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Peer reviewedVan Vliet, Willem – Society, 1989
Discusses social science research methodologies and reviews domestic and foreign research on homelessness. Concludes that additional research would make only a marginal contribution to solving what has been identified as an economic and political problem. (FMW)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Homeless People, Housing Needs, Research Methodology
Peer reviewedDrake, Robert E.; And Others – American Psychologist, 1991
Reviews recent research on the epidemiology, subject characteristics, and service needs of the homeless population who are dually diagnosed to suffer both severe mental illness and substance abuse disorders. Discusses evolving approaches to providing social services, various treatments, system and legal issues, and problems with current research.…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse, Epidemiology, Federal Legislation
Eng Educ, 1969
Proposes preparation of urban engineers through interdisciplinary systems engineering research in order that technology may be applied to urban problems such as transportation, environment, and housing. Summary of report by the Urban Engineering Study Committee. Complete report available at
Descriptors: Engineering Technology, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Problem Solving
Peer reviewedFarley, Reynolds; And Others – Sociology of Education, 1980
Research problems related to studies of school desegregation in urban areas are identified and discussed. A review of statistical models used in desegregation research indicates that deviation models are the most appropriate for investigating short-run effects of desegregation. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Models, Research Methodology
Ornstein, Allan – Phi Delta Kappan, 1973
An examination of debilitating conflicts among researchers, reformers, and practitioners and the ethnics with which they deal in the school decentralization/community control arena. (Author)
Descriptors: Black Community, Community Control, Decentralization, Ethnic Groups
Peer reviewedLittlejohn-Blake, Sheila M.; Darling, Carol Anderson – Journal of Black Studies, 1993
Focuses on strengths of African-American families and how they function, relevant conceptual approaches, and trends and issues in studying African-American families that can facilitate understanding. A shift from studying dysfunctional families to more positive aspects can help African-American families meet societal challenges. (SLD)
Descriptors: Black Family, Family Environment, Family Relationship, Family Role
Peer reviewedHouston, Donald – Urban Studies, 1998
Discusses methodology to examine the problem of spatial mismatch of jobs, showing how the simple accessibility measures used by Daniel Immergluck (1998) are poor reflections of the availability of jobs to an individual and explaining why a gravity model is a favorable alternative. Also discusses the unsuitability of aggregate data for testing the…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Models, Neighborhoods, Research Methodology
Peer reviewedImmergluck, Daniel – Urban Studies, 1998
Discusses the methodology used to analyze the availability of jobs for residents of a particular neighborhood, examining the spatial mismatch hypothesis in the context of jobs available to young minority males in cities. Considers the use of gravity models and the importance of large-scale data sets. (SLD)
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Models, Neighborhoods, Research Methodology
Fine, Michelle; Weis, Lois – 1998
The deeply fractured nature of U.S. society is examined, focusing on poor and working class people in cities. Based on data from 154 poor and working class young adults aged 23 to 35, the study reveals the ways in which this urban generation has suffered from social change. The following chapters are included: (1) "Voices of Hope and Despair:…
Descriptors: Blacks, Ethnography, Life Events, Low Income Groups
Thomson, Robert D. – 1982
This study can be used in a geographic research methods course to show how nearest-neighbor analysis and regression analysis can be used to study various aspects of land use. An analysis of the sand, gravel, and crushed stone industry in three urban areas of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Florida illustrates the locational problems faced by…
Descriptors: Community Planning, Community Zoning, Environmental Standards, Futures (of Society)
Download full textCHRISTENSEN, VIRGIL E.; AND OTHERS – 1967
THE STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, THE PURPOSES AND OBJECTIVES, THE PROCEDURES NEEDED TO ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVES, RESOURCES (LEADERSHIP, INSTITUTIONS, SOURCES OF FUNDS), AND EXPECTED RESULTS ARE OUTLINED FOR 10 PROPOSED RESEARCH STUDIES--(1) "DESIGN FOR CAREER CHOICE," (2) "EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND SELECTION…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Attitudes, Career Choice, Career Guidance
Peer reviewedKessler, David A.; Duncan, Sheila – Evaluation Review, 1996
A study of the impact of community policing on calls for service, crime, and narcotics cases in four Houston (Texas) neighborhoods used time series analysis and examined lagged and dynamic effects. The analysis indicated that the community policing programs had no significant impact on neighborhood crime. (SLD)
Descriptors: Crime Prevention, Law Enforcement, Police, Police Community Relationship
Burd, Gene – 1981
The "Chicago School" is the communications legacy left by late nineteenth and early twentieth century Chicago sociologists and journalists. It represents a research tradition of participant-observation and urban journalism concerned with the quality of urban life, as well as a commitment to solving urban problems through civic…
Descriptors: History, Journalism, News Reporting, Participation
Peer reviewedDelany, Peter J.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1994
An exploratory study of 192 homeless shelters in 29 cities used structural equation analysis to analyze characteristics of organizational and service delivery systems. The resulting model showed that services offered by the shelters are best understood as being influenced by organizational structure mediated through the organization's relationship…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Influences, Models, Organizational Effectiveness
Fish, John; And Others – 1966
This research document reports on the involvement of several local Protestant and Roman Catholic churches with a mass community organization in a racially changing area of Chicago. The corporate participation of churches in this social and political experiment and others of its kind has been the subject of much controversy. The research is an…
Descriptors: Churches, Community Attitudes, Community Organizations, Interaction Process Analysis
