ABSTRACT
My program of research of the last 16 years and that of my colleagues at the Children’s Project, past and present, have focused on improving the literacy and social outcomes of children attending inner-city schools. Of interest have been students who are at risk because they are poor and culturally diverse and who have disabilities (Greenwood, Carta, Hart, et al., 1992; Hall, Schiefelbusch, Hoyt, & Greenwood, 1989). The Children’s Project takes its name from the Juniper Gardens Public Housing Project located in Northeast Kansas City, Kansas, a historically African American, low-income neighborhood. The Children’s Project was founded in 1964. To this day, it represents a collaboration between residents of the community and faculty of the University of Kansas. The Project’s mission is to “to develop and test interventions that improve the developmental experiences and the academic and social achievements of children and youth, within the context of their family, school, community, and friends” (Bureau of Child Research, Planning Document, 1964).
