PART ONE OF THIS COLLECTION OF PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED ARTICLES CONTAINS DISCUSSIONS OF THE DEFINITIONS OF "THE DISADVANTAGED" AND OF THE SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM OF POVERTY. THE ARTICLES IN PART TWO DISCUSS THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DISADVANTAGED, THE ETIOLOGY OF SCHOOL DROPOUT, A SOCIOLOGICAL VIEWPOINT ON THE EDUCATION OF CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN, AND THE VALUE OF A SCHOOL'S MIDDLE-CLASS CULTURAL ORIENTATION. PART THREE DEALS WITH THE NATURE OF INTELLIGENCE AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT, NEGRO INTELLIGENCE, ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON INTELLIGENCE, AND IQ TESTS AND TESTING. PART FOUR, ON THE EDUCATION OF THE YOUNG CHILD, CONTAINS ARTICLES ON SENSORY DEPRIVATION, EARLY CHILDHOOD BEHAVIOR, AND TEACHING STRATEGIES FOR PRESCHOOLERS. THE MATERIAL IN PART FIVE DISCUSSES THE EDUCATION OF THE OLDER DISADVANTAGED CHILD, EDUCATION IN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS AND FOR MIGRANT YOUTH, AND CONTAINS AN OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH ON THE EDUCATION OF DISADVANTAGED. PART SIX IS DEVOTED TO TEACHING METHODS AND MATERIALS IN LANGUAGE ARTS, MATHEMATICS, AND SCIENCE. THE ARTICLES IN SEVEN DISCUSS TEACHER TRAINING, AND THE FINAL SECTION, PART EIGHT, DEALS WITH INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY FACTORS IN CULTURAL DISADVANTAGEMENT. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE FROM HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY, 53 WEST 43RD STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036, 445 PAGES, FOR $4.95. (NH)