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Peer reviewedElliot, Karen; Sammons, Pamela; Robertson, Pamela; Power, Sally; Campbell, Carol; Whitty, Geoff – Scottish Educational Review, 2002
The Scottish "New Community Schools" program encourages health, education, and social service agency collaboration to improve outcomes for disadvantaged children. A first-year evaluation indicates that additional funding has enabled new multi-agency initiatives, particularly in health promotion; development of students' personal learning…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Ancillary School Services, Community Involvement, Disadvantaged Youth
Direct linkWilson, Patti – Psychology in the Schools, 2004
This research study evaluated the efficacy of the "Bracken Basic Concept Scale-Revised" (BBCS-R; Bracken, 1998) and the "Bracken Concept Development Program" (BCDP; Bracken, 1986a) in a test-teach-test paradigm with students from a Head Start program. Prior to the intervention, 54 children were administered the BBCS-R and were…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Concept Formation, School Readiness, Scores
Download full textPerez, Giannina – Children Now, 2006
Tens of thousands of California's 4-year-olds are not enrolled in preschool, ranking California 37th in the nation in preschool enrollment. Pioneering communities throughout the state are working to meet the demand for preschool in their neighborhoods. The achievements of these innovative local efforts indicate the future success of a statewide…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Special Needs Students, Classroom Environment, Urban Schools
RMC Research Corp., Portsmouth, NH. – 1996
This publication, which includes both English and Spanish versions, explains that standards describe what students should know and be able to do at each grade level. Every school that receives money from Title I, the federal educational aid program that provides extra educational services for children who are behind in school, must have standards…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Millett, Susan – 1996
Sites in the San Diego (California) City school system that receive integration funds through their magnet, Voluntary Ethnic Enrollment Program, or Academic Enrichment Academy Program are accountable for their progress toward integration goals. Selection of the 23 study sites for this report was based on their inclusion in the 1995-96 schedule for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Black Students, Disadvantaged Youth
Lukes, Marguerite, Ed.; Rawson, Katherine, Ed. – 1993
On Saturdays, neighbors in the Mount Pleasant area of the District of Columbia come together to participate in the family involvement component of The Books Project, a teacher education program that trains teachers to implement writing workshops in language diverse classrooms. The Family Involvement Project expands The Books Project to include…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1988
El Arco Iris is a supplementary pre-school program for Hispanic 4- and 5-year-old children and their parents. The Brownsville (Texas) Independent School District operates the program. Ninety-five percent of the kindergarten children in this district begin school speaking little or no English and median family incomes are among the lowest in the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Television, English (Second Language)
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment. – 1993
Project Return, a dual-component dropout recovery program under the administration of the Program for Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents began operating in 1990 and by 1993 had expanded to 19 sites. The Community Education Initiative operated in seven elementary schools and one satellite site to target elementary school parents of all ages who had…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Education, Community Involvement, Disadvantaged Youth
Layzer, Jean I.; And Others – 1993
This study of 119 preschool programs in 5 states was designed to describe the classroom experiences of economically or educationally disadvantaged 4-year-old children and to examine linkages between characteristics of early childhood programs and the activities of the children and teachers in the classroom. Chapters 1 and 2 describe the context…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research, Day Care Effects
The Bookmark, 1988
The 16 papers in this issue look at the needs of youth through the 1990s, describe ways librarians are meeting those needs, suggest additional services, and analyze the Mohonk Conference held in 1986 and its impact on libraries in the state of Youth in These Changing Times" (Jennifer Birckmeyer); (2) "Oh Boy, Here They Come! Library…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Community Involvement, Cooperative Programs, Day Care Centers
Lovell, Catherine H.; Fatema, Kaniz – 1989
In 1985, in response to requests from rural poor people, the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC), the largest nongovernmental organization in Bangladesh, initiated a primary education program with experimental schools in 22 villages. By late 1989, the program had expanded to 2,500 schools, and another 2,000 schools were expected to open…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Classroom Techniques, Community Involvement, Curriculum Development
Sullivan, Francis D. – 1983
Emphasis on Latin American Cultures, a project in two junior high schools and one high school in Cleveland, Ohio, is evaluated in this report. The project is designed to help Hispanic students increase feelings of self-esteem through appreciation of their own heritage; acquire and strengthen skills necessary to improve their academic achievement;…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Adjustment (to Environment), Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background
Holmes, Dennis H. – 1979
High attrition rate and under representation of educationally disadvantaged youth in vocational education programs were the policy issues behind the development and piloting of the Consolidated Services Demonstration Project in seven California high schools. The three-year project sought to integrate the separated programs for compensatory,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Change, Basic Skills, Career Education
SCHREIBER, DANIEL – 1962
THE BACKGROUND AND GROWTH OF THE NEW YORK CITY HIGHER HORIZONS PROGRAM ARE DESCRIBED. IN 1956, A PILOT PROJECT WAS INITIATED IN ONE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL TO IDENTIFY AND STIMULATE ABLE DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN. ITS GOALS WERE TO ENCOURAGE HIGHER ASPIRATION LEVELS, ACHIEVEMENT, AND AN IMAGE OF BEING COLLEGE-BOUND. ACCORDINGLY, THE PROGRAM INCLUDED…
Descriptors: Aspiration, College Preparation, Counseling, Disadvantaged Youth
PAGE, SARAH M.; AND OTHERS – 1967
A LANGUAGE ARTS PROJECT WHICH SERVES 1378 DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN FROM GRADES ONE THROUGH SIX IN 23 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS IS EVALUATED IN THIS REPORT. RELEVANT INFORMATION IS PRESENTED UNDER THE FOLLOWING RUBRICS--HISTORY OF THE PROJECT, OBJECTIVES OF PROJECT TEACHING, PERSONNEL INFORMATION FOR THE TEACHER, CLASS ORGANIZATION, PROJECT TEACHER…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary School Students, Exhibits, Federal Programs
