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Taylor, George R. – 1997
This social skills curriculum has been developed as a guide to assist educators in instructing young African-American males how to determine what behaviors are acceptable and what are not acceptable in our society. Parents and other family members will also find these strategies useful for followup activities. The book does not address all…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Black Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education
Ferrara, Margaret M.; Knight, Stephanie L. – 1993
The Accelerated Schools program is a popular school restructuring model that targets at-risk students. To serve at-risk students better under the Accelerated Schools program, schools must establish a governance program in which cadres of school practitioners and community members become involved in the decision making. Decisions of these cadres…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Watson, Andre – 1991
Some of the main issues surrounding the operation of mentoring programs for minority youth are outlined and illustrated through the example of the Male Youth Project, a church-based program in Washington, D.C. Screening, orienting, and rewarding mentors are aspects of program operation that are fundamental. Other issues include the youth to mentor…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Youth, Children, Disadvantaged Youth
Download full textYap, Kim Onn; Enoki, Donald Y. – 1984
Evaluation activities conducted by the Hawaii State Department of Education in the Honolulu School District are described. These activities met all the requirements of the Title I Evaluation and Reporting System (TIERS). The Comprehensive Language Improvement Program (CLIP) was implemented to assist disadvantaged children. CLIP had four components…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Mack, Sarah L. – 1989
A health specialist serving a child care program in a metropolitan ghetto implemented a practicum to increase parent involvement with the health needs of their children. Goals were to: (1) ensure preventive and follow-up health care of children by increasing parents' use of medical resources; and (2) provide continuous education to parents in…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Comprehension, Disadvantaged Youth, Family Health
Ziegelman, Elinor G. – 1986
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a parent-teaching home-based program, as compared to a teacher-oriented center-based program, on children's preschool language skill development. Participants were 27 boys and 26 girls selected from 116 enrollees in a 4-county Head Start program. A pretest-posttest control group design was…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth, Home Schooling, Language Acquisition
SCHREIBER, DANIEL – 1960
THE "DEMONSTRATION GUIDANCE PROJECT" (PROJECT 43) WAS PLANNED IN ORDER TO DISCOVER, IDENTIFY, AND STIMULATE ACADEMICALLY ABLE STUDENTS FROM LESS PRIVILEGED GROUPS. THE TALENT SEARCH BEGAN IN 1956 AND WAS PLANNED TO RUN FOR A 6-YEAR PERIOD. STUDENT PARTICIPANTS WERE FROM NEW YORK CITY'S MANHATTANVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. FORTY-THREE LATER…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Costs, Disadvantaged Youth, Enrichment
WEIKART, DAVID P.; AND OTHERS – 1964
A SCHOOL- AND HOME-BASED PRESCHOOL WAS INSTITUTED FOR CULTURALLY DEPRIVED, FUNCTIONALLY RETARDED, 3- AND 4-YEAR-OLD NEGRO CHILDREN TO PROVIDE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AND TO ENABLE THE CHILDREN TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL. THE PROGRAM CONSISTED OF A COGNITIVELY ORIENTED MORNING NURSERY SCHOOL, AN AFTERNOON HOME-BASED PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL…
Descriptors: Academically Handicapped, Blacks, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis
Pollak, Ruth S., Ed.; Freed, Judith G., Assoc. Ed. – 1968
This report presents recommendations for the establishment of an early education program based on the Passow Report (that the District of Columbia undertake a major program of schooling for disadvantaged preschool children, and that this program be integrated into the school system). A large portion of the report discusses the rationale of the…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Career Opportunities, Child Development, Disadvantaged Youth
Fantini, Mario D.; Weinstein, Gerald – The Record (Teachers College, Columbia University), 1967
The problem of the effective development of educational programs for the educationally disadvantaged is discussed. Salient points for the revitalization of American education are presented, including the major thesis that all American children are educationally disadvantaged. To improve the education of disadvantaged children, the educational…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Curriculum, Curriculum Enrichment, Disadvantaged Youth
Greenfield, Carol Sue – 1977
In Racine, Wisconsin, the Title I compensatory program for the disadvantaged (kindergarten through sixth grade) was designed to involve parents in the reading process of their children, both in the home and at school. Parents were sent weekly reports on their children's progress in reading, which always included an invitation to come and observe…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, Parent Participation
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, CA. – 1970
Prepared for a White House Conference on Children (December 1970), this report describes a Newark, New Jersey program which began with day care for young children and grew into an educational continuum beginning in some cases at the age of 18 months and running through the fourth grade. The program is considered remarkable for the amount of parent…
Descriptors: Black Community, Black Culture, Black Students, Community Control
Jackson, Kara V.; And Others – 1969
Education of disadvantaged children in rural Leflore County, Mississippi, is evaluated and discussed in this 1969 document by sections: (1) educational needs of Negro children, where recommendations are given for an active vocational counseling and guidance program plus improved inservice education for teachers; (2) educational needs of Negro…
Descriptors: Administration, Black Students, Career Counseling, Curriculum
Bouchard, Ruth Ann; Mackler, Bernard – 1966
This report provides an in-depth description of an early (1965) Head Start classroom for 4-year-olds in Harlem, New York City. It is based on direct, in-class observation, but standardized tests and interviews were also utilized. The teacher is described in terms of her role in the preschool, and her behavior in interaction with children and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Experience
Askins, Billy E.; Alford, Gay – 1973
Initiated in 1972, the Bilingual Early Childhood Program (BECP) serves as early intervention for 3- and 4-year-old children in Clovis and Portales, New Mexico (40 children at each site). Target group children were predominantly from Spanish-speaking backgrounds and were selected as participants using guideline requirements of language, background,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Evaluation
