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Moore, John W. – 1977
This essay offers several propositions related to the problems of urban areas and notes the implications of these problems for urban universities and their colleges of education. The quality of life in urban America is deteriorating as is the quality of service being provided by urban schools and social service agencies. A large portion of the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Schools of Education, Teacher Educators, Urban Areas
Download full textRoger Tory Peterson Inst. of Natural History, Inc., Jamestown, NY. – 1991
This document reports on a conference about the use of existing resources to teach nature education to urban children. The conference was organized around the question of how to encourage more positive use of parklands for outdoor nature education. The conference was held in New York City's Central Park and over 80 leaders representing city…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Nature Centers
Romo, Harriet D., Ed. – 1990
This symposium investigates the condition of urban Latinos and Blacks two decades after reports by the Kerner, Eisenhower, and Katzenbach commissions recommended sweeping reforms in urban policy. Twenty-nine researchers, politicians, and policymakers analyze the condition of the urban poor and the role of minorities in forming policies. The…
Descriptors: Blacks, Community Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Hispanic Americans
Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Community Relations Service. – 1979
This report presents the proceedings of a conference held to examine the relationship between the police and minority groups with a focus on the problem of police use of excessive force. Successful community-police efforts to increase safety and reduce the use of force are described in case studies from four cities. Also presented are the texts of…
Descriptors: Black Community, Hispanic Americans, Law Enforcement, Minority Groups
Samore, Theodore, Comp. – 1974
The papers presented at the 1974 seminar are grouped under four headings. The six papers in section one discuss community information needs and methods of interpersonal and intercultural communication. Section two describes several existing urban librarianship training programs and outlines models for the effective training of librarians to meet…
Descriptors: American Indians, Communication (Thought Transfer), Field Experience Programs, Information Needs
Carter, George E., Ed.; And Others – 1978
The conference papers presented in this volume focus on the urban minority experience with regard to race, ethnic issues, and ethnic studies programs. The papers which deal with ethnic studies programs address such topics as American Indian Studies, Eurocentric bias in Western studies of Asia, black student alientation at small liberal arts…
Descriptors: American Indians, Bilingual Education, Black Studies, Blacks
