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Peer reviewedCarpenter, Edwin H. – Rural Sociology, 1977
The potential for population dispersal was evaluated. The study invoked such conditions as interest in living in a small town that is a 30-minute drive and one that is at least 1-hour drive from a large city, a 10 percent loss of family income, and whether or not the individual is a likely migrant. (Author/NQ)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Community Size, Economic Factors, Migrants
Peer reviewedBorthwick, Sharon A.; Eyman, Richard K. – Mental Retardation, 1980
The study compared the characteristics of individuals residing in either institutional or community settings in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, and one regional center in California. The results show that the more severely mentally retarded persons, with their attendant handicaps and maladaptive behavior, are still likely to be found in an…
Descriptors: Community Services, Group Homes, Institutionalized Persons, Mental Retardation
Size of Place of Residential Preference as Related to Size and Satisfaction with Place of Residence.
Download full textCarpenter, Edwin H.; Warner, Judith A. – 1975
In view of the recent migration turnaround in the U.S. (1970 to 1974), relevance of size of place of residence was examined. Analysis was based on questionnaire data collected from 1973 Arizona household heads (N=2,410). Incorporated in the questionnaire, the following categorical variables were analyzed: (1) size of present place of residence…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Environmental Standards, Heads of Households, Metropolitan Areas
Gurecki, Karen J.; Wurster, Stanley R. – 1974
The study investigated whether a significant relationship existed between the continuous length of time a student spends at one school and reading and arithmetic achievement test scores. The study population consisted of all 6th grade students in a single school located within 25 miles of Phoenix (Arizona) and within 10 miles of an Air Force…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Anglo Americans, Attendance Patterns, Blacks
Kelly, Roger E.; Cramer, John O. – 1966
Urban acculturation of American Indians in Flagstaff and Winslow, Arizona was surveyed. Demographic data were obtained from Bureau of Census publications and unpublished maps and statistical tables. Sociological data included research on employment patterns, housing, economic impact of Indian consumers, and settlement patterns within urban…
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indians, Attitudes, Citizen Participation
LAMANNA, RICHARD A.; SAMORA, JULIAN – 1965
STATISTICAL DATA OF THE 1950 AND 1960 CENSUSES ENABLES TEXAS MEXICAN-AMERICANS TO BE COMPARED EDUCATIONALLY WITH OTHER GROUPS IN TEXAS, WITH MEXICAN AMERICANS IN OTHER STATES, AND WITH TEXAS MEXICAN AMERICANS OF AN EARLIER DATE. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY, ALL PERSONS OF SPANISH-SURNAME ARE CONSIDERED TO BE MEXICAN AMERICAN. THE PAPER IS…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attendance, Census Figures, Conferences
Tadlock Associates, Los Altos, CA. – 1978
This technical report analyzes community characteristics, projects growth, and suggests the development of educational delivery systems to meet Maricopa County Community College District's needs up to the year 2000. Assumptions in this planning effort include: (1) that the base components of the system will be regional campuses planned for 5,000…
Descriptors: Campus Planning, College Planning, Community Characteristics, Community Colleges
