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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1987
This document is a transcript of a Congressional hearing on race relations and adolescents. The impetus for much of the testimony is the worsening climate of race relations in the United States, represented by recent violent incidents involving youths. The witnesses were a varied group of social scientists, politicians, and educators who have…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Bias, Equal Education, Family Role
Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations, CA. – 1985
The proceedings of a 1984 public hearing on finding solutions to race-related problems in South Central Los Angeles, California, are summarized in this report. The hearing focused on problems identified by the McCone Commission, which investigated the Watts Riots of 1965 and reported on what could be done to ameliorate the conditions that caused…
Descriptors: Blacks, Education, Employment, Government Role
Broderick, Albert – North Carolina Central Law Review, 1979
Recent Federal Supreme Court decisions on nondiscrimination in federally funded programs are noted in a discussion of two issues: (1) Does the court have an accepted methodology? and (2) Has there been a realignment on crucial legal aspects of race relations? (Journal availability: Wm. W. Gaunt & Sons, 3011 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, FL 33510,…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1986
A transcript of a hearing on ethnic groups, immigrants, and opportunities for success is provided in this document. Included are prepared statements and supplemental materials by experts on population, ethnicity, public policy, and other issues relating to coexistence of the many ethnic and racial groups which live in the United States. Among the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Acculturation, Economic Opportunities, Educational Opportunities
Peer reviewedGould, William B.; And Others – Howard Law Journal, 1978
The historical development of "color-consciousness" in American society and its impact on American economics, educational and intellectual history, and employment practices are described in this collection of symposium papers. The need for affirmative action remedies is discussed and suggestions for their implementation are included. (BH)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Blacks, Conference Reports, Court Doctrine
British Information Service, New York, NY. Reference Div. – 1977
This pamphlet outlines activities that the British government has undertaken to provide equality of opportunity to ethnic minorities. Background information is provided through an overview of immigration trends which describes racial and regional distributions of minority groups. Legislation concerning race relations and discrimination is…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, Equal Education, Equal Facilities
Peer reviewedTrent, William T. – Journal of Negro Education, 1997
Discusses the sociology of education, including race relations and school segregation and desegregation, and critiques the report of D. J. Armor. The adverse effects of school segregation, and the beneficial effects, including economic consequences, of desegregation are outlined. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Desegregation Effects, Disadvantaged Youth, Economic Factors
Peer reviewedArmor, David James – Journal of Negro Education, 1997
This witness appeared for the state of Missouri, which wished to discontinue funding the St. Louis public schools' desegregation efforts, in the areas of school desegregation plans and techniques, surveys and survey methodology, race relations and attitudes, allocation of resources, statistical analysis, and the relationship between school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Methods, Disadvantaged Youth
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1988
Activities of the House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families during 1987 are recounted in this report. After a brief summary of testimony received in hearings and a description of sites visited and reports issued, the committee print provides extended summaries and related factsheets concerning hearings on: (1) AIDS and young…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
