The Atlanta Area Workshop on Preparing Teachers to Work with Disadvantaged Youth (Pine Mountain, Georgia, March 5-8, 1967)
REPORT RESUMES ED 015151. SP 001 371 THE ATLANTA AREA WORKSHOP ON PREPARING TEACHERSTO WORK WITH DISADVANTAGED YOUTH (PINE MOUNTAIN, GEORGIA,MARCH 5-8, 1967). BY- CODY, WILMER S. SHUFELTI LYNN, F. URBAN LABORATORY IN EDUCATION, ATLANTA, GA. ATLANTA AREA TEACHER EDUC. SERVICE, OA. SOUTHERN ASSN. OF COLL. AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS PUB DATE 8 MAR 67 EDRS PRICE MF-$0.76 HC -$5.64 139P. DESCRIPTORS- CULTURAL AWAREWESS, CULTURALDISADVANTAGEMENT, *DISADVANTAGED YOUTH, INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION,INSERVICE EDUCATION, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, NEGROSTUDENTS, PROGRAM PLANNING, TEACHER ATTITUDES: *TEACHER EDUCATION,TEACHER PROGRAMS, *TEACHER WORKSHOPS, ATLANTA THIS IS A REPORT OF A WORKSHOP FOR114 SOUTHERN EDUCATIONAL LEADERS WHICH AIMED AT (1)INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEMS FACED BY TEACHERS OF DISADVANTAGEDCHILDREN, (2) GENERATING IDEAS FOR MODEL PRE- SERVICE AND IN- SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR SUCH TEACHERS, AND (3) HAVINGWORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS DESIGN SUCH PROGRAMS. THERE WASGENERAL AGREEMENT THAT THE BASIC PROBLEM WAS THEINABILITY OF MIDDLE CLASS TEACHERS TO UNDERSTAND THE CULTURE,NEEDS, AND ASPIRATIONS OF LOWER CLASS CHILDREN, TOGETHERWITH INADEQUATE TRAINING TO ENABLE THE TEACHER TO FASHIONA PROGRAM OR MATERIALS TO MEET THESE NEEDS. SUGGESTEDTEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS EMPHASIZED COURSES IN URBAN SOCIOLOGY,FIELD EXPERIENCE IN DEPRIVED AREAS, AND TRAININGIN INDIVIDUALIZING INSTRUCTION AND PRODUCING LEARNING MATERIALSSPECIFICALLY GEARED TO THE DISADVANTAGED CHILD. SPECIALSTRESS WAS PLACED ON IMPROVING TEACHER ATTITUDES TOWARDAND UNDERSTANDINGOF DEPRIVED YOUTH. PROCEEDINGS OF WORKSHOP HELDMAR. 5 -8, 1967 AT CALLAWAY GARDENS, PINE MOUNTAIN,GEORGIA. (AW) S%01371. aloe) The AtlantaArea Workshop ON PREPARING TEACHERS TO WORK WITH DISADVANTAGED YOUTH U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGINATING IT.POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY: MARCH 5-8, 1967 PINE MOUNTAIN, GA.
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