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Carger, Chris Liska – 1996
The story of Alejandro Juarez, Jr., a Mexican American youth, and his family's experiences in the parochial and public schools of Chicago (Illinois) portrays the problems that bilingual and bicultural children and their parents face. A further dimension was added by Alejandro's learning problems, which further complicated an already complex and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Catholic Schools, Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged Youth
Download full textNational Black Child Development Inst., Inc., Washington, DC. – 1992
This action agenda focuses on quality child care for the Seattle (Washington) King County area. Poverty rates are high in King County, and quality child care is vital to breaking the cycle of poverty that traps many African-American families. A needs assessment in King County identified many areas for the improvement of child-care services. These…
Descriptors: Agenda Setting, Blacks, Child Caregivers, Child Development
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment. – 1991
An evaluation was done of the New York City Public Schools' Alternative Basic Comprehensive Program (Project ABC). Project ABC operated at 2 high schools in the Bronx (Christopher Columbus High School and Walton High School) and served limited English proficient (LEP) students, 227 in the fall and 286 in the spring of the 1990-91 school year. The…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Walker, Linda; And Others – 1993
A grant project sought to encourage minority participation in teacher education, while offering individual tutoring and mentoring to at-risk children. Involved in the project were 3 Mississippi State University Meridian senior education majors, 4 Meridian Community College sophomores with expressed interest in teacher education, 5 Meridian High…
Descriptors: American Indians, Black Students, College Students, Disadvantaged Youth
Schenck, E. Allen; Beckstrom, Sharon – 1993
Chapter 1 schoolwide projects are intended to serve educationally disadvantaged students by improving the instructional program provided to all students in high-poverty schools. This report provides a comprehensive look at schoolwide projects in the 1991-92 school year, using data from surveys of all schoolwide project schools. The response rate…
Descriptors: Black Students, Compensatory Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Disadvantaged Youth
Mortimore, Peter – 1991
The main trends in urban education, particularly in England and the United Kingdom, are reviewed and analysed, along with descriptions of a series of projects and interventions. In particular, the paper: reviews the relevant research evidence about the current state of urban education; considers the scope for change; reports on worthwhile…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment
Negroni, Peter J. – 1990
This paper looks at the successful initiatives and unforeseen problems that have arisen in Massachusetts public education since the passage of the Public School Improvement Act of 1985, with a focus on the needs of Hispanic Americans. There is overwhelming evidence that the specific needs of Hispanic Americans are neither being identified nor met…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Cooperative Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Intervention
Rodriguez, Joseph – 1990
This paper proposes a cooperative program between Pennsylvania State University (PSU) and Erie (Pennsylvania) Public Schools to encourage at-risk secondary school students to stay in school and aspire to a college education. The program involves the staged implementaiton of the following components: (1) an after-school "academy" to…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, After School Education, College School Cooperation
Turker, A. Vural – 1982
Research among ninth graders in Ankara, Turkey, compared individual and family characteristics of socioeconomically disadvantaged versus advantaged students; investigated the educational issues these students faced; and examined major educational and guidance problems of the disadvantaged. Results indicated that, compared to advantaged students,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Academic Aspiration, Administrator Role
National Advisory Council on the Education of Disadvantaged Children, Washington, DC. – 1978
This is a report of the Council's site visits, assessment activities, and recommendations concerning programs for the educationally disadvantaged. Although most of the programs examined are funded under Title I, other types of compensatory programs are also considered. Particular attention is given in the report to the areas of: funds allocation…
Descriptors: American Indians, Bilingual Education, Community Support, Compensatory Education
Storlie, Theodore R.; And Others – 1978
A two-stage model for early identification and selection of gifted children in kindergarden through grade 3 was successfully developed for the Walker Full-time Gifted Program in the Flint, Michigan Community Schools. Using the Nominative Group Process of interactive decision-making, project participants, school administrators, school…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Advanced Programs, Check Lists, Community Involvement
Berkeley Unified School District, CA. – 1967
THIS PROPOSAL IS FOR A KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM TO REINFORCE THE SOCIAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND COGNITIVE GAINS ACHIEVED BY ABOUT 125 RACIALLY INTEGRATED PROJECT HEADSTART GRADUATES. FUNDED UNDER TITLE VI OF THE 1964 CIVIL RIGHTS ACT, THE PROGRAM WILL BE STAFFED BY FIVE CLASSROOM TEACHERS, ONE CONSULTING TEACHER, ONE LANGUAGE SPECIALIST, ONE GUIDANCE…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Child Development, Community Involvement, Compensatory Education
Erie City School District, PA. – 1975
Information about the Erie Urban Network School Project as it has been functioning for the past two years is provided in this report. Designed (1) to meet the needs of the inner city child by aiding the professional staff through inservice, and (2) to understand the child, the community, the educational techniques best suited for him, this project…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Federal Programs
Shelton, Judith – 1973
This investigation was undertaken to determine if economically deprived students' behavior, attendance and achievement would improve as a result of teacher-parent dialogue and contact through Family Involvement-Communication System (FICS) training. The procedures developed as FICS training were based upon the following assumptions: (1) low-income…
Descriptors: Anti Intellectualism, Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary School Teachers
PDF pending restorationBoardman, Richard; Brandt, Linda – 1968
METCO is a nonprofit organization that provides screening, placement, and busing services for Negro children (K-12) from predominantly black schools in Boston to predominantly white schools in 16 of the cities and towns surrounding Boston. All of the students, representing a variety of academic, socioeconomic, and family backgrounds, volunteer for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bus Transportation, Civil Rights, Community Action
