THE 73 ARTICLES IN THIS THREE-PART COLLECTION PROVIDE A BACKGROUND FOR UNDERSTANDING THE EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS OF THE DISADVANTAGED CHILD AND DISCUSS WAYS OF DEALING WITH THEM. PART I PRESENTS A FRAME OF REFERENCE FOR UNDERSTANDING THE SOCIAL HERITAGE AND PRESENT ADJUSTMENT PROBLEMS OF THE DISADVANTAGED. THIS SECTION CONTAINS ARTICLES WHICH DESCRIBE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DISADVANTAGED AMERICAN INDIAN, PUERTO RICAN, MEXICAN-AMERICAN, NEGRO, JAPANESE-AMERICAN, CHINESE-AMERICAN, APPALACHIAN WHITE, AND MIGRANT. ALTHOUGH THERE IS FURTHER DISCUSSION OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DISADVANTAGED IN PART II, IT CONTAINS ARTICLES PRIMARILY ON THE BIOLOGICAL, SOCIAL-PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND INTELLECTUAL FACTORS WHICH CREATE THE DISADVANTAGED CHILD'S LEARNING PROBLEMS. PART III, WHICH DEALS WITH SPECIFIC WAYS TO EDUCATE THE CHILD, CONTAINS, AMONG OTHERS, ARTICLES ON THE RELATIONSHIP OF PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY TO THE DISADVANTAGED SCHOOL, ON THE NATURE AND THE PROBLEMS OF THE TEACHER OF THE DISADVANTAGED, AND ON TECHNIQUES FOR TEACHING READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS, SOCIAL STUDIES, MATHEMATICS, AND SCIENCE. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE FROM CHANDLER PUBLISHING COMPANY, 124 SPEAR ST., SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94105, 656P. (JL)