This study examines the relationship between teachers' criteria for grouping children and the socioeconomic status of those children, and investigates the extent of the socioeconomic segregation which is occurring in classrooms because of teachers' grouping practices. The sample consists of 37 elementary school teachers and their students. The…

Adolescent pregnancy, especially among low income non-white groups, is becoming a matter of increasing concern. Data indicated that pregnancy in the adolescent, especially under age 16, is associated with high incidences of toxemia, anemia, contracted pelvis, prolonged labor, and a high maternal death rate. It is also the largest single reason why…

The major purpose of this study was to investigate developmental patterns of understandings of four types of selected phenomena possessed by economically and racially different boys and girls. A total of 64 boys and girls, 32 blacks and 32 whites, were selected from Head Start, kindergarten, nursery, and primary schooling environments and then…

Achievement test scores and measures of district and pupil characteristics were analyzed for all California school districts. Achievement test scores were found to be highly correlated among each other. The best single predictor of achievement scores was a measure of family poverty. Scholastic aptitude scores were not used as predictors.…

This position paper re-examines social studies in the Oklahoma schools identifying areas of weaknesses in many existing programs of social studies education for secondary teachers and suggesting improvements. Five hundred public schools of the state were surveyed in order to assess the status of social studies offerings. Although the teacher…

This study, part of a larger project, reports information on the number of non-Canadian born children in opportunity classes and in the special vocational schools by sex, showing the mother tongue of the pupils and the percentage of non-Canadian-born pupils in these classes as compared to the general school population. In addition to obtaining…

Research examined the learning effects that encouraging Israeli mothers to co-observe Sesame Street with their five-year-olds had. The mechanism which mediated such effects was also investigated. A total of 93 kindergarten children, drawn about equally from lower and middle class families, was divided between mothers' encouraged and non-encouraged…

This book describes a series of studies included in a 5-year program of research on the social adjustment of school children in the third through sixth grades. The sample consists of a total of 40,000 children from Texas and Minnesota, including a small subsample of 5,000 used in a 4-year longitudinal study. Peer acceptance-rejection scores…

The report is based on a longitudinal study of a national sample of males in the high school class of 1969. They were followed from the beginning of 10th grade (1966) to one year after high school (1970). The most important determinants of unemployment among young men recently out of high school are family background and intelligence. High…

The methodology used in the Maine Assessment of Educational Progress in Citizenship and Writing is described in this report. The chapters of the report are: I. Introduction--background and purpose of the project, sampling considerations, Exercise Package development, administration and scoring, and data analysis plan; II. Sample Design--general…

Giving the socioeconomic profile of American Indians in Arizona and New Mexico, the document presented data on the United States Indian population; Indian population in these 2 states; education; employment; income; housing; and health. Data were collected around 1970. Some of the information was: (1) the 1970 census reported that 827,982 Indians…

The primary objective of this study was to survey the Colorado social studies curriculum at the secondary level for its inclusion of international education content. A questionnaire including a list of 31 topics was designed to determine which topics would be covered, the relative scope of coverage, frequency of treatment, and time allotted to…

A statewide survey of Wisconsin barbers was conducted to determine their status and opinions on a variety of topics relating to barbering so that action may be taken to improve the careers of present and future barbers. Questionnaires prepared for student, apprentice, journeyman, and master barbers and for barber shop owners were mailed to the…

The demand for the associate professional is creating new jobs, providing services, and making greater use of manpower. This demand began in 1956 when the number of white collar workers outnumbered the blue collar workers in the United States. The post-industrial worker is a "knowledge worker," who expresses dissatisfaction with his job…

Changes which individuals experience during their life cycles include changes in household composition and changes in place of residence. Household composition and geographical locations throughout the life cycle are of special interest in understanding other aspects of an individual's life. Occupational opportunities may be restricted or enhanced…