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WRIGHTSTONE, J. WAYNE; AND OTHERS
THE PURPOSE WAS TO IDENTIFY ABLE STUDENTS FROM DISADVANTAGED URBAN AREAS AND TO STIMULATE THEM THROUGH CULTURAL EXPERIENCES, SPECIAL CLASSES, AND GUIDANCE TO SEEK HIGHER EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL GOALS. A PRIMARY OBJECTIVE WAS TO REFINE THE METHODS AND TECHNIQUES FOR PREDICTION OF ACADEMIC POTENTIAL, THROUGH APTITUDE TESTING, ACHIEVEMENT TESTING,…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Aptitude, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Environment
BIENENSTOK, THEODORE; SAYRES, WILLIAM C. – 1964
PROJECT ABLE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1961 IN NEW YORK TO IDENTIFY AND ENCOURAGE HIGH ABILITY PUPILS FROM CULTURALLY DEPRIVED GROUPS AND LOW SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS. LOCAL PROJECTS WERE ESTABLISHED IN SIXTEEN DISTRICTS WITH THE BACKING OF STATE FUNDS, OPERATING ON ELEMENTARY, JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS. AVERAGE COSTS PER PUPIL VARIED…
Descriptors: Cultural Enrichment, Disadvantaged Youth, Guidance Programs, Inservice Teacher Education
