An historical problem in the education of minorities has been that those responsible for minority education have isolated the educational process from the culture of the minority being served. This factor and others (cultural bias, lack of opportunity, and background) have contributed to lower levels of educational attainment of rural minorities…

The proportion of women in the labor force continued to grow during 1970-1978; more women headed families and worked despite the presence of children, according to the summary preceding the twenty-three tables which constitute the bulk of this report. Other findings summarized from the statistics are as follows. By 1978, a record 47.7 percent of…

This paper reports on the educational status of women and ethnic minorities. The first part of the paper presents a literature review containing overviews of the past and present status of women and minorities in education and briefly discusses the concept of equality of educational opportunity. The second part of the paper, which comprises the…

THIRTY-THREE STATE-LEVEL LEADERS WITH RESEARCH RESPONSIBILITIES IN VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION FROM 23 STATES AND TERRITORIES ATTENDED THE SEMINAR WHICH HAD THE OBJECTIVES TO -- (1) SECURE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROBLEMS AND DECISIONS FACING EDUCATIONAL POLICYMAKERS, PROGRAM PLANNERS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND TEACHERS, (2) DEVELOP A…

THE VOCATIONAL POTENTIALS, PROBLEMS OF VOCATIONAL ADJUSTMENT, AND SPECIAL NEEDS FOR ASSISTANCE OF 82 URBAN AND 21 RURAL REJECTEES WERE STUDIED, AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE METHODOLOGY FOR A NATIONAL STUDY WERE MADE. INFORMATION ON INTELLIGENCE, VOCATIONAL APTITUDES, CURRENT EMPLOYMENT AND VOCATIONAL STATUS, LITERACY AND EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT,…

ONLY THROUGH QUALITY EDUCATION PROVIDED IN RACIALLY BALANCED SCHOOLS WILL CHILDREN OF DIFFERENT CULTURAL AND RACIAL BACKGROUNDS LEARN THE CITIZENSHIP SKILLS NEEDED IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY. THE BASIC ISSUE FOR EDUCATION IS THE NEED TO PROVIDE NEGROES WITH GENUINE QUALITY EDUCATION WHICH WILL EQUIP THEM FOR ENTRY INTO THE MIDDLE CLASS LEVEL OF…

A COMPREHENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY DESIGNED TO HIGHLIGHT MAJOR ISSUES AND ASSIST PROSPECTIVE RESEARCHERS IN THE FIELD OF SCHOOL BOARD RELATIONSHIPS CONSISTS OF ABSTRACTS OF SEVEN DISSERTATIONS FROM A SERIES OF CORRELATED STUDIES SPONSORED BY THE CARNEGIE FOUNDATION AND AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF 204 BOOKS, ARTICLES, CHAPTERS, REPORTS, AND THESES.…

ONE HUNDRED PARTICIPANTS REPRESENTING FOURTEEN EAST COAST STATES WERE INVITED TO A CONFERENCE ON SERVICES TO CHILDREN IN THE EAST COAST MIGRANT STREAM. THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER EXPRESSED CONCERN FOR THE SOUTHERN WORKERS WHO MIGRATE TO THE EASTERN SEABOARD, AND SUGGESTED A COORDINATION OF SERVICES TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, HEALTH, SECURITY, JOBS, SOCIAL…

WITHIN 12 WISCONSIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THE FOLLOWING GROUPS PROVIDED DATA IN AN INVESTIGATION OF THE EXPECTATIONS FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD ROLE--(1) 1,794 CITIZENS, (2) ALL MAYORS, CITY MANAGERS OR VILLAGE PRESIDENTS, CITY OR VILLAGE COUNCILMEN, AND TOWNSHIP CHAIRMEN WITHIN EACH DISTRICT, (3) 20 RANDOMLY SELECTED TEACHERS FROM EACH DISTRICT, AND (4)…

Diverse aspects of rural problems and the social organization of Mexican labor are explored in this summary of Mexican rural history. Achnowledging Mexico's rich, unexhausted, and unexplored natural resources, Mexico is described as a poverty-stricken, hungry nation, with high degrees of malnutrition, deprivation, and illiteracy heavily…

Influences on the political and economic status of women in Canada between World Wars I and II are discussed, with emphasis on the struggle to enfranchise women on the provincial level, legislative precedents, and the relationship between educational achievement and economic opportunity. Data are derived from historical accounts; trade union…

School desegregation did not lead to greater understanding of the Hispanic community by white educational personnel in two school districts analyzed to document the desegregation process and the impact of school desegregation on the Hispanic community. Each district was in a white-controlled, tri-ethnic community in its second year of successful…

This report of American families who have children under 13 years old focused on how parents are coping with the problems of raising their children in a period of rapid social change. The exploratory phase of the study included focused group discussions with parents from widely varying backgrounds, interviews conducted with professionals,…

The study examined whether significant rural-urban differences still persisted in selected factors affecting a community's fertility level. The factors selected were education, occupational class, income, and the participation of women in the labor force. Tested was the hypothesis that the educational development, occupational class, economic…

Recent trends in graduate enrollment at the master's level in Canadian universities are reviewed and a profile of the socioeconomic characteristics of these graduate students is presented. Data are presented on full- and part-time masters student enrollment by field of study, by region and field of study, by sex and discipline, and by permanent…