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Download full textMarcon, Rebecca A. – 1996
This longitudinal research study summarizes how inner-city children's development and achievement are affected by preschool attendance, varying educational models, parent involvement, and identified risk-factors. The study of Washington, DC schools began with 3 cohorts of 4-year-olds enrolled in 3 different preschool models: child initiated,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Child Development
Curry, Janice; And Others – 1996
Title I is a compensatory education program supported by funds from the Department of Education to enable high-poverty schools to provide opportunities for educationally disadvantaged children. In 1995-96, Title I provided funding to 38 campuses in the Austin Independent School District (AISD) (Texas) through schoolwide programs and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Dropouts, Educationally Disadvantaged
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. – 1993
This study of the educational attainments of students living in poverty was conducted in response to a resolution of the Virginia State Senate. Census counts of persons living below the poverty level, counts of students enrolled in free lunch programs, test scores, and two previous analyses of the achievement of Virginia students were used in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Census Figures, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Cohen, Marvin – 1993
An examination was done of school reform efforts supported by Bank Street College of Education's Center for Minority Achievement in two urban junior high schools in New York City. One school was a traditional junior high school with majority minority enrollment with most teachers using traditional techniques. The other school, the Media Arts…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Black Students, Change Agents, Change Strategies
Paredes, Vicente – 1993
Two studies were done to explore factors associated with the rate at which students move from one school community to another in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District. The first study sought to learn the demographics of mobile students. The second study examined the relationship between student mobility and achievement. The first study…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Demography, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Reyes, Luis O. – 1990
The crisis of dropping out among Latino high school students points directly to the important role that teachers, counselors, administrators, parents, and community groups can play in creating for each student a vision of the future that includes postsecondary education. The Five Cities High School Dropout Study, which documents the effect of key…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Administrator Role, Community Role, Cultural Awareness
Call, Vaughn R. A. – 1980
To measure urban-rural differences in types of career counseling received by students and perceptions held by students regarding career planning activities, research was conducted to extend the 1975 study by Noeth, Roth, and Prediger, which used the same career questions and resulting data, but did not include the urban-rural comparison. The…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Education, Career Planning
THURSTON, JOHN R.; AND OTHERS – 1964
CLASSROOM AGGRESSION, DEFINED IN THIS STUDY AS MARKEDLY UNACCEPTABLE AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR OCCURRING HABITUALLY OR FREQUENTLY IN SCHOOL, IS EXAMINED IN RELATION TO SEX, GRADE, AND URBAN-RURAL STATUS. THE WRITERS STATE THAT NEUROTIC, PSYCHOPATHIC, AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR PATTERNS HAVE THE FOLLOWING FOUR FOCAL CAUSATIVE AREAS--(1) SCHOOL, (2) HOME AND…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Activities, Aggression, Attitudes
Gordon, C. Wayne; And Others – 1968
Mexican American educational aspirations and achievements were studied to determine why they tended to be considerably lower than those of Anglos and also to account for the sources of variation within each group, thus attempting to explain the particular contribution of school contexts of varying socioeconomic level and ethnic composition. A…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Anglo Americans
Holland, David Lee – 1974
This paper explains the method used to locate low-income inner-city participants and describes progress during the first fiscal year of the endeavor. Several educational programs are described briefly. Among them are the archaeological summer camp, 4-H teams' participation in a basketball league, 4-H clubs' in the low-income inner-city target…
Descriptors: Archaeology, Area Studies, Articulation (Education), Disadvantaged Youth
Morgan, Don A., Ed. – 1975
This monograph presents the papers and addresses of resident and adjunct faculty of the Fifth Rochester Institute, which examined new needs of two-year college students and various innovative institutional responses. Resident faculty papers deal with a variety of issues involving career education: "Career Education: A Humanistic…
Descriptors: Accountability, Career Education, Conferences, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Pennsylvania Advancement School, Philadelphia. – 1970
The Advancement School staff tried to discover why urban secondary school students are underachievers and how their enthusiasm for learning can be rekindled. As a result they have developed these suggested curriculum materials and techniques to encourage acceptance of self and to help students discover their style, aptitudes, and good…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Guides
Peer reviewedFinn, Jeremy D.; And Others – Urban Education, 1988
Reviews the educational experiences of 106 children and adolescents who appeared in juvenile court either as status offenders or delinquents. Concludes that poor academic performance, low self-esteem, and low school participation may be connected to antisocial and delinquent behavior. (FMW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior
Direct linkFlood, James, Ed.; Anders, Patricia L., Ed. – International Reading Association (NJ3), 2005
Educators can use this collection of diverse, thought-provoking perspectives from the best minds in the field to help make the best decisions possible for urban schools. The book's 26 chapters concisely synthesize research on a number of topics and link it to literacy instruction issues-including implications for local, state, and national…
Descriptors: Literacy, Urban Schools, Urban Youth, Poverty
Delaware Univ., Newark. Kids Count in Delaware. – 2001
This Kids Count fact book provides a statistical portrait of the well-being of children in Wilmington, Delaware, and is designed as a resource for policymakers and citizens to use in shaping local action to improve the status of children and families in Wilmington. In addition to demographic information, 11 featured indicators are used to describe…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Child Welfare, Children
