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Ni, Yongmei; Arsen, David – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2011
School choice policies are intended to provide students in poorly performing schools the option of transferring to a better school. The associated loss of funding to new competitors is expected, in turn, to benefit students who remain in their assigned schools by spurring improved performance among the educators in them. The prospects for such…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, School Choice, Academic Achievement, School Effectiveness
SMITH, R. V.; AND OTHERS – 1964
WHILE THE MAJOR PURPOSE WAS TO EXPLORE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION FOR SCHOOL SUPPORT, A SECONDARY PURPOSE WAS TO DEMONSTRATE THE PRACTICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY AND THE SURVEY RESEARCH TECHNIQUE TO EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS. SOME OF THE FINDINGS WERE AS FOLLOWS. THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT WHICH A COMMUNITY ACCORDS ITS SCHOOLS IS…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Organizations, Community Support, Educational Problems
Rodriguez-Cano, Felipe – 1966
A descriptive and exploratory study designed to determine demographic and behavioral characteristics of Spanish-speaking migrant workers was conducted in the Stockbridge, Michigan, area. Economic, social, and demographic characteristics (such as age, educational level, income, and family size) and behavioral patterns (such as recruitment and…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Behavior Patterns, Demography, Economic Factors
Choldin, Harvey M.; Trout, Grafton D. – 1971
Part I of a sociological study concerned with the urbanization of Mexican Americans (former migrant farm workers) in Michigan cities is presented. Using a random sample of Mexican American households, the following areas are examined: household composition and education, migration and community stabilization, finding jobs, employment and income…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Educational Needs, Employment Patterns, Income
TENHOUTEN, WARREN D. – 1965
THE SOCIALIZATION PROCESS OF NEGRO AND WHITE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WAS STUDIED. PRIMARY DATA WERE GATHERED FROM FIVE HIGH SCHOOLS LOCATED IN VARIOUS REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES. THE SCHOOLS WERE SELECTED ACCORDING TO THEIR RACIAL COMPOSITION AND REGION, TWO IN THE SOUTH AND THREE IN THE NORTHEAST. SOUTHERN SCHOOLS HAD EXAMPLES OF ALL NEGRO AND ALL…
Descriptors: Black Students, Comparative Analysis, Educational Theories, High School Students
Office of Education (DHEW), Chicago, IL. Regional Office 5. – 1980
The publication, intended for persons involved in educational activities, provides selected data on demographic, social, economic, and educational characteristics of Region V, United States Department of Education. Region V comprises Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The majority of the data was drawn from the 1976…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Demography, Disabilities, Economic Research