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Cox, J. Lamarr; And Others – 1977
Narrative text, tables, and maps summarize information derived from a random sample of 20% of the Migrant Student Record Transfer System (MSRTS) data base as it existed in June 1976 related to the mobility patterns of migrant children in the contiguous United States and Puerto Rico from January 1975 to April 1976. The data base is a tabulation of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Interstate Programs, Migrant Children, Migration
Davis, Benjamin G. – 1979
During the calendar year September 1977 to August 1978 there were over 10,000 Arizona migrant students listed in the Migrant Student Record Transfer System (MSRTS). Because agriculture was a year round activity within the state, students tended to remain for relatively long periods of time. Forty-four percent of the students moved only one time…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Migrant Children, Migrant Education
Gorn, Cathy – 1998
This booklet describes the theme for National History Day 1997-1998, "Migration in History." The supplement provides teachers with classroom materials to help students begin thinking about the theme, analyze and think critically about the topic's significance in history in relation to the theme, and to help students conduct research on…
Descriptors: Demography, Elementary Secondary Education, History, History Instruction
Klauke, Amy – 1989
Studying local and national population distribution, as well as economic and social patterns, is becoming crucial for educators who serve rapidly changing communities. School officials should take into consideration the tremendous diversity in cultures, economic and family situations, and educational levels existing within an ethnic group. Several…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Educational Development, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Prewitt Diaz, Joseph O. – 1994
The psychology of the Puerto Rican migrant to the United States mainland is explored. Puerto Ricans have been migrating to the U.S. mainland and returning to Puerto Rico for more than 125 years, and, in fact, approximately 57% of all Puerto Ricans have migrated at one time or another. The migrant experience, including the circular migration…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education
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van der Tak, Jean, Ed. – Population Bulletin, 1982
Recent trends in the dynamics and character of the U.S. population, outlook for the remainder of 1980s, and prospects for long-term growth are reviewed. Estimated at 232 million as of mid-1982, the U.S. population is currently growing at about 1 percent/year, one of the developed world's highest growth rates. Natural increase (births minus deaths)…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Educational Attainment, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
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Mueller, Jean West; Schamel, Wynell Burroughs – Social Education, 1989
Uses microfilm copies of the 1880 and 1900 census records which tallied information about Laura Ingalls Wilder and her family to teach about using census data. Suggests activities that develop vocabulary skills, teach document analysis, utilize map skills, and require research and synthesis skills. (LS)
Descriptors: Census Figures, Class Activities, Data Collection, Data Interpretation
Lash, Andrea A.; Kirkpatrick, Sandra L. – 1990
A basic assumption about school enrollment is that classrooms are stable over the school year. Patterns of student mobility, teacher strategies for student orientation, teacher perceptions of mobile students, the effects of student mobility on principals' decision making, and the relationship between principals' decisions and student population…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attendance, Decision Making, Educational Mobility