This study investigated the degree of variation in the willingness to make inferences based on little information, the variation in accuracy of such inferences, and the relationship between willingness and accuracy of inferences and the race and social class of the subjects. The subjects were 140 fifth graders from six public schools in Atlanta,…

This study was designed to determine what relationship exists among race, the amount of financial aid awarded, and persistence in college. Thirty black and 30 white students from similar socio-economic backgrounds were matched on sex, aptitude (their SCAT scores), and high school class rank. Persistence was defined as those students who persisted…

The hard-to-employ, both urban and rural, share common characteristics of inadequate income, slum housing, inferior education, no medical attention, and lack of real job opportunities. The deficiencies dove-tail, and families are often afflicted with all. The picture may seem bleak, but there is optimism in reclamation of the so-called…

Traditional employment screening procedures; the interview, the job application, the high school diploma and work try-outs, may screen out rather than screen in the hard-to-employ. Employment testing may reflect the trainee's anxiety, his cultural differences, the irrelevancy of test questions, and his inability to read rather than his potential…

This set of documents includes the original proposal (December 1968) for the 2-year Toledo Teacher Corps program and a summary description of the program half way through its first year (November 1969). The program summary describes it as an undergraduate training program designed to improve the educational process in urban poverty areas and to…

Since 1964, Oberlin College has conducted a "special opportunity program" for post-seventh graders from deprived backgrounds. Each year approximately 65 students have been brought to the campus for an intensive period of educational, artistic, and recreational experience. This report concerns the post-program educational attainments of…

During a two-week Institute sponsored by Western Michigan University's Department of Librarianship, elementary school librarians and children's librarians explored aspects of childhood deprivation and development, investigated methods of library involvement in early education and produced concrete plans of action. A team approach was used to…

In 15 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, reading centers disadvantaged children from grades 4 through 8 received remedial reading instruction and wide reading opportunities through small group instruction. Students remained in the program for varying periods, ranging from a few weeks to 7 months. A diagnostic approach was used to identify the specific needs of…

One answer to the question of what should be the role of the counselor is to be found in an interpretation of the kinds of roles counselors have developed out of their experience in making adjustments and adaptations to the realities of their work and to the problems that they have encountered. There are five interconnected functions in counseling…

Central Missouri State College was awarded the distinguished achievement award for its development and implementation of an education program for prospective teachers of the culturally different child. Recognition awards were also given to Dominican College of San Rafael for its creative effort to meet both the letter and spirit of new California…

The aim of this study was to identify those characteristics of compensatory education programs most likely to be associated with success and failure respectively in producing measured benefits of cognitive achievement. Eighteen well-designed, successful programs were compared with 25 matching, unsuccessful programs. The first group was selected in…

The study tests two hypothesis: (1) disadvantaged children have significantly higher self-perceptions than advantaged children at both the elementary and secondary school levels, and (2) disadvantaged and advantaged elementary school children have significantly higher self-perceptions than disadvantaged and advantaged high school students. 661…

The programs described in the documents chosen for this review might provide some answers for colleges and universities interested in establishing, or already conducting, programs for high-risk disadvantaged students. The success of these programs indicates that institutions are able to extend their educational services to high-risk students and…

Described is the proposed 1971-72 program for first through third grade culturally disadvantaged children as part of a Title III urban early childhood education program in Paterson, New Jersey. Listed are members of the Board of Education, the advisory committee, the parent committee, and the project staff. It is explained that the 1971-72 year is…

Discussed is instructional planning for gifted disadvantaged children with emphasis on appropriate teaching strategies and learning activities. Noted are gifted high achievers from disadvantaged backgrounds such as Thomas Bradley, the mayor of Los Angeles. Possible organizational patterns listed include team teaching, open education, and extended…