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Peer reviewedLevine, Daniel U. – Journal of Experiential Education, 1978
Presenting historical and contemporary comments by writers on the city, this article describes four outstanding city learning activities: publication of a newspaper on a city neighborhood; preparation of a neighborhood profile; participation in a city "solo" experience; and participation in a "common learnings" course (interdisciplinary field…
Descriptors: Activities, Educational Philosophy, Experiential Learning, Outdoor Education
Download full textLevine, Daniel U.; And Others – 1969
In this study on interracial contact and attitudes of black and white students, questionnaires were administered to students, predominantly black, in predominantly white high schools in Kansas City, Missouri, and surrounding areas. The responses of the 529 black students indicated that contact with whites and liking for whites are positively…
Descriptors: Black Students, Intergroup Relations, Questionnaires, Racial Attitudes
Levine, Daniel U.; And Others – 1973
The major purpose of this study was to determine whether data from the 1970 Census could be used to account for at least 70 percent of the variance in grade-level achievement scores in the elementary schools of a big city, without including variables directly denoting race or ethnicity. This goal was attained when it was found that a regression…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Census Figures, Elementary Schools
Levine, Daniel U.; And Others – 1971
The determination of whether school social status is independently associated with college aspirations among a sample of white high school seniors was the purpose of this study. The sample was composed of 6,127 white 1967 graduating seniors in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area high schools. College aspirations were measured in terms of college…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Bound Students, Expectation, Family Characteristics
Peer reviewedWalker, Jane; Levine, Daniel U. – Urban Review, 1988
Examines the extent to which retaining low achieving students affects the average reading scores of the grade in which they are retained and the next higher grade. Analyzes data from one elementary school in Kansas City (Missouri). (FMW)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade Repetition, Low Achievement
Levine, Daniel U.; And Others – 1971
The purpose of this paper is to report data obtained with a questionnaire dealing with the neighborhood- and community-related perceptions of Greater Kansas City Area high school students in many different parts of that metropolitan area. The questionnaire elicits opinions on several discrete though related themes, and was pilot tested and first…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Resources, Community Study, High School Students
Meyer, Jeanie Keeny; Levine, Daniel U. – 1977
Just as urban ecologists have shown that social behavior such as delinquency is related to spatial patterns, educational achievement should logically be related to socio-spatial patterns. Accordingly, the hypothesis of the present study is that school neighborhoods can be ecologically grouped so as to enhance the prediction of achievement. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cluster Analysis, Community Characteristics, Ecology
