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HAUBRICH, VERNON F. – 1966
THE BACKGROUND OF THE FAILURE OF RURAL AND URBAN SLUM SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS FOR DISADVANTAGED YOUTH IS REVIEWED. A DISCUSSION OF THE SOCIAL-PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS FOR SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS SHOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE TEACHER, THE PARENT, AND THE COMMUNITY IN THESE PROGRAMS. IT IS FELT THAT ACTIVE TEACHER…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Involvement, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Programs
Download full textDusewicz, Russell A.; O'Connell, Mary Ann – 1973
The program activities, curriculum, and evaluation of the Pennsylvania Research in Infant Development and Education (PRIDE) Project are described in this report. The project is an educational effort to accelerate the development of children, 12-52 months of age, by providing developmentally enriching experiences in a controlled environment which…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education
Alabama State Dept. of Education, Montgomery. – 1969
Format of this report is a question and answer series (with tables appended) which presents the standardized required information for Federal evaluating purposes. Cooperative efforts between State Education Association and Local Education Association staff members, test results from standardized tests, and special education programs for retarded,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Involvement, Compensatory Education, Delinquency
Alvir, Howard P. – 1974
This report describes an education voucher system and explains why such a system is needed. A history of education vouchers is given and the implication of vouchers is spelled out. A summary is then made of the historical antecedents of education vouchers. Jenck's model of vouchers is critically analyzed and placed in five dimensions:…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Economics, Educational Experiments
Communication Technology Corp., Marlton, NJ. – 1973
The overall goal of the 1972-73 Title I Program in the Newark School District was to diagnose reading difficulties of and provide preventive, individualized, developmental, and/or remedial programs for children who had demonstrated extreme educational deficiencies. This evaluation attempts to measure the extent and effectiveness of various reading…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Schools, Federal Programs
Logan, Juanita; Fleming, Margaret – 1972
Project Reach introduced into twelve elementary schools a series of reading strategies designed to provide intensive reading skills development for referred first through third grade pupils during the 1971-72 school year. Involving diagnosis of reading difficulty and prescriptive teaching, the program aimed at returning the child to his peer group…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Disadvantaged Youth, Individualized Instruction, Individualized Reading
National Advisory Council on the Education of Disadvantaged Children, Washington, DC. – 1971
Presented is a condensed evaluation report from the National Advisory Council on the Education of Disadvantaged Children relating to 1970-71 school year programs funded under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I. The major foci of the Title I report are parent involvement and accountability, school finance, state discretion and…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Annual Reports, Compensatory Education, Cultural Differences
Ellinwood, Beverly W. – 1971
During the 1969-70 school year, the Early School Admissions Program (ESAP) for 4-year-old disadvantaged pupils was offered in 22 Baltimore City Public Schools. Each center had both a morning and an afternoon session enrolling different children. The overall goal of the ESAP was to improve the disadvantaged pupil's ability to learn, to provide…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Charts, Cognitive Development, Comprehensive Programs
Mader, William D. – 1970
This evaluation attempts to measure the extent and effectiveness of ESEA Title I programs designed to meet the needs of disadvantaged children and apprizes the public and the legislature of program outcomes. In keeping with USOE requirements for evaluating Title I programs, this document is constructed of (1) responses to USOE probes by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Community Coordination, Community Involvement
PDF pending restorationGoldberg, Gertrude S. – IRCD Bulletin, 1976
This report on educational reform shows how three dynamic but quite different organizations are currently attempting to secure quality education for urban disadvantaged children. Aspira of New York, Philadelphia Welfare Rights Organization, and Harlem Parents Union are three self-help groups that seek quality education for poor children but differ…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Change Strategies, Community Development, Community Involvement
Goodwin, Judith – 1976
This report is a non-technical summary of six major evaluation reports on the Follow Through Program in Philadelphia, 1974-75. Cross-sectional analyses of February, 1975 achievement data indicate that Total Follow Through exceeds Total Non-Follow Through performance in all test areas in kindergarten through second grade, but not in third grade.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Ancillary Services, Attendance
Davies, Don – Equity and Choice, 1987
Children are a part of an ecosystem composed of several institutions. What happens in any part of the ecosystem affects many or all other parts. Strategies to improve the education of disadvantaged children are most likely to work if they are based in this ecological perspective. Approaches to developing ecologically sound solutions are proposed.…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Ecological Factors, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Wilson, Cindy – 1997
A practicum strategy was designed and implemented that focused on reducing the negative impact of adverse environmental conditions in one particular neighborhood in a town in Alberta (Canada) with a population of 8,500. Children in this neighborhood were served by one elementary school (enrollment 383), from which the strategy was implemented. The…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Community Resources, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedChoi, W. Christine – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2003
Describes a public school model that gives historically underserved urban and rural middle schoolers an improved chance at college and life. KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program) uses a five-pillar plan that focuses on: more time in school; choice and commitment by teachers, parents, and students; power to lead for the school leader; high expectations…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Collection, Disadvantaged Youth, Instructional Leadership
Houston Independent School District, TX. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1996
Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act was amended in 1996 to authorize funding for the Title I Migrant Education program to provide educational and counseling assistance to eligible children of migratory farm and fishery workers. An evaluation was conducted of the implementation of the migrant education program in the Houston…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Counseling, Delivery Systems
