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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1986
A transcript of a hearing on ethnic groups, immigrants, and opportunities for success is provided in this document. Included are prepared statements and supplemental materials by experts on population, ethnicity, public policy, and other issues relating to coexistence of the many ethnic and racial groups which live in the United States. Among the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Acculturation, Economic Opportunities, Educational Opportunities
Australian Inst. of Multicultural Affairs, Melbourne (Australia). – 1986
The seven papers collected in this report cover the educational and labor market experiences of migrant youth in Australia. Most of the papers address the question of how these youths are affected by government labor programs and services. "Migrant Unemployment in the First Year of Labour Market Activity" (Paul W. Miller) reports that…
Descriptors: Career Education, Economic Opportunities, Education Work Relationship, Ethnic Groups
Gaziano, Cecilie – 1983
The distribution of knowledge in society tends to parallel the distribution of other social and economic resources. Currently four major socioeconomic trends point not only to widened knowledge gaps in the future but also to greater divisions between higher and lower socioeconomic status (SES) groups. First, a long-term trend toward a more…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Economic Opportunities, Employment Opportunities, Futures (of Society)
Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, DC. – 1983
This report examines some of the barriers to black economic development in Baltimore (Maryland) and discusses the extent to which blacks have participated in or benefited from revitalization projects in the city's downtown area. Background information on black businesses in the United States in general and Baltimore in particular is provided.…
Descriptors: Black Businesses, Black Employment, Blacks, Business Responsibility
Nelson, Lynn R.; And Others – 1989
This paper chronicles the effort of a curriculum development team to alter the high school social studies curriculum, its content, and instructional methods. Specifically, Entrepreneur/Economic Education (E-3) is the focus of this curriculum reform effort. The E-3 program is designed as a four-year cooperative effort involving selected teachers,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Economic Opportunities, Economics, Economics Education
PDF pending restorationSolomon, George T., Ed.; Whiting, Bruce G. – 1986
The following papers are included: "The Visionary Entrepreneur" (Sidney J. Parnes); "Creative Discipline: Entrepreneurial Objective or Oxymoron" (Arthur Lipper III); "Wowing Your Customers" (Stew Leonard); "Results of Recent Studies Examining the Effect of Need for Achievement and Other Variables upon…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Business Education, Economic Opportunities, Entrepreneurship
Ramsay, Caroline C.; And Others – 1986
This manual was developed to help Peace Corps volunteers assist local craftspeople in developing nations in initiating and operating small businesses to produce and market their products. The manual is organized in eight chapters that cover the following topics: the crafts environment, common problems and solutions for a crafts business,…
Descriptors: Adults, Business Administration, Craft Workers, Developing Nations
MUELLER, E.W. – 1967
SINCE 1900, RURAL AMERICA HAS EXPERIENCED AN AIMLESS TRANSITION. PRIOR TO THAT DATE, A WELL ESTABLISHED PATTERN HAD EVOLVED WHICH INCLUDED THE DIVISION OF THE LAND AREA INTO FAMILY FARM UNITS AND TOWNS, WITH SMALL CITIES EMERGING AS TRADE AND SERVICE CENTERS FOR THE FARM POPULATION. DURING THIS PERIOD OF TRANSITION, HOWEVER, CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Aspiration, Church Programs, Churches
Conboy, Michael, Ed.; Guiles, Roger, Ed. – 1980
This manual represents an educational program designed for public officials, interested citizens, and professionals interested in improving the economic climate of the municipality or region. Its purpose is to teach economic development skills, thus enabling participants to develop community economic growth plans. Focus is on four essential…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Community Action, Community Characteristics
Days, Drew S., III – 1979
Title VI was designed to put an end to Federal support of discrimination and to assure blacks the right of access to Federally assisted programs. However, the Federal government has not established sufficiently rigorous compliance and enforcement mechanisms to ensure that its programs do not contribute to racial discrimination. In order to enforce…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Economic Opportunities, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Wrightsman, Lawrence S.; And Others – 1975
This paper discusses the issue of children's rights and describes a study in which a 300-item attitude scale was constructed and administered to several groups of adult subjects. Major content areas, dealing with the rights of children aged 10-14 included: health, safety/care, education and information, economics, and legal, judicial, and…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Child Advocacy, Child Care, Child Welfare
Conn, Stephen – 1975
As one in a series of articles written by different professionals concerned with Alaska Native land claims, this article focuses on the role of village and regional corporations as established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1972. Designed to stimulate careful political/historical reading and discussion at an advanced secondary or…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Collective Bargaining, Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Guides
Bell, Duran – 1974
Given the general social thrust toward progress in the 1960's, it is proposed here that the points in the system where black economic progress took place were those points where white resistance was less. Current data indicates the achievement of significant progress by black women--relative to white women and black men--in all regions of the…
Descriptors: Black Employment, Economic Change, Economic Factors, Economic Opportunities
Cushman, William Mitchell, Comp. – 1974
This dissertation is concerned with racial discrimination as a central issue in urban planning. Although primarily concerned with black opportunities in housing, the study investigates Negro opportunities in related areas (education, income, and employment) in order to develop the linkages and interdependencies between the various aspects of equal…
Descriptors: Blacks, Economic Opportunities, Housing Discrimination, Housing Opportunities
Stats, Jeanette – 1970
The document is a summary report of the provisions of Title V, Economic Opportunity Act, and the organization and implementation of subsequent programs. The Act was designed to expand the opportunities for constructive work experience and needed training for persons who were unable to support or care for themselves or their families. The document…
Descriptors: American Indians, Child Care, Community Involvement, Disadvantaged
