ERIC_NO:
ED023707
TITLE:
Education in Disadvantaged Urban Areas; an In-Service Course, January-March 1964.
PUBLICATION_DATE:
1964
ABSTRACT:
This pamphlet contains the lectures delivered during an inservice course for staff in the Boston public schools to acquaint them with the
characteristics of their Negro students. The contents include: Rev. Edward
L. Murphy, S.J., "The Urbanization of America"; Catherine M. Maney,
"Preventive and Remedial Programs for the Disadvantaged Child"; Robert
A. Feldmesser, "The Street and the School in Disadvantaged Areas"; Jack
R. Childress, "The Neighborhood School: Pros and Cons"; Melvin Howards,
"The Language Skills in Disadvantaged Areas"; Herbert E. Tucker, Jr.,
"Negro History and the Negro Future"; Roger T. Lennon, "Testing the
Culturally Disadvantaged Pupil"; A. Harry Passow, "Education in Depressed
Areas"; and Erich Lindemann, M.D., "Some Psychological Aspects of Subcultures
in Disadvantaged Areas." (NH)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS:
Black Students; Disadvantaged Youth; Urban Education;
MINOR DESCRIPTORS:
Academic Achievement; Black History; Compensatory Education; Culture Conflict; Curriculum Development; Emotional Problems; Language Skills; Psychological Patterns; Self Concept; Social Relations; Subcultures; Test Reliability; Urbanization;
IDENTIFIERS:
Massachusetts; Massachusetts (Boston)