Highlights the body of available service-learning knowledge in the United States as found via a literature review of the National Clearinghouse for Service-Learning. The authors show that, while urban, suburban, and rural programs are often similar, urban programs focus more on disadvantaged youth and at-risk students and deal more with literacy…

This essay explores the suburban mythos that dominates the pedagogical scene of public-communication instruction. This scene both narrows the civic meaning of citizenship and constructs an unproblematic environment of professional acceptance. In doing so, it removes any serious discussion of the world of conflicted interests. As a remedy, this…

This chapter examines recent trends in rural poverty and discusses some characteristics of the rural poor compared to the urban poor. Sources of poverty data for 1967-90 include the income supplement of the Census Bureau's annual Current Population Survey and personal income data compiled by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. "Rural" and…

DEMOGRAPHIC AND GEOGRAPHIC PROBLEMS IN RURAL YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMS ARE PRESENTED. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS INDICATES A HIGH PROPORTION OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMS SHOULD BE DIRECTED IN SUBURBAN AND RURAL AREAS OF THE NATION. TRANSPORTATION, WORK SITE AVAILABILITY, AND EXISTING HUMAN RESOURCES ARE LISTED AS MAJOR PROBLEMS…

The analysis of this paper is directed primarily to the question of the effect of school desegregation on loss of white children from large central-city school systems. This analysis is taken from James S. Coleman, Sara D. Kelly, and John A. Moore, Trends in School Segregation, 1968-73 (1975). The data are taken from annual reports by all school…

This paper is organized into four parts. Part One, The Historical Pattern and Its Study, notes that the impulse to suburbanize is probably as old as the city itself. However, because of magnitude alone, contemporary suburban settlement would have to be assessed as a phenomenon that is uniquely different from its predecessors. Part Two, The Changed…

This booklet presents information about the scope of the New York State Department of Education programs for the disadvantaged (as of 1966). The contents are arranged under the headings of teachers of the disadvantaged, and disadvantaged children, youth, and adults. Lists of school districts participating in various projects and programs are…

The effects of verbal and non-verbal parental behavior on the self esteem of the child were explored by means of a stratified random sampling of schools in a large metropolitan area in Northeastern United States. A Parental Response Inventory was first developed. This is a structured inventory consisting of 12 prepared situations and a choice of…

THIS EXTENSIVE STUDY INVESTIGATED THE SPECIFIC ARRANGEMENTS PROVIDED BY TWELVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND EIGHT HIGH SCHOOLS IN EIGHT NEW JERSEY COMMUNITIES TO ENCOURAGE PARENTS INVOLVEMENT IN, KNOWLEDGE ABOUT, AND SUPPORT OF THE SCHOOLS. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THESE ARRANGEMENTS ARE ASSESSED ACCORDING TO (1) THE EXPRESSED SATISFACTION OF 1,392 MOTHERS…

Designed for second and third grade, this curriculum guide focuses on the social nature of man and the need of human beings for each other. By examining urban, suburban, and rural neighborhoods, a variety of social types and life-styles are presented. Each of the three neighborhood sections consists of 14 stories expressing different concepts and…

The following four hypotheses were tested: (1) nonmetropolitan areas with the highest percentages employed in industry in 1960 will experience the greatest inmigration between 1965-70; (2) those with a high percentage employed in agriculture will experience the lowest amounts of inmigration; (3) those areas with small farm size and low farm income…

This report is the result of an investigation initiated by the Commission to study metropolitan area development and its social and economic impact on urban minorities. In public hearings in St. Louis, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C., between January 1970 and June 1971, the Commission documented the problem with the testimony of more than 150…

This paper is the first in a series of reports on racial patterns in the 1990 Census, and it discusses and provides statistical data on Black and Latino segregation in Chicago (Illinois) and its metropolitan area. Computations for this report were conducted at the Chicago Urban League Research and Planning Department. One table lists the Black to…

There is an increasing body of literature about runaway and homeless youth, but few studies have investigated what happens to the youth after they use Runaway and Homeless Youth Centers (RHYCs). This study examines the services available and the impact these services have on the youth. Data are analyzed from a survey mailed to all RHYCs operated…

The barriers of housing segregation have been reinforced for blacks living in central-city ghettos by the process of metropolitan decentralization, which has moved most whites beyond social contact, and most employment beyond reach of available public transportation. Despite gains in the number of blacks who found housing in the suburbs in the…