The Effects of an Innovative Curriculum on the Attitudes of "Educationally Disadvantaged" Freshman College Students [report]

Julius Wilkerson
2000 unpublished
Educational research literature suggests the expectations for success in college for youth from 11 educationally disadvantaged 11 backgrounds are tragically small. Reasons offered for this have included the lack of requisite academic preparation, lack of motivation, lack of appreciation for the value of a college education. The general purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of an innovative instructional technique in promoting the development of positive attitudes about
more » ... worth, and academic achievement, for 11 disadvantaged 11 students. Specifically, this study attempted to
doi:10.15760/etd.2384 fatcat:yb2fh37csfgclpyli3o3qxint4