Revised version of paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Opinion Research, Lake George, New York, 1969. Based on experience in a ghetto study, paper focuses on sources of resistance to community surveys, some of the forms it takes, and the implications for social research. (RJ)

PUBLISHED BY VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA (VISTA), THIS JOURNAL ISSUE CONSISTS OF FOUR ARTICLES WHICH DESCRIBE LIFE AMONG THE URBAN AND RURAL POOR. THE ARTICLES DISCUSS (1) A SLUM AREA IN MIAMI, FLORIDA, (2) GHETTO GANGS, (3) AN ORGANIZATION OF ARCHITECTS AND LAWYERS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING SLUM HOUSING CONDITIONS IN NEW YORK CITY AND TO…

An analysis of the history of East Harlem reveals the manner in which successive waves of ethnic groups immigrating to this area have displaced each other without merging. (JM)

Depressed labor force participation in the ghetto affects prime age groups more than others, due partly to residential segregation and the resultant shortage of appropriate jobs in the area. (MF)

A PROGRESS REPORT OF THE COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROJECT CONCERNING THE EFFECTS OF VALUE SYSTEMS UPON SCHOOL LEARNING AMONG GHETTO CLUB MEMBERS IS PRESENTED. STREET GROUP MEMBERS CONSIDERED SCHOOL LEARNING IRRELEVANT TO PRESTIGE WITHIN THE GROUP. THEY WERE CONCERNED WITH TOUGHNESS, SMARTNESS, TROUBLE, EXCITEMENT, AUTONOMY, AND FATE. FULL…

This study examines the question: does location within a metropolitan area have a major effect on the employment, unemployment, hours of work, occupation and earnings of poverty area residents? If so, how does this effect differ among various population groups and can the nature and magnitude of these effects among the different groups be…

PARTIALLY BASED ON INFORMATION GATHERED IN THE HARLEM YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES UNLIMITED PROJECT, THIS BOOK, WRITTEN FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, DISCUSSES THE PROBLEMS OF GHETTO COMMUNITIES AND ITS INHABITANTS AS INTERPRETED FROM THE AUTHOR'S POSITION AS AN "'INVOLVED OBSERVER'." THE AUTHOR FEELS THAT ALTHOUGH SOME OF THE PROBLEMS OF THE LOWER…

The Pratt Center for Community Improvement was founded in Brooklyn in 1963 by Pratt Institute. Its aim was to help equalize the knowledge level of city and community representatives concerning issues in urban renewal, and to gain the confidence of local residents and enhance their participation in decision making. Participant education and…

A personal account by the music and drama teacher of the conflict surrounding a student production of Fiddler on the Roof" in a Brooklyn junior high school. (MC)

A DESCRIPTION IS GIVEN OF A NEW APPROACH TO EDUCATION IN THE GHETTO, WHICH INVOLVES CHILDREN FROM THE LOWEST SOCIOECONOMIC GROUP OF SOCIETY, AND WHICH DEALS WITH CHILDREN AT THEIR MOST CRITICAL AGES. CAREFULLY SELECTED METHODS FOR EACH AGE GROUP ARE EMPLOYED. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO FIT THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF PRESCHOOLERS, CHILDREN BETWEEN…

SOCIOECONOMIC FORCES CONTINUE TO PERPETUATE GHETTOS, DESPITE THE LEGAL EQUALITY GAINED BY NEGROES. THESE GHETTOS, IN WHICH OVER 10 MILLION MINORITY GROUP AMERICANS LIVE, EXACT AN ENORMOUS ECONOMIC PRICE IN NEEDED SERVICES, IN INCOME LOST BECAUSE OF LOW PRODUCTIVITY, AND IN PROPERTY LOST DURING PROTEST RIOTS. A PROGRAM TO END GHETTOS MUST START…

P.S. 192 IN NEW YORK CITY'S HARLEM HAS DEMONSTRATED THAT NEGRO AND PUERTO RICAN STUDENTS CAN ACHIEVE IN A RACIALLY ISOLATED GHETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF A DEDICATED PRINCIPAL. SINCE 1962, WITH A CHANGE OF ADMINISTRATOR ALL FIRST- AND SECOND-GRADE PUPILS HAVE RECEIVED 45 MINUTES OF READING INSTRUCTION THREE OR FOUR TIMES A WEEK,…