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Stewart, Marlene M. – 1971
It has been difficult to recruit and retain active Girls Service Organization (GSO) members who serve as official hostesses for all Armed Services YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) programs and activities in El Paso, Texas (a bicultural setting). This study tested the hypothesis that the perceptions of institutional pressures by the two…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Armed Forces, Attitudes, Community Influence
National Black Child Development Inst., Inc., Washington, DC. – 1972
This report describes the first Public Policy Seminar, sponsored by the Black Child Development Institute in the summer of 1972. The seminar was designed to provide the opportunity for information-sharing, awareness of federal policy making, and a channel for minorities involved in child development at the community level to exert pressure and…
Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Black Community, Black Organizations, Community Influence
Holland, R. W. – 1971
This report examines the varying degrees of controversy and conflict experienced by two cities when they attempted to desegregate their public schools. Using these experiences as examples, the report shows how education boards can implement desegregation plans to avoid community controversy. The author stresses that issues basic to avoiding…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Boards of Education, Community Attitudes, Community Influence
Meyer, Anthony J. – 1971
Based on a study of black-oriented broadcasting conducted in 1970, the purpose of this report is to discern and elucidate, rather than measure conclusively, the dynamics of its "success," emphasizing the potential of such stations to have a positive social impact on their communities. Fourteen black-oriented stations were visited, 30 license…
Descriptors: Audiences, Black Community, Broadcast Industry, Business Responsibility
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Huebner, E. Scott; And Others – Research in Rural Education, 1985
Reviews factors that may impede the delivery of useful and appropriate diagnostic-intervention services to rural disabled children. Discusses rural parent, educator, school, and community factors as well as state and national policies that must be considered to ensure the provision of quality services to rural students. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Influence, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Quality
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Bronfenbrenner, Urie – Developmental Psychology, 1986
Discusses the influence of external environments on the functioning of families as contexts for child development. Describes studies on the interaction of genetics and environment, on relationships between the family and hospital care, day care, peers, schools, parental employment and support networks, the community, and major transition life…
Descriptors: Child Development, Community Influence, Ecological Factors, Family Characteristics
Bagin, Don; Gallagher, Donald R. – 2001
This book recognizes that publicity is required for interpreting the school to the community and the community to the school. Well-designed community-relations programs can create a sense of friendliness and good will toward faculties, provide adequate financial support for schools, and develop a sense of responsibility in the community for the…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Influence, Community Relations, Community Support
Singer, Judith Y. – 1997
Based on a participant-observer's 14-month experience in the day care setting, this paper describes the curriculum implementation in an inner-city day care center--called "Banza" for purposes of this paper--in which both students and teachers come from working class or poor, African American, Caribbean, or Latino families. Through its…
Descriptors: Community Influence, Cultural Differences, Day Care Centers, Diversity (Faculty)
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Gress, James R. – Action in Teacher Education, 1983
In the University of Toledo/Springfield Local Schools Project, school districts, community councils, and teacher education institutions collaborated to assess school improvement needs and design personnel development programs. Results of this Teacher Corps program are described. (PP)
Descriptors: Community Education, Community Influence, Community Involvement, Elementary Secondary Education
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Peters, Donald L.; Klein, Elisa L. – Theory into Practice, 1981
To understand the processes of learning and to make educational decisions for the future, three levels of environmental and historical context need to be considered. The microsystem represents the most immediate environment, the family; the exosystem includes environment experienced directly, the neighborhood; and the macrosystem represents the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Community Influence, Cultural Context, Developmental Stages
Ritchie, J. B. – Journal of Tertiary Educational Administration, 1979
Increased government interference in college autonomy is seen to rest on the lack of responsibility of educational institutions and on their lack of sensitivity to community pressure. Increased government interference increases the workload on administrators and the cost of the administration of educational institutions. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Community Influence, Educational Administration, Federal Regulation
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LeClere, Felicia B.; Rogers, Richard G.; Peters, Kimberley D. – Social Forces, 1997
Low-income neighborhoods with high African American concentrations increased mortality for all residents, but particularly young and middle-aged men; Mexican American neighborhoods conferred a mortality advantage on male residents; women received a mortality advantage in neighborhoods with higher average educational attainment; and individual…
Descriptors: Blacks, Community Characteristics, Community Influence, Educational Attainment
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Shroyer, M. Gail; Borchers, Carol A. – School Science and Mathematics, 1996
Examines how a national model for integrating microcomputers into science teaching was implemented in rural school districts. Reports that the implementation of the model for rural school districts required several adaptations. Discusses the organizational, procedural, community, and personal factors that led to those adaptations and influenced…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Influence, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Change
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Holm, Tom; Willard, William – WICAZO SA Review, 1995
Reviews "Strong Hearts, Wounded Souls," by Tom Holt, which examines American Indian involvement in war and the life experiences of Indian Vietnam veterans. An excerpt draws on the Readjustment Counseling Service's survey of Indian veterans to discuss childhood experiences, cultural traditions, and community and family influences that motivated…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Attitudes, Community Influence
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Fick, Ana Correa; Thomas, Sarah Moody – Youth & Society, 1995
Examines the relationship between violence exposure and experimentation with cigarettes and alcohol, intentions to use cigarettes and alcohol, health locus of control, and health values. Responses from 110 inner-city children and adolescents ages 10 to 13 years show cigarette use positively associated with violence. Control scales were negatively…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Development, Behavioral Science Research
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