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Download full textNational Indian Council on Aging, Albuquerque, NM. – 1981
The report discusses the participation of elderly American Indians in Federal entitlement programs and describes the Reservation Access Project, which was funded to increase by 100% the number of Indian elderly served and to develop a model for delivery services. The first section provides an introduction, organizational history of the National…
Descriptors: Age, American Indians, Community Characteristics, Delivery Systems
Friedland, William H.; Barton, Amy – 1975
The end of the bracero program after 1965 brought about a major change in the growing, harvesting, and processing of California tomatoes which dramatically influenced the structure of the harvesting labor force. In order to determine the social consequences of the transition from man to mechanized harvesting procedures, the following areas of…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Production, Automation
Harris, Everett Wayne – 1973
The primary objective of this study was to determine whether or not there were differences in selected aspects of work commitment among rural low income adults who were employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force. Specific objectives of this doctoral thesis were: (1) to determine the social and economic characteristics of rural low income…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Experience, Employment Level
Peer reviewedKelly, Gail P. – Comparative Education, 1982
Explains the colonial school's role in terms of the distribution of education by vertical (social strata) and horizontal (regional) integration, the type of education offered, and the political and social context of interwar Vietnam. Indicates the schools played a divisive role, an effect not due solely to foreign domination. (LC)
Descriptors: Colonialism, Differences, Educational Change, Educational Policy
Direct linkFarmer, Thomas W.; Clemmer, Jason T.; Leung, Man-Chi; Goforth, Jennifer B.; Thompson, Jana H.; Keagy, Kristin; Boucher, Signe – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2005
Early adolescents' strengths were examined in relation to factors that are associated with developmental risk or resilience in two rural low-income southern communities. The sample was comprised of 279 students (101 boys, 178 girls), all of whom were African American and reflected the public school attendance of this community. Parent reports on…
Descriptors: Social Characteristics, Attendance, Early Adolescents, Rating Scales
Current Housing Report, 1989
A wide variety of data, collected in 1985 and 1986, is presented in this first biennial report that deals with U.S. housing and the demographic, social, and economic characteristics of its occupants. The U.S. Census American Housing Survey of 1985 is the primary database for the report, which provides an excellent resource for teacher background…
Descriptors: Blacks, Costs, Family Environment, Family (Sociological Unit)
Matabane, Paula W.; Gandy, Oscar H., Jr. – 1987
A study investigated the viewing behavior of a sample of public television supporters, specifically examining the relationship of their social characteristics to viewing and to knowledge about Africa as presented in the series "The Africans." Subjects, 120 District of Columbia adults drawn from the membership lists of a local public TV…
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Behavior Patterns, Cultural Differences, Documentaries
National Committee for Adoption, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1982
There is national concern for the estimated 100,000 "special needs" children who are not quickly adopted because of age, race, ethnic background, sibling relationship, medical condition, or physical, mental or emotional handicaps. That concern has been translated into concrete recommendations in the form of a model act written by the…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Age, Child Welfare
Yang, Shu-O W. – 1981
Data from the National Longitudinal Study (NLS) of the high school class of 1972 (statistics on a national sample of young adults as they moved out of high school into early adulthood) were used to test rural young adults' sex role orientation and the rural-urban differential in sex role orientation. NLS data were collected for the base year…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Comparative Analysis, Family Characteristics, Longitudinal Studies
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A random sample, predominantly black, of about 100 rural Louisiana residents was interviewed in 1979-80 to determine the extent to which rural residents' educational and occupational motivations were related to their adoption of agricultural technology. Published literature relevant to the subject was reviewed. With the exception of an…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Adoption (Ideas), Age Groups
ULIBARRI, HORACIO
THE PURPOSE OF THIS RESEARCH REPORT WAS TO COLLECT SOCIOLOGICAL DATA ON THE ATTITUDINAL ORIENTATIONS OF MIGRANT WORKERS. THE SAMPLE CONSISTED OF 65 PERSONS OF SPANISH-AMERICAN HERITAGE. NO ATTEMPT AT RANDOMIZATION WAS MADE IN SELECTING THE SAMPLE. DATA WERE COLLECTED USING AN OPEN-ENDED TYPE INTERVIEW SCHEDULE. THOSE ATTITUDINAL CHARACTERISTICS…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Attitudes, Braceros, Children
Spouse, Betsy M. – 1981
A study examined older adult participation in continuing education to determine if there are significant differences in the characteristics and participation motivations between older adults who enroll in age-integrated programs and those who participate in age-segregated programs. Questionnaires consisting of a program participant's survey…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Centers, Community Programs
Charters, W. W., Jr. – 1968
This bibliography lists 223 journal articles, unpublished master's and doctoral dissertations, bulletins, books, and monographs on the behavior, attributes, attitudes, or interaction of school board members. Included are reports of investigations that offer bases for generalizable propositions regarding the local school board's part in district…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Board Administrator Relationship, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education
Johnson, Donald Henry – 1966
A study was made of 269 boys and 388 girls enrolled in "capstone" courses in 30 cooperating schools of Wisconsin's Pilot Program in Vocational Education. The purpose was to identify psychosocial characteristics of secondary school trainees rated by their teachers as having poor employment potential. Characteristics were analyzed in terms…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Doctoral Dissertations, Employment Potential, Females
Ratchick, Irving – 1965
This report describes the criteria by which local educational agencies in New York State might identify disadvantaged pupils who are eligible for assistance under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Disadvantaged pupils can be identified by their mental ability, language ability, academic achievement, reading level, age-grade…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Criteria, Disadvantaged Youth
