN, TO ESTABLISH A CLOSER LIAISON BETWEEN THE SCHOOL, THE HOME, AND THE COMMUNITY, TO DISCOVER LATENT TALENT, AND TO DEVELOP POTENTIAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO RAISE EACH INDIVIDUAL'S SELF-IMAGE. THE TEACHERS'…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Background, Basic Skills, Behavior
