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Sakamoto, A. Dorothy – Educational Planning, 1985
In Seattle, Washington, schools residential distribution of the student population is analyzed through a process known as "geoprocessing." This information enabled the district to close schools and design and operate a residence-based desegregation plan. Geoprocessing is also used for enrollment projections, transportation planning,…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Place of Residence, Residential Patterns

Rodrigue, Christine M. – Journal of Geography, 1996
Describes a writing assignment designed to educate students about an ethnic group different than their own. Students first wrote a factual account of how their family arrived at the local region. They then wrote an account from the perspective of a fictional student from a different ethnic group. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Demography

Boughan, Karl – 1990
In early 1990, Prince George's Community College (PGCC), in response to declining enrollments, developed an affordable and locally effective geo-demographic cluster system for meeting the college's research and marketing needs. The system, dubbed "PG-TRAK," is based on a model developed 15 years ago as a corporate marketing tool, and involves…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Cluster Analysis, Community Characteristics, Community Colleges
Sakamoto, A. Dorothy – 1984
The Seattle School District (Washington) assigns each of its students to a particular attendance area, gives that area a code name and computer designation called a geocode, then uses data processing methods to analyze the makeup of the student population in each area and to provide data for a number of planning purposes. The geoprocessing permits…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Projections