OBJECTIVES: To provide a matrix of factual information based on research and expert opinion, provide a variety of experiences, provide opportunities for the demonstration of specific techniques, and disseminate findings to the technical education community. DURATION: Summer Institute, August 17 - August 28, 1970; Follow-up Program, August 29, 1970…

Project Broad Jump is a New York-based education program for some 600 youngsters from urban areas, in the third through tenth grades. The basic concept of the program is that academic opportunities are not accessible to many inner-city youth, whereas Head Start and Follow Through help pre-third graders, and Upward Bound helps high school students.…

A summer program for disadvantaged children in grades 1 through 7 was designed to enrich and enhance the student's language experiences and to improve their communicative abilities. (Author/EJS)

In the past decade, human service professions such as recreation, public health, and education have been asked to increase their services and document their contribution to the people and communities they serve. The recreation profession specifically has been looked upon as a unique contributor to the positive development of youths, with emphasis…

From the monthly Saturday Review supplement, "Education in America, sponsored by the Charles F. Kettering Foundation.

This report describes a Title I summer program which sought to develop a success-oriented self-concept in disadvantaged students with academic deficiencies. Drama was used to encourage freedom of expression, sensitivity, and creativity. The bulk of the report is a weekly outline of the program; the students were taught such acting techniques as…

Describes a four-week summer session for Mexican-American high school sophomores in the urban Denver area to encourage them to attend college. It consists of discussion groups, lectures, and laboratories followed during the winter with some tutoring and counseling. (TS)

A brief survey of the inception, organization, objectives, implications and effectiveness of Project Head Start. (MBM)

Physical education--as well as other academic areas such as agriculture, language arts, business, music, home economics, art, and commercial skills--made up the curriculum for this 4-week program. (SW)

By examining data from interviews with students in the Upward Bound program (a federally sponsored program that provides academic support to students at risk who are preparing for college entrance), this study seeks to strengthen an understanding of the role of trust among urban youth at risk in the educational organizations that serve them. This…