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Hess, Robyn S. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2000
Used an ecological model to examine different factors impacting school completion and dropping out for Mexican American students, highlighting: the microsystem (individual settings), which emphasizes daily interactions represented by the family, the classroom, and peer relationships; the mesosystem (setting interactions); the exosystem (community…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Influence, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research

Colman, Alison – Art Education, 2000
Explores the Kwanzaa Playground, a small Afrocentric park in Columbus (Ohio), and the Kwanzaa Playground Web site within the context of how African art and culture were used to inform and transform each of these works. Describes the artwork in the playground and discusses the background, purpose, and creation of the Web site. (CMK)
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Art Expression, Art Products
Morales, Pamilla C.; Steward, Robbie – 1996
The levels of acculturation of biracial and monoracial Hispanics were examined in college students to determine the level of family or community influence in defining racial identification for the biracial individual. The sample was composed of Hispanic undergraduate students currently enrolled at the University of Kansas. Survey packets were…
Descriptors: Acculturation, College Students, Community Influence, Cultural Awareness
Morelli, Gilda A.; And Others – 1992
This study gathered information on the extent to which children participate in the mature routines of their community, and the extent to which elders participate in child-centered activities. Subjects were children ranging in age from 30 to 45 months from the four societies of: (1) Mayan Indians living in a rural Guatemalan town; (2) the Efe…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Child Development, Community Influence, Cross Cultural Studies
Volkwein, J. Fredericks; And Others – 1993
A study of campus crime trends from 1974 to 1990 examines the relationships between campus crime and college characteristics. The research drew on merged national databases containing federal crime statistics, community demographic data, and campus characteristics. The results show that campus rates of both violent crime and property crime are…
Descriptors: Campuses, Colleges, Community Characteristics, Community Influence
Swick, Kevin J. – 1991
This monograph provides a schema that educators can use to help make the behavior of children and young people more sensitive to the intricacies of the world in which they learn and develop. Features include: (1) a review of the literature on the key issues facing teachers; (2) information on developmentally related discipline issues; (3) an…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Problems, Community Influence, Discipline
Pallas, Aaron M. – 1989
Current approaches to educating at-risk students are the result of several shifts in thinking over the last 35 years, and a new way of defining at-risk students is needed to permit changes in school policy and practice to meet these students' needs. Cultural deprivation was originally considered the single cause of at-risk status. Subsequently,…
Descriptors: Community Influence, Definitions, Educational Change, Educational Trends
Marciniak, Ed – 1981
This report describes residents' efforts to generate urban change and arrest the decline of their community, Edgewater, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. The report also examines how events in Edgewater affected and were affected by developments in Uptown (the adjoining predominantly commercial district) and in the Winthrop-Kenmore Corridor that…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Development, Community Influence, Community Involvement
Winkleman, Michael – 1986
People continue to define themselves, their lifestyles, and their beliefs through their neighborhoods--their turf. In studying the history of New York City neighborhoods, it is important to consider the developmental trends and constraints (geography, economic structure, transportation, and technological advances) that contributed to the growth of…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Change, Community Characteristics, Community Influence
Thompson, Daniel J., Jr.; And Others – 1984
To examine the relationships between the external environment in which a high school exists and the internal structure of the school, a study compared selected resource variables in Connecticut communities and the internal organizational characteristics of the 25 high schools in those communities. The literature suggests external environmental…
Descriptors: Bureaucracy, Centralization, Community Characteristics, Community Influence
Soder, Roger – 1984
The purpose of this paper is to present a case study of the context and process by which the Board adopted a policy, came to question that policy, and ultimately rescinded that policy, while maintaining legitimacy within its environment. In 1977, the Board of Directors of a large urban school district adopted a policy establishing successful…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Community Influence, Daily Living Skills, Educational Change
Clement, Dorothy C.; Livesay, J. Michael – 1980
This paper traces the development of input from the black community of Bradford, North Carolina, in the decision-making, administration, and resource allocation of the local school district. The approaches taken by blacks and by the traditional interests in the district to express their respective ideas during this development are analyzed and…
Descriptors: Blacks, Community Influence, Community Involvement, Community Role
Barrera, Mario, Comp.; Vialpando, Geralda, Comp. – 1974
A set of processes, occurring throughout the urban Southwest, is fragmenting and dislocating the barrios that exist in and around metropolitan areas, displacing the Chicano population and acting as a source of disruption and instability in the community. This pamphlet presents three interviews describing projects undertaken by Chicanos in three…
Descriptors: Action Research, Community Action, Community Change, Community Control
Clairmont, Donald H. J. – 1963
The Eskimo and Indian groups native to the Aklavik area were studied by the author who lived with an Indian and an Eskimo family, and spent 3 months in 1961 in their communities. These people were described and analyzed with respect to deviance patterns and community social structure. Particular attention was directed toward the age groups of 16…
Descriptors: American Indians, Behavior, Community Influence, Cultural Influences
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. Cooperative Extension Service. – 1974
This study was undertaken in order to learn more about the background factors and characteristics of youth that appear to be associated with enrollment, involvement, and attrition from 4-H. In addition, the study sought to determine the manner in which community setting influences awareness of 4-H, enrollment and involvement in, and attrition from…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Community Influence, Educational Problems, Enrollment