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The I Have a Dream/Coro Summer Work Partnership Project: Pilot Training Program. Initial Assessment.
White, Emily; And Others – 1991
In the summer of 1991, 24 students, members of an I Have a Dream (IHAD) program, took part in a pilot program to introduce them to the work force through internships augmented by a training program. The Coro Foundation was contacted by IHAD to run the training program, which was adapted to the needs of disadvantaged students entering 10th grade.…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Grade 10, High Schools
THE EFFECTS OF AN IN-RESIDENCE SUMMER PROGRAM ON THE ACADEMIC-YEAR PERFORMANCE OF UNDERACHIEVING DISADVANTAGED HIGH-SCHOOL YOUTH.
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LACHICA, GENARO; TANNER, DANIEL – 1967
A NEW YORK CITY PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY DISADVANTAGED YOUTH WITH UNDISCOVERED COLLEGE POTENTIAL AT THE END OF NINTH GRADE, TO IMPROVE THEIR MOTIVATION AND ACHIEVEMENT IN SCHOOL WORK, TO DEVELOP THEIR EXPECTATIONS FOR COLLEGE ENTRANCE, AND TO IMPROVE THEIR CHANCES FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE, IS DESCRIBED. DURING THE SPRING OF 1965, 579 DISADVANTAGED BOYS…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance Records, College Preparation, Comparative Analysis
The Distribution of Achievement Scores in a Disadvantaged Population: Data from a National Sample of Students in Districts Receiving Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA) Funds.
Cromer, Fred E. – 1978
This report documents,in detail, student achievement in Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA) programs. Its purpose is to provide reference or baseline data for ESAA and other compensatory program administrators and researchers working with disadvantaged students. The data tables and figures can be used to answer the following types of questions: (1)…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests, Compensatory Education
Intensive Vocational Services in Guidance, Counseling, Placement, and Follow-Up. Final Report.
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Preston County Board of Education, Kingwood, WV. – 1972
This federally funded exemplary project in vocational education for an Appalachian county in West Virginia focused on developmental career planning for disadvantaged students in nine county high schools. Specifically concentrating on an integrated vocational curriculum for Grades 9 and 10, teacher-developed units were designed to orient Grade 9…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Guidance