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The College Bound Program: Building Human Capacity in Underserved Youth
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Lewis, Rustin Mahon – Online Submission, 2009
This study examines the role of the college access intervention program College Bound as a means of building human capacity in underserved youth. The need to prepare underserved youth to remain competitive in a global economy gained momentum as a consequence of diminished national high school graduation rates and ineffective education public…
Descriptors: Intervention, College Preparation, Graduation Rate, Focus Groups
ART FOR THE ACADEMICALLY TALENTED STUDENT.
ZIEGFELD, EDWIN – 1961
THE NATURE OF ART AND A DISCUSSION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF INCLUDING ART EXPERIENCES IN THE SCHOOL PROGRAM ARE PRESENTED. THE REPORT ALSO INCLUDES DESCRIPTIONS OF PROGRAMS THAT ARE IN OPERATION IN VARIOUS SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO ILLUSTRATE SOME OF THE POSSIBILITIES INHERENT IN THE GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS. THE STUDY OF ART GIVES THE GIFTED STUDENT'S…
Descriptors: Art, Creative Expression, Enrichment, Gifted
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION AND THE ACADEMICALLY TALENTED PUPIL.
SANDERS, DAVID C. – 1961
PROGRAMS FOR ACADEMICALLY TALENTED CHILDREN SHOULD BE BUILT ON A SOUND PROGRAM FOR ALL CHILDREN. CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD PROGRAM ARE STATED SPECIFICALLY IN LINE WITH THE OVERALL GOAL. PROGRAMS NOW IN OPERATION ARE MENTIONED. SOME AREAS OF PARTICULAR VALUE TO THE ACADEMICALLY TALENTED ARE--PROBLEM SOLVING, CRITICAL THINKING, BASIC SKILLS,…
Descriptors: Acceleration, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Enrichment
MUSIC FOR THE ACADEMICALLY TALENTED STUDENT IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL.
HARTSHORN, WILLIAM C.; AND OTHERS – 1960
BY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WHATEVER RECOMMENDED PRACTICES ARE FOUND TO BE APPROPRIATE FOR A PARTICULAR SCHOOL, IT IS BELIEVED THAT GREATER MEANING CAN BE GIVEN TO THE TEACHING OF MUSIC NOT ONLY FOR THE ACADEMICALLY TALENTED STUDENT, BUT FOR ALL STUDENTS, THUS ENRICHING THE ENTIRE SCHOOL PROGRAM. THE PURPOSE OF THE MUSIC PROGRAM FOR THE ACADEMICALLY…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Media, Enrichment, Gifted
ENGLISH CURRICULUM. SUGGESTIONS FOR ENRICHING THE CURRICULUM FOR HONOR STUDENTS IN THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. – 1960
THE HONORS COURSE IS IDENTICAL IN OUTLINE WITH THAT OF REGULAR COLLEGE PREPARATORY CLASSES. THE COURSES ARE ENRICHED TO ADVANCE TO THE STUDENTS' FULL ABILITIES THE QUALITY AND MATURITY OF THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS. CAREFUL, REFLECTIVE STUDY FOR QUALITY WORK INSTEAD OF A HURRIED QUANTITY OF MATERIALS IS DESIRED. THE PROGRAM SHOULD DEVELOP CRITICAL…
Descriptors: Advanced Programs, College Preparation, English Curriculum, Enrichment
THE 1963 DROPOUT CAMPAIGN. SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS OF THE SPECIAL SUMMER PROGRAM TO COMBAT SCHOOL DROPOUT FINANCED FROM THE PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY FUND.
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1964
DURING THE SUMMER OF 1963 A CONCERTED EFFORT WAS MADE TO CURB THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL DROPOUTS AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF THOSE WHO RETURN TO SCHOOL. THE PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES OF THE CAMPAIGN, WHICH COVERED ONLY TWO SUMMER MONTHS, MIGHT BE CLASSIFIED AS PROMOTIONAL, COUNSELING, REMEDIAL, PREVENTIVE, AND EXPERIMENTAL. METHODS OF IDENTIFYING AND…
Descriptors: Community Action, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
REPLICATIONS OF SOME ASPECTS OF THE HIGHER HORIZONS PROGRAM IN A SOUTHERN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
1963
THE INVESTIGATORS WERE INTERESTED IN--WHAT PORTIONS OF THE HIGHER HORIZONS PROGRAM COULD BE REPLICABLE, MEASURABLE CHANGES IN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, ATTITUDES, AND HABITS AS A RESULT OF THE EXPERIMENT, AND SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY DYNAMICS WHICH PRECIPITATED AND ACCOMPANIED INNOVATIONS. CERTAIN FEATURES OF THE HIGHER HORIZONS PROGRAM FOR CULTURALLY…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Costs, Disadvantaged Youth, Enrichment