In this study, the authors examined the independent effects of teacher and mother expectations on youth achievement outcomes, the mediating factors that explain the relationship between adult expectations and student achievement, and the effects of congruent vs. dissonant adult expectations on achievement. Participants were an ethnically diverse…

This article involved a series of investigations influenced by the Reggio Emilia approach to early education as well as ideas of Paulo Freire. Within a Reggio-influenced classroom, teacher professional development is seen as essential, whereas for Paulo Freire, both teacher and the student are learners. These 2 ideas were brought together in a…

This article deals with issues of community-college transfers of students from Alamance Community College to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This article discusses the involvement of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation in the issue of community-college transfer. The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, based in Lansdowne, Va., near Washington,…

"Interactive Shared Book Reading" is a general practice that adults may use when reading with children and is intended to enhance young children's language and literacy skills. Typically, "Interactive Shared Book Reading" involves an adult reading a book to a child or a small group of children and using a variety of techniques…

The black dialect grammar and vocabulary of 20 inner-city first grade children were assessed partially for the purpose of evaluating the children's reading readiness. (BRT)

Fourth article in a series which reviews materials for use with disadvantaged students. (RB)

The second year of operation of a one-year introductory college physics course for educationally disadvantaged students is described. Evaluation of student performance, including comparison with other introductory physics students is reported. Information on course enrollment, staffing, and format is included. (Author/DT)

A summer employment program was set up for low-income teenagers to earn spending money while learning a little about the world of work. (Author)

Laments the lack of student publications in predominantly black high schools throughout the country, but especially those located in a poverty area of a city. (RB)

Contains an interview with R. C. Orem on what Montessori schools think about early reading for children from a disadvantaged background. (RB)

The exclusion of culturally disadvantaged students from the general classification of students with learning disabilities is questioned. (Author)

The authors hypothesize that the concreteness of the mode of item presentation would influence the subjects' performance on the Purdue Elementary Problem Solving Inventory. Results suggest that the variables of degree of disadvantage and ethnic background are sometimes more relevant than the mode in which the content is presented. (HMV)

There is considerable controversy as to why middle-class youngsters outperform lower-class youngsters on most measures of academic ability. This article examines the differences between two prominent views as to why this disparity exists. (Author/HMV)

Reprint from COUNCIL FOR BASIC EDUCATION BULLETIN," December 1968