The stigma associated with being labeled as mentally handicapped is discussed. (DB)

A study of Negro and white junior college students supported the conclusion that special programs and teaching strategies should be geared to the particular needs of disadvantaged students. (MS)

Discusses the need for and outlines a program to prepare special teachers of industrial arts for disadvantaged youth in terms of today's problems. (GR)

The relevancy of standard versus nonstandard speech and language patterns is examined relative to its impact upon academic training of speech clinicians and upon clinical competencies. (Author)

The Liaison Teacher Program helps young parolees in Milwaukee reintegrate themselves into their old high schools and encourages them to finish their education by providing special counseling services and part-time job opportunities. (CK)

The addition of new residential manpower and support centers has made the Job Corps more flexible, by keeping trainees in their home areas and preparing them to work there. (BH)

Performance contracting indicates the need for tests designed to sample specified knowledge, skills, and abilities to determine what and how much students have learned in a given time. (MF)

A paper presented at conference of National Association for the Teaching of English (Exeter, England, 1970). (Editor/RD)

Describes the scope, function, and history of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Disadvantaged (ERIC-UD). This clearinghouse was formerly the Information Retrieval Center on the Disadvantaged (IRCD). (DE)