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Download full textMac Iver, Douglas J.; Plank, Stephen B. – 1996
Central East Middle School in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), an urban school with about 45% Hispanic enrollment, and the Center for Research on the Education of Children Placed at Risk are working together to implement a Talent Development Middle School model of schooling. Part of this effort includes use of the Student Team Reading (STR) Program,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Compensatory Education, Cultural Awareness
Knapp, Michael S.; And Others – 1993
The Study of Academic Instruction for Disadvantaged Students explored the nature and effects of alternatives to conventional practices in mathematics, reading, and writing instruction in schools that serve high concentrations of children from low-income backgrounds. This report presents what was learned by describing and analyzing instructional…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Mac Iver, Douglas J.; Balfanz, Robert; Plank, Stephen B. – 1998
In Talent Development Middle Schools, students needing extra help in mathematics participate in the Computer- and Team-Assisted Mathematics Acceleration (CATAMA) course. CATAMA is an innovative combination of computer-assisted instruction and structured cooperative learning that students receive in addition to their regular math course for about…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Disadvantaged Youth, Grade 7
Flint, Dana R.; And Others – 1993
Two of the sessions at the technological literacy conference were panel discussions on the promises, practices, and priorities of Science, Technology and Society (STS) Education and urban minorities for elementary school and secondary school students. Papers presented and discussed during these sessions are presented. "STS and Urban Minority…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change, Educational Practices
Farmer, Edgar I. – 1989
This paper presents future directions for vocational education teachers and administrators in an effort to assist them in updating and revising their instructional programs. The paper begins with a synopsis of the history of vocational education and proceeds to visions of the future. An attachment defines good teaching (as perceived by Marshall…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Disadvantaged Youth, Discipline, Educational History
Reisner, Elizabeth R. – 1983
Based on the results of informal surveys conducted by each of four Technical Assistance Centers and several surveys and studies addressing the availability and use of computers and microcomputers in education, this paper examines the accessibility of computer technology to disadvantaged students in Chapter 1-assisted instructional programs. A…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Case Studies, Compensatory Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
Bar-On, Ehud; Or-Bach, Rachel – 1985
The development of an instructional model for teaching formal mathematical concepts (probability concepts) to disadvantaged high school students through computer programming and some results from a field test are described in this document. The instructional model takes into account both learner characteristics (cognitive, affective, and…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adolescents, Cognitive Style, Computation
Feifs, Helmuts A. – 1976
The final evaluation report of the Washington, D.C. schools' career education program investigated the student's self concept, relationship with the world of work, attitudes toward career development, and decision making skills. The program was designed for inner city students in all grade levels. The teachers' choices of instructional materials…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Career Awareness, Career Development
Houston Independent School District, TX.
GUIDELINES FOR TEACHING AND UNDERSTANDING THE DISADVANTAGED CHILD ARE PRESENTED IN THIS REPORT. SPECIFICALLY DISCUSSED ARE THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DISADVANTAGED CHILD, MOTIVATION AND REINFORCEMENT TECHNIQUES, AND TECHNIQUES FOR INSTRUCTING PUPILS IN LANGUAGE ARTS, SOCIAL SCIENCE, SCIENCE, AND MATHEMATICS. THE DUTIES…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Disadvantaged Youth, Health, Individual Characteristics
Passow, A. Harry, Ed. – 1968
The 17 papers in this book are collected to offer some insights into the problems of teaching the disadvantaged. Part I contains papers on the nature of the disadvantaged child, curriculum relevant to his needs, and difficulties in evaluating compensatory education programs; Part II includes papers describing compensatory education from various…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Design, Disadvantaged Youth
Meyer, Laura K. – 1975
In general, the lower-class student has been considered scholastically inferior to the child of middle-class origins. More specifically, such a child has frequently been explicitly or implicitly denied the benefits of a foreign language learning experience on the basis of his/her inability to cope with the difficulty level assumed to be inherent…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Disadvantaged Youth
Lewis, James P.; Hayes, Robert B. – 1972
Can educationally disadvantaged pupils' attitudes, interests and knowledge concerning the world of work be improved through visual literacy techniques (VLT) and the Great World of Work Curriculum Guide (GWWCG)? Subjects were 158 educationally disadvantaged boys from the Harrisburg Middle School. The "Vocational Development…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged Youth
White, Thomas C.; Anderson, Floyd L. – 1969
Prepared by an instructor and curriculum development specialist of the Minnesota Work Opportunity Center, this course is designed to help dropout and/or hard-core unemployed youth develop knowledge and skills needed for food service occupations. Originally, students were allowed to enter training at any time and for any block of time, but this…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Case Studies, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives
Shelso, Bessie; Anderson, Floyd L. – 1969
Prepared by an instructor and curriculum development specialist of the Minnesota Work Opportunity Center, this course is designed to aid the dropout and/or hard-core unemployed youth develop skills in clothing and interior decorating. The approach focuses on the individual and the goals he desires to accomplish. During the first interview, the…
Descriptors: Administration, Annotated Bibliographies, Case Studies, Clothing Instruction
Oettle, Sylvia – 1969
To meet the sociological, psychological, and linguistic needs of disadvantaged children in teaching the language arts, both special teacher preparation--involving field experiences and mastery of the subject matter as well as teaching strategies--and effective language programs are necessary. Various teaching methods and materials have met with…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth, Field Experience Programs
