Background/Context: One of the most critical functions of a well-integrated school is the development of "culturally flexible" students who, over the course of their social development, effectively navigate diverse social environs such as the workplace, communities, and neighborhoods. Most studies, albeit with some exceptions, have…

The goal of the Counseling and Career Guidance Component of the Detroit (Michigan) school desegregation plan was to improve student effectiveness in the areas of personal, social, academic, and career development. Major program functions included individual and group counseling, program selection and placement guidance, career guidance, and…

Using a method of cluster analysis, patterns of social integration behavior in a multiracial high school and the success of a program of integration were examined. The study attempted to relate the success or failure of an integration program to the degree to which individual students were integrated into the social scene. (JN)

This is one part of an evaluation of the Los Angeles Unified School District's Predominantly Hispanic, Black, Asian, and other Non-Anglo (PHBAO) student integration programs. The evaluation is based on data collected from staff, students, and parents during 1982-83, at schools that are at least 70% non-Anglo. This volume contains three Sections,…

This monograph comprises 10 articles grouped under a single title on the following aspects of school desegregation in Delaware: (1) the true meaning of desegregation in the light of current concerns; (2) the effect on Hispanic and other students; and (3) its personal impact. The following school and community representatives contributed to the…

This report details the technical aspects of an evaluation of Magnet School programs in the Los Angeles Unified School District in 1982-83. It focuses on implementation during that year and on progress made toward reducing harms of racial isolation. A prologue considers the social, economic, and governmental context affecting the analysis and…

This report details the technical aspects of a 1983 evaluation of Year-Round Schools (YRS) in the Los Angeles Unified School District. It is part of a combined effort to assess voluntary integration programs and is designed to inform the district's policy-makers on the progress the district has made in relieving the harms of racial isolation. A…

This report presents the 1982-83 results of an ongoing evaluation of two voluntary integration programs, Permits With Transportation (PWT) and Continued Voluntary Permits (CVP), which operate within the Los Angeles Unified School District. Information on implementation methods is presented for the use of district policymakers and for gauging…

This report is a follow-up study of the students who participated in a high school grade reorganization plan in the city of New York as a step toward establishment of a four-year comprehensive high school. The evaluation attempts assessment of any long-range effects of this program on disadvantaged high school students in four representative high…

The School District of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was ordered by the Commonwealth Court to begin a voluntary desegregation plan in February, 1979. To support the desegregation process, the school district applied for and received grants from the Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA) to develop programs around eight basic models: pairing, enrichment,…

This report presents results of the first year of a three-year study analyzing the effects of school desegregation/integration on black and white pupils enrolled in the public schools of Indianapolis, Indiana, and surrounding suburban school districts within Marion County. This longitudinal study will survey resident and non-resident students in…

This is one part of an evaluation of the Los Angeles Unified School District's Predominantly Hispanic, Black, Asian, and Other Non-Anglo (PHBAO) student integration programs. The evaluation is based on data collected from staff, students, and parents during 1982-83 at schools that are at least 70% non-Anglo. This volume contains the last three of…