THIS REPORT IS AN EVALUATION OF A SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR DISADVANTAGED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN FOUR OAKLAND SCHOOLS. IN HALF-DAY SESSIONS THE CHILDREN WERE OFFERED READING, MATHEMATICS, AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES, FIELD TRIPS, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES. THE EVALUATION IS DERIVED FROM THE ATTENDANCE DATA, RESPONSES OF PARENTS, TEACHERS,…

The Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) program is designed to give disadvantaged children incentive to read by letting them choose books from a wide variety of paperbacks and keep them as their own. This document reports on the evaluation procedures and results for the Dallas RIF Project in 1973-1974. Following a description of the project and its…

The goal of the FOCUS project is the development and implementation of an alternative school program for high school students which will provide relevant opportunities for student growth, both personal and academic, and thereby reduce the number of dropouts, academic failures, and pupil indifference and disenchantment. Part I of the document deals…

The New Haven Institute of Allied Health Careers has been involved in a project to (1) assist educationally disadvantaged students in preparing themselves for health careers opportunities through guidance services and (2) address the lack of access to and mobility within the health professions systems through educational change. Made up of a…

The problems stated for this study were: (1) to determine the additional cost per month of reading gain in the Dougherty County reading program--funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act--for elementary students (grades 1-6); (2) to compare the previous cost per month of gain for students enrolled in the Title I program…

The report describes a project to design, implement, and evaluate a Florida training program to improve the effectiveness of vocational educators who work with disadvantaged youth and adults. The major objectives were to increase vocational educators': (1) understanding of the needs and nature of various disadvantaged populations; (2) awareness of…

Operation TACT (Toward an Allied Health Career Today), conducted in Hartford, Connecticut, was a cooperatively planned program integrating allied health education into the secondary level curriculum and offering educational opportunities to minority and disadvantaged students. The evaluation report opens with a historical summary of the project, a…

The dissemination to schools of information about effective projects has been inadequate to bring about widespread replications. The purpose of this research was to test the feasibility of Project Information Packages (PIPs) as a means of widespread dissemination of effective programs. The study assumed that a project could be packaged with…

The Berkeley campus of the University of California has initiated the Educational Opportunity Plan (EOP) to recruit disadvantaged students and provide financial support, tutoring, and counseling. The purpose of the program is to assist and motivate California high school students who are members of culturally disadvantaged groups and who have…

A joint study was undertaken by the Board of Education of the City of New York and the New York Education Department to compare pupil achievement in reading in selected schools in disadvantaged areas. Methods and procedures, administrative leadership, school-community relations, pupil attitudes, and staff attitudes were compared using standardized…

The main focus of this ESEA Title I program review and forward look is on problem areas the National Advisory Council on the Education of Disadvantaged Children has identified since its first report in 1966, which the Council feels seems to deserve the early attention of a new Administration and Congress. Major recommendations are as follows: (1)…

Funded by the Office of Economic Opportunity and carried out in Springfield, Massachusetts, during 1965-67, this training project sought to meet employment needs of disadvantaged high school graduates, the shortage of health professionals, and the need to improve and coordinate professional public health services. It combined a half-time,…

Reviewed in the second continuation request report for a Title III grant are 2-year activities and third year needs of the Model Early Childhood Learning Program (MECLP) involving 437 disadvantaged prekindergarten and kindergarten children in 10 classes (five schools) in Baltimore. Program goals are given to be achieved by students in reading…

The Cognitively Oriented Preschool was implemented in West Chester, Pennsylvania as a special program to meet the needs of the increasing numbers of disadvantaged children moving into the area. This report describes the program as it was implemented, including specific daily activities as well as the various kinds of curricula used. Also included…

The work-study program at Monterey Peninsula College was evaluated through questionnaires distributed to students in the program and to their supervisors. In particular, the issues involved in work-study education as related to disadvantaged students were examined. Analysis of the questionnaire data revealed that the work-study students felt that…