A committee under the chairmanship of Benjamin Bloom met in June 1964 to discuss research findings about disadvantaged populations and the prospects for educating them. Many of the things talked about then have been realized: More money has been spent. Better than half of the colleges and universities train teachers for disadvantaged children.…

This report examines the problems involved in researching institutional and socio-cultural bilingualism and contains suggestions for about 60 projects and related case studies. These projects are presented under the following headings: (1) The Service, Methodological and Geographical Aspects, (2) Inventories, (3) Problems of Conceptualization and…

Papers and speeches concern the interaction of the deaf to a hearing world. Areas considered are the self concept of the deaf by Robert G. Sanderson, the problem of employment by Arthur G. Norris, underemployment by Abraham Stahler, the relationship of the deaf to his hearing family by Rosslyn Gaines Suchman, and personal counseling by Richard K.…

This book originated with a concern for a crucial issue in planning; namely, what is the possibility of creating social policies to modify existing patterns of segregation in order to achieve social justice (however defined) in such institutions as housing or schools. Consequently, although this is an academic, ecological analysis of residential…

This book is intended for both beginning and experienced teachers who face many difficult challenges in today's desegregated school. Teachers must come to feel and recognize the many contingencies of the desegregated classroom if it is to be a place for learning. Because social class segregates children as often as does race, the major question…

Part I of a sociological study concerned with the urbanization of Mexican Americans (former migrant farm workers) in Michigan cities is presented. Using a random sample of Mexican American households, the following areas are examined: household composition and education, migration and community stabilization, finding jobs, employment and income…

This final report relates to student socialization through a bilingual (Spanish/English), bicultural program involving 6 second grades in 3 schools of Phoenix, Arizona, for the 1970-71 school year. As reported, the major objective of the program was to develop and implement a group process approach to bilingual education; in addition, classroom…

The conviction that a complete reform of the educational system was necessary has won over the minds of the Spanish people and the government. The observations made from all levels about the bases of the educational policy were borne in mind in the preparation of the Draft Law of Education and Financing of the Educational Reform, which, having…

This report was written in answer to an inquiry of the International Bureau of Education (IBE). It attempts to answer the questions presented in the IBE questionnaire from the point of view of history, policy making and implementation, and to relate educational activities to pertinent research. As required by the IBE, the survey was limited to the…

The purpose of the study was to differentiate among black college students by attitudes and behavior, in relation to social characteristics, in order to relate better to their individual needs. Individual interviews were conducted of 144 black students and a control group of 159 white students. A questionnaire was designed which used both standard…

As one of 20 case studies in education and culture designed to bring to students in professional education and in the social sciences the results of direct observation and participation in educational process in a variety of cultural settings, this book describes the educational process in a residential school for American Indian children in the…

This volume contains three analytic literature reviews of desegregation literature. The first review examines trends in the literature of school desegregation and educational inequality from 1960-1975. The second review provides an assessment of conceptual frameworks and methodological orientations concerning interracial schooling. One purpose of…

A study that tested a modified version of Tinto's student attrition model on a Chicano student population in two year colleges is discussed. Measures of goodness of fit were examined to provide indices for the overall fit of the causal model in the study. (Author/MLW)

Uses path analysis and data from 2,829 Washington State residents aged 55 and over to study effects of rural or urban residence on social integration/loneliness. Finds rural residents not more highly integrated into social networks than urban counterparts and not lonelier. Discusses implications for existing social relations stereotypes of the…

Examines the processes by which segments of society previously excluded from membership in political and socio-economic institutions are incorporated into these institutions as citizens. Emphasis is on expectations and disillusions. The role that school and the workplace play in civic inclusion are specifically discussed. (RM)