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Stephan, Walter G.; Rosenfield, David – 1980
The study described in this report investigated the effect of the classroom structure and climate of a recently desegregated school on the outgroup friendships and ethnic attitudes of white, black, and Mexican American fourth grade students in Dallas, Texas. A path analysis that charted the interethnic attitudes and attitude changes from fourth to…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Black Attitudes, Classroom Desegregation, Desegregation Effects
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. Office of Institutional Research and Analysis. – 1980
Data are presented on a series of tables summarizing enrollment trends and the personal characteristics of the 19,359 regular students enrolled in credit programs at the Hawaii community colleges during Fall 1980. The tables cover: (1) headcount enrollment in regular credit and special programs; (2) headcount enrollment by campus for the years…
Descriptors: Age, Community Colleges, Credit Courses, Enrollment Trends
National Inst. of Education (ED), Washington, DC. – 1980
Papers presented at a conference on Asian and Pacific American women held by the National Institute of Education in 1976 are published in this document. In addition, the individual and group recommendations of the participants are included. The first three sections present an overview of the conference, the keynote address, and a summary of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Asian Americans, Child Rearing, Elementary Secondary Education
Lovell, John P. – 1979
The images, realities, and transitions of the American service academies are examined in this book. The contradictions between the classical Athens emphasis on well-educated and cultured individuals, and the Spartan emphasis on discipline, physical prowess, courage, and honor that have been inherent in the academies are brought to task. The…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Books, College Administration, Educational Assessment
Koffler, Stephen L.
An extensive Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I data base was developed in order to study the distribution and effect of Title I funds in New Jersey. The information in this data base was then analyzed in conjunction with information concerning reading and mathematics achievement, program adoption, and demography, to determine…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Correlation, Data Analysis
Vetter, Louise; Stockburger, David W. – 1977
Findings of a study are reported that applied two career pattern systems for women to historical data collected in 1967 on a national sample of 4,996 black and white women ages 30-34. Information was provided on (1) the proportion of women who can be classified into each career pattern in the system(s), and (2) relationships of career development…
Descriptors: Adults, Blacks, Career Development, Careers
Burn, Barbara B., Ed. – 1978
As part of a study of access and admission to higher education in Germany and the United States, a group of papers on medical admissions in various countries was commissioned. The papers presented in this book reveal wide differences in admissions policies and procedures. Barbara Burn examines some of the major issues in a foreword: representation…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Allied Health Occupations Education, Comparative Education
Gordon, Edmund W.; And Others – 1979
The document examines aspects of human diversity and their implications for educational research, design, and management. The objective is to foster and create more effective and equal education by better understanding the relationship between personal attributes and educational environment. The material is presented in 15 chapters. Chapter I…
Descriptors: Achievement, Affective Behavior, Cognitive Style, Culture
KARNES, MERLE B.; AND OTHERS – 1965
A RESEARCH STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH-POTENTIAL CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND THE IMPLICATIONS OF THESE CHARACTERISTICS FOR AN EFFECTIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM. INTELLIGENCE TESTS WERE ADMINISTERED TO CHILDREN FROM SIX ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITHIN A DISADVANTAGED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THE 203…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Attitudes, Case Studies
Hodapp, Leroy C., Ed.; Gore, William J., Ed. – 1968
Educational, medical, and other services in rural areas have been undergoing a consolidation and centralization process to bring about more efficient operation. A research project sponsored by the United Methodist Church was designed to assess the position of the church as a decentralized unit in a small community relative to its leadership…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Comparative Analysis, Demography, Migration Patterns
Haubrich, Vernon, Ed. – 1968
This document contains four papers. "Some Effects of Social Class and Race on Children's Language and Intellectual Abilities" by Martin Whiteman, Bert R. Brown, and Martin Deutsch is a report of research investigating several different interactions between environmental factors, socioeconomic status, race, and the cognitive and verbal abilities of…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, American Indians, Attention, Black Students
Heller, Celia S. – 1966
Studies of Mexican Americans, the third largest minority group, have resulted in an effort to understand them as well as to provide opportunity of exploring whether new trends have appeared among Mexican Americans. This fast-growing group has had a profound effect in settling the Southwest and has been the product of prejudice and discrimination…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Acculturation, Curriculum
Humphrey, Melvin – 1977
Providing an account of black employment in the private sector between 1969 and 1975, the objectives of this study were designed to develop statistical models for estimating the employment gap between black employment experiences and black employment expectations; projecting employment gap closures; estimating the economic impact of employment…
Descriptors: Black Employment, Blacks, Economic Status, Employment Level
Montoya, Marco; And Others – 1975
Using the U.S. Census definition of poverty, an attempt was made to determine: how many poverty level South Dakota families there were in 1970 and where they resided; the socioeconomic factors explaining county differences in poverty incomes; whether those factors explaining poverty incidence would correlate with county differences in the extent…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Correlation, Economically Disadvantaged
Butler, Martha L. – 1977
A study was undertaken at the University of Arkansas to identify what problem areas may exist for students in general or for particular groups of students. The Student Needs Survey instrument was developed in the spring of 1976 for use in this study. It was designed to determine the extent of student needs in seven areas: academic, career choice,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Career Choice, College Students
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