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Stapleton, Richard C. – 1969
Because of declining prices for sorghum and cotton, increased operating costs, and reduction in the underground water level, opportunities for male high school graduates in the Southern Plains region have declined in recent years. The study collected data on migration patterns of males who graduated during the 1953-63 period by surveying high…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Economic Opportunities, Farmers, High School Graduates
Texas Governor's Office of Migrant Affairs, Austin. – 1976
A comprehensive study of migrant and seasonal farmworkers in Texas was conducted to provide an accurate estimate of this farmworker population, to obtain data about their demographic characteristics, and to determine the extent of use of social service agencies, especially those delivering services under the Comprehensive Employment and Training…
Descriptors: Age, Agricultural Laborers, Demography, Ethnic Groups
TINNEY, MILTON W. – 1965
A STUDY OF MIGRANT WORKERS IN THE 5 SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA COUNTIES OF GREER, HARMON, JACKSON, KIOWA, AND TILLMAN WAS CONDUCTED IN 1964 BY THE OKLAHOMA STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE. APPROXIMATELY 15,000 AGRICULTURAL MIGRANTS COME INTO THE AREA EACH YEAR. THE SURVEY FOUND THAT THESE PEOPLE WERE PREDOMINATELY SPANISH-SPEAKING FROM TEXAS, EARNED LESS THAN…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Occupations, Child Labor, Educationally Disadvantaged