Reviews findings of recent studies of school segregation and tests the idea that school integration is a major cause of white flight from the nation's largest cities. The potential of busing and other techniques for integration is discussed. (Author/AM)

Discusses white society's reaction to the 1954 Brown decision and cites gradualism, delay, hate, fear, and distrust as the intervening problems in the creation of equal education in an integrated society. (Author/DW)

The paper describes Project STIP (Supported Transition to Integrated Preschools), a demonstration project in San Francisco, California, which is developing and evaluating a model for integrating preschool children with special needs into regular education preschool programs. Project STIP also developed and evaluated a district-wide model for…

Definitions of least restrictive environment (LRE), inclusive education, and mainstreaming are offered, supported by position statements and policies of the Michigan Board of Education, Michigan Department of Education, and the Council for Exceptional Children. Thirty-six terms related to inclusive education, such as integrated education and…

To determine whether Hispanics in America favor assimilation or pluralism, 255 Chicago Hispanics were surveyed. Results showed that changes in their cultural patterns and movement toward assimilation were minimal. Although some assimilation was occurring, a certain degree of separateness (based on religion, ethnic identity, and behavioral…

This study investigated the effects on prejudice of either a cooperative or competitive strategy adopted by either a white or black partner. The results were considered in relation to the general effect of competition and cooperation in society. (Author)

Not all mentally retarded children need special classes. However, school board members and superintendents should be aware of the districtwide implications of this trend to integrate certain handicapped children into the traditional classrooms. (Author/WM)

The issue of Puerto Rican assimilation is addressed within a cost-benefit analysis framework. The desire of Puerto Ricans to assimilate is discussed in terms of (1) what they expect to gain; (2) what they perceive their chances are of "making it"; (3) the perceived social costs of assimilation; and (4) what other alternatives to assimilation are…

The issue of school desegregation does not affect most Asian/Pacific Americans today due to their small number, geographic dispersion, heterogeneity based on differences in ethnic identities, and variations in their degree of cultural and social assimilation into American society. Before 1965 most of the Asian and Pacific American young people…

This review of the literature on cultural adjustment is divided into four sections: the nature of cultural adjustment; acculturation as a model of cultural adjustment; psychological responses to acculturation; and a model of cultural adjustment developed by the author as a result of his immigration from Puerto Rico to the United States mainland.…

Theoretical formulation may be utilized as a technique of the inquiry process under the following conditions: (1) identification of appropriate uses such as in explaining existing generalizations as a basis for asking questions that might not otherwise have been raised; (2) provision of the current state of development of a particular line of…

This study was undertaken to determine the ethnic and racial composition of corporations in Detroit, Michigan. The extent to which members of the Polish, Italian, Black, and Latino communities have penetrated the centers of power and influence in Detroit-based corporations was investigated. These groups comprise 33.8% of the Metropolitan Detroit…

An in-depth study of the process of adaption among Peace Corps volunteers in Brazil and cross-cultural training methodology is presented in this volume, the first of two reports resulting from the project. Since ultimate aims of cross-cultural learning tend to be described in abstract terms, the fundamental issue had to do with specifying and…

Results indicate that those least ethnocentric--cosmopolitans not identified with an ethnic group and engaging in associational interactions--tend to support ethnic integration, while those most ethnocentric--locals identifying with an ethnic group and engaging in communal interaction--find themselves in role conflict and are ambivalent toward…

Large numbers of adolescent students feel alienated because they are not allowed to participate in decision-making processes. Unless these students become involved, the gap will continue to widen between those who have assumed leadership through authority (administrators, teachers, and counselors) and those most affected by lack of involvement.…