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Peer reviewedKerri, James Nwannukwu – Human Organization, 1976
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), American Indians, Migration, Nature Nurture Controversy
Gilligan, John J. – Appalachia, 1974
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Blacks, Conferences, Disadvantaged
Download full textAbramson, Jane A. – 1968
Personal interviews with 100 former farm operators living in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, were conducted in an attempt to understand the nature of the adjustment process caused by migration from rural to urban surroundings. Requirements for inclusion in the study were that respondents had owned or operated a farm for at least 3 years, had left their…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Conflict Resolution, Economic Factors, Interviews
Peer reviewedBlackhawk, Ned – WICAZO SA Review, 1995
Draws on experiences of American Indian women relocated to Los Angeles during the 1950s-60s to take part in Bureau of Indian Affairs job training and placement programs. These women faced the double burden of racial discrimination and white sex-role expectations, but adjusted to life in Los Angeles with the support of Indian community…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Federal Programs, Females
Vaughn, D. Lanette; Vaughn, Paul R. – 1985
Designed to help rural students find employment and adjust to life in urban areas, the handbook provides basic information in six subject areas. Part I focuses on getting to know yourself by assessing past activities, preferences, abilities, personality, limitations, and values. Part II explores aspects of jobs and careers: being career oriented,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Career Planning, Community Services, Entrepreneurship
Bramstedt, Wayne G., Comp. – 1979
Sources of information on North American Indians in the Los Angeles metropolitan area are listed in this bibliography of 125 entries relating to urban studies, minority peoples, and migration, as well as specific Indian issues. Citations are organized alphabetically by author under publication type: masters' theses and doctoral dissertations,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), American Indian Culture, American Indians, Biculturalism
Weibel, Joan – 1976
Urban adaptation patterns of male and female American Indians were investigated via comparison of premigration statistics (48 Navajo and 40 Oklahoma families) with postmigration statistics on a sample of 23 Navajo and 21 Oklahoma families now living in Los Angeles. The premigration variables were residence patterns; population density;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Age, American Indians
Bramstedt, Wayne G. – 1979
Sources of information about North American Indians in towns and cities are contained in this bibliography of 850 entries. Citations are primarily in the social sciences; many relate to urban studies, minority peoples, and migration, as well as specific Indian issues. The entries, dating from 1944 to 1978, are listed alphabetically by author,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture, American Indian Studies
Molohon, Kathryn Theresa – 1977
Adjustment of American Indians to a major urban institution, exemplified by public schools, and adaptations to urban life in general were examined, using data collected between 1965 and 1969, and focusing on intensive observations of 24 randomly-selected American Indian students (19 high school, 5 elementary) attending East San Francisco Bay Area…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, American Indians
