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Feldman, Harvey W.; And Others – 1992
A study of inner-city youth in San Francisco (California) shows that behavior and street ideology once associated exclusively with gangs have now become the world view of a large segment of inner-city young people, especially males. Inner-city young people who aspire to material success do not see a realistic connection between public education…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Blacks, Crime
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Henn-Reinke, Kathryn M. – Equity and Excellence, 1991
The South Academic Leadership Student Association (SALSA) has involved 20 at-risk students, mostly Hispanic American, from South Division High School in Milwaukee (Wisconsin). Tutoring for and by students, enrichment, and support activities such as counseling are components of the project, which attempts to bring resources into the school setting.…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Compensatory Education, Counseling, Economically Disadvantaged
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Sabol, Barbara J. – Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 1991
Racial bias and inadequate financial supports place the children of the urban poor at risk. Implications of urban conditions for research, policy, and practice are discussed, with emphasis on delivery of social welfare services. (SLD)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs, Children
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Barbarin, Oscar A. – Journal of Black Psychology, 1993
The combination of economic hardship, limited access to supportive services, and the psychological burden of oppression have combined to disadvantage African-American children and place significant obstacles in the way of their development. This special issue assembles a group of articles focusing on the development of African-American children.…
Descriptors: Black Youth, Child Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
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Jagers, Robert J.; Mock, Lynne Owens – Journal of Black Psychology, 1993
Uses the Triple Quandary framework as a model for describing the cultural orientations of 50 inner-city African-American sixth graders. Three cultural orientations (Anglocultural, marginalized minority, and Afrocultural) and Afrocultural expressions of spirituality, communalism, and affect were operationalized. The apparent negative impact of an…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Afrocentrism, Black Culture, Black Youth
Wang, Margaret C.; Kovach, John A. – 1995
The impact of the changing macroecological characteristics of cities on school performance is explored, and what can be done to reduce the achievement shortcomings among urban students from ethnic and language minority backgrounds is considered. The increase in residential segregation and thereby educational segregation in urban schools is as much…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, At Risk Persons, Decentralization, Economic Factors
Blanc, Cristina S. – 1992
This publication presents a discussion of the status of poor urban children world-wide and the design of a five-nation study of the condition of distressed urban children. Following an introduction, Section 2 describes the urban child project designed to study and advance the plight of urban children in developing nations. Section 3 outlines the…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Health, Child Labor, Children
Nightingale, Carl Husemoller – 1993
This book provides an account of life in the inner city from World War II to the present. Poor, jobless, and racially outcast young black people are economically and socially excluded from the American mainstream. To compensate for this, inner-city children turn to American traditions of consumerism and violence. Buying into the implicit message…
Descriptors: Alienation, Black Family, Black Youth, Disadvantaged Youth
Martin, Deanna C.; And Others – 1986
This report evaluates the Urban University/Urban School Collaborative Program sponsored by the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC). The program provided grants for 16 projects to improve opportunities for youth in urban areas, giving them access to higher education and jobs. The grants were to be used to…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, College School Cooperation, Employment Programs, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Hayes, Diane Williams – Crisis, 1993
Explores violence and weapon use among high school students. Both are on the increase. Schools have a responsibility to stop the overflow of street crime into the schools, but they cannot accomplish this without the help of parents. Parents must learn how to teach their children alternatives to violence. (SLD)
Descriptors: Crime, Delinquency, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
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Schmitz, Stephen – Journal of Education, 1992
Demonstrates how several factors interact to diminish the chances of academic success for the children of public housing, and suggests how these chances might be improved. A first step is renewed commitment to housing conditions. Reduction of class size is a strong option for increasing achievement for children. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Affirmative Action, Class Size
Swift, Anthony – 1991
This publication is the second report, tailored to a non-specialist audience, of five country case studies under the Urban Child Program of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) International Child Development Center. The crisis of unprotected children and adolescents in Brazil has developed along with rapid industrialization and great…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Case Studies, Child Health, Child Labor
Gold, Martin; Mattick, Hans W. – 1974
The Chicago Youth Development Project was an action-research program jointly undertaken by the Chicago Boys Club and the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research to test whether a program of aggressive street work and community organization in the core of a city could reduce delinquency among youth living there. The report presents a…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Programs, Comparative Analysis, Delinquency
Lewis, Anne – 1992
This ERIC Digest reviews research data on young urban, low income, and often minority parents and their involvement in schooling for themselves and their children. A look at the demographics of this subgroup shows that families headed by single teenage mothers comprise the fastest growing category of family groups, particularly among African…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Black Youth, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Parenthood
Moody, Tom – 1979
The Mayor of Columbus, Tom Moody, spoke on his views of CETA, unemployment, and vocational education. In his opinion, all required and most optional education should be vocational education; that is, it should equip people to be able to support themselves, to earn a living, and to be productive in our society. He pointed out several…
Descriptors: City Government, Cost Effectiveness, Disadvantaged Youth, Federal Aid
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