If English as a subject in America's high schools is to survive through the next decade, new developments must be explored and utilized by teachers of this subject. (CK)

Second of a seven-part series recounting disatisfaction with traditional means of teaching literature to the disadvantaged. Also identifies three approaches which aim at reform. (RB)

THE SCHOOLS HAVE NEGLECTED TO PROVIDE FOR A SIGNIFICANT PERCENT OF THE RURAL CULTURALLY DEPRIVED STUDENTS BY NOT OFFERING A STRONG VOCATIONAL PROGRAM. SELECTED SCHOOLS WILL BEGIN A SERIES OF PROGRAMS. CONTROL GROUPS WILL BE MAINTAINED UNDER TRADITIONAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR PURPOSES OF EDUCATION. PROGRAMS WILL BE INITIATED FOR PRESCHOOL THROUGH…

A Job Values Inventory and a Job Values Ranking Scale were developed to explore the work values of educationally disadvantaged youth. Subjects were 100, 12th-grade students enrolled in a summer, day high-school of the New York City Board of Education. The sample was classified as educationally disadvantaged because students were repeating…

Teachers at a south London secondary school met regularly in group sessions with staff from a hospital-based children's clinic to find new approaches to working with students with behavior difficulties. The evolving structure, purpose, procedures, and outcomes of this interdisciplinary collaborative effort over a seven-year period are described.…

Two Akron, Ohio programs which serve urban disadvantaged students are described. Areas examined are curriculum, support services, and staffing. (CT)

Examines the problem of transition for disadvantaged students from secondary vocational programs to postsecondary programs, and recommends several components for a proposed system which may facilitate better transition. (CT)

An English teacher recounts snippets of her conversations with remedial students who have introduced her to a different world. Although she cannot change their violent circumstances, transform them into avid readers, or dispel feelings of craziness, she and the students keep talking. (MLH)

Some inner-city youth have "ducked the bullet" and built hope through participation in neighborhood-based organizations that offer safety, support, guidance, companionship, and opportunities for growth and engagement. All 60 urban sanctuaries examined in 3 metropolitan areas shared common features: dynamic adult leadership, family-like…

Describes a secondary education school in Pendao, Portugal being designed to accommodate multimedia and computer equipment, including networking and Internet connections to meet the needs of its disadvantaged student population. How the new school will meet student needs for the next century and manage the information students receive are…

Discusses how to meet the individual needs of innercity students, how to handle skills materials, and how to arouse students' curiosity. (RB)

Learning climate, appropriate materials, and the teacher's attitude and relationship to the students are important factors in successful teaching of the disadvantaged. (RB)

REPORTS ON PROCEDURES USED TO DISCOVER WHAT MODIFICATIONS WOULD MORE EFFECTIVELY PREPARE TEACHERS FOR WORK IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED AREAS WERE PRESENTED. A STUDY OF THE PROBLEMS OF BEGINNING TEACHERS IN A DEPRESSED-AREA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SHOWED THAT PROBLEMS AROSE FROM THE TEACHERS' LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF LOWER CLASS…

Investigated was the adequacy of a teaching-learning model for improving the level of achievement and attitudes of culturally deprived children in heterogeneous classes, while offering adequate learning opportunity to those who were not deprived. A seventh grade biology course on aquatic zoo ecology was developed for this model. (Author/HM)