Project Broad Jump is a New York-based education program for some 600 youngsters from urban areas, in the third through tenth grades. The basic concept of the program is that academic opportunities are not accessible to many inner-city youth, whereas Head Start and Follow Through help pre-third graders, and Upward Bound helps high school students.…

This discussion presents ways in which disadvantaged secondary students in an inner-city school may be motivated to read. Some ways are (1) giving training in the teachings of reading to secondary teachers, (2) making the disadvantaged students aware that reading is a lifetime learning process and that all hope is not lost if basic reading skills…

This comparative study of inner city with non-inner city teacher behaviors represents an initial attempt at a comparative analysis of two teaching models, and provides a means of identifying like and different behaviors. Descriptions of teaching acts occurring in inner city schools were obtained and independent judgments were made about the…

This annotated bibliography developed by Cooperative Urban Teacher Education (CUTE) staff members presents a selective reading list for undergraduate teacher education candidates preparing to work in inner-city schools. An interdisciplinary team composed of a psychiatrist, a sociologist, and teacher educators categorized the 187 entries under the…

Argues that it is imperative to develop very early in an inner city child's education those physical skills that have a high potential for carry-on and carry-over value that these students can utilize during their leisure time; that if these skills are neglected to be taught, there is every possibility that the child will never be exposed to them…

Describes the author's experiences and reactions as an "observant learner" in "Hensen School," located in the central area of a Midwestern city; the school had about 850 students, all black, and 85 percent on ADC, with 100 adults participating daily in the school's activities. (JM)

Investigated the impact of neighborhoods on student achievement using demographic data from school officials, 4th and 6th grade achievement scores, and the 1990 Census from two mid-sized urban school districts. Neighborhood type affected the students. Students who dealt with higher levels of certain socioeconomic, environmental, and neighborhood…

This case study chronicles the lives of 20 inner-city adolescents and their experiences in and out of school. It explores the social construction of reality among these seventh and eighth graders and refutes the myth that these disadvantaged students suffer from cognitive deficits. The chapters are: (1) "Introduction"; (2) "The…

Proposes that the process of education be studied as a process, using the qualitative methods of anthropology and sociology, and including longitudinal investigations of the processes by which exceptional teachers and schools succeed in the education of impoverished youth. (JM)

Describes the establishment, achievements, and continued success of the Big Shoulders Fund, through which Chicago's business community assists local Catholic innercity schools. Explains how the program provides operating grants, building improvements, scholarships, teacher training programs, mobile classrooms, and endowment funds for schools…

Reports on the achievement of the first Waldorf public elementary school in Milwaukee (Wisconsin). Early experience indicates that Waldorf pedagogy, with its emphasis on the natural rhythms of everyday life, is an effective model for predominantly African American children in an inner city. (SLD)

Presented are various approaches said to be effective in educating economically and educationally disadvantaged students. The document offers general guidelines to teachers and emphasizes the value of a "structured classroom environment." Automatic promotion of economically disadvantaged students is said to be harmful. Also noted is the need for…

The objectives of this survey were (1) the examination of five major inner-city reading programs, (2) consultation with school officials in those cities concerning the nature of a training program in reading, (3) the designing of a reading teacher education program for the inner city, and (4) the publication of the findings. Procedures used in the…