The need to develop managerial and technical personnel in the cement, fertilizer, pulp and paper, sugar, leather and shoe, glass, and metal processing industries of various nations was studied, with emphasis on necessary steps in developing nations to relate occupational requirements to technology, processes, and scale of output. Estimates were…

The objectives of this study were: (1) to determine the patterns of migration involved in farm to urban movement of families; (2) to compare the occupational achievement and rate of social and community participation of farm migrants with urban migrants and urban natives; and (3) to identify pre-migration and post-migration variables associated…

This study is designed to compare the school normative climate of white and black urban elementary schools relatively matched on socioeconomic status (SES) and achievement. With this design the researcher sought to: (1) find if there are differences in normative climate between white and black schools; and (2) generate further tentative insight…

The study is a continuation of previous research into the nature and magnitude of the delinquency problem among Wind River Indian Reservation youths in Wyoming. The study is based on responses to a self-report questionnaire concerning delinquent acts, alcohol use and drug use which was administered to 9-12 grade students in high schools in the…

The document discussed the functions of intermediate educational units their relation to rural schools, and the unique needs of rural schools. Chapter I traced the development of the American school system from its inception in colonial America to contemporary times. Characteristics of America's rural population were identified and briefly…

The question addressed in this paper is to what extent does the use of measurement indicators based on differing, even contradictory, epistemic assumptions affect the acceptability of the empirical conclusions. The approach used monotonic transformations of empirically obtained measures of occupational and educational status to investigate the…

The Toledo Public Schools and the Toledo Diocesan Schools have both been involved in the implementation of competency-based instructional systems in the past three years. Each system has achieved implementation in varying degrees and by contrasting methodologies. The objectives of this paper are to (1) examine the theoretical framework, the social…

In the wake of "municipal overburden" characterizing today's cities faced with an increased demand for public services and a diminishing tax base, most urban areas in the United States have had to explore new sources of additional funds ranging from federal revenue sharing to the use of public lotteries. This paper focuses on the…

The study was undertaken at the suggestion of the Commission on Religion in Appalachia, a private development agency in Central Appalachia. Given limited resources and the difficulty of obtaining firsthand knowledge of the circumstances in the area, the commission wanted to measure socioeconomic status in the 60 Central Appalachian counties to…

This study attempted to: (1) develop research criteria and statistically valid analyses; (2) measure the economic influences of well-developed and undeveloped elementary school sites, large open space and small, or limited space school sites, on the market sale prices of comparable single-family residential housing units in matched pairs of urban…

This report analyzes 4,664 grade reports received from the California State College-University System for students who had transferred from Pasadena City College. The analysis covers all reports that were available as of June 20, 1973, for the period fall 1966 through winter quarter 1973. The grade reports data are tabulated. The tables provide…

In this report, an analysis is made of the academic achievement of 755 new transfers from Pasadena City College at the University of California. The time period covered was from fall 1966 to spring 1972. Three tables comprise the major portion of the report. Table I details the cumulative GPA's earned by all new Pasadena City College transfers at…

The State of Washington ranks fifth nationally in total urban American Indian population. There were 13,126 Indian students enrolled in Washington public schools in school year 1972-73. Of all the racial groups in the State, Indians are the most socioeconomically disadvantaged on the basis of educational level, income level, poverty status, and…

The study explored sex disparities in economic remuneration for gainful employment among black, blue collar wage earners residing in selected nonmetropolitan and metropolitan areas of Texas. The bulk of the workers' families lived in or near poverty and were highly dependent on famale as well as male income. Preliminary analysis revealed that…

Research investigated the effect that the uses of simulation-gaming techniques have upon the acquisition and cognitive retention of facts, concepts, and principles. Two hundred and ninety-five students in public secondary schools in Indiana participated in the project; these were divided into experimental and control groups which received…