Presented are the preliminary results of a study of the effects of relative labor market opportunities for the highly educated on high school academic achievement and college attendance. Across regions, a one percent decline in college relative to high school graduates is estimated to induce a decline of 0.3 to 1.4 percent in reading and…

In this curriculum guide to the Asian immigration experience, the topics discussed include: major immigration periods, early contributions of Asian immigrants, Chinese immigration, Japanese immigration, Filipino immigration, Korean immigration, early Asian women in America, Asian immigration to Hawaii, anti-Asian hostility, the exploitation of…

This manual is designed to give the undergraduate an overview of the data collected by the Bureau of the Census and to provide students with some practice in utilizing these statistics. It emphasizes statistics on population and housing including socioeconomic characteristics of persons, families, households, neighborhoods, and governments. The…

This paper attempts to demonstrate the utility of an alternative strategy for providing evaluation data on preschool programs. Results of observational investigations of teacher-child interactions in three separate preschool settings provide evidence that the family income status, childs' sex and physical attractiveness determine to a significant…

This study seeks evidence for the validity of the concept of egocentrism in children. Three standard egocentrism tests are intercorrelated to determine the degree to which they appear to be measuring a single construct (convergent validity); whether the three tasks intercorrelate more than they do with a theoretically unrelated task (discriminant…

This study evaluates the effectiveness of an educational attainment model in predicting the likelihood of college attendance of a recent sample of black and white male and female high school seniors. These students were participants in a 1970 National Longitudinal study sponsored by the National Center for Educational Statistics. Specific…

A study was conducted to determine labor market factors influencing one's psychological well being and economic security after retirement. Research was found that supported the hypotheses that a worker's employment, earnings, and industry in the labor force greatly affect a retiree's financial position; the reason for labor force withdrawal…

Conducted with 1500 randomly selected Ethiopian twelfth grade students, this study explored reasons for student alienation in Ethiopia. Data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire. Findings indicated that students are more alienated when they perceive the school environment to be closed. Students who were more anxious about…

An incentive pay plan for teachers was implemented in the Houston (Texas) Independent School District in the 1979-80 school year. The "outstanding educational progress" (OEP) component of the plan was based on student performance on standardized tests. Schools were grouped to allow students of similar socioeconomic backgrounds to be…

Information on 1,021 salary schedules for teachers from the 1,495 public school systems in the United States with enrollments of 6,000 or more during the 1978-79 school year is included in this report. Eight tables present data that are briefly analyzed in an introductory statement. Table 1 presents the estimated number of public school systems…

This paper discusses the processes of mutual adaptation by ethnic groups in modern multi-ethnic societies. It focuses on relations between minorities and the dominant group. Various theories regarding these relations, including a definition of ethnic groups, are reviewed and a synthesis is advanced. This theory is based on a conflict model of…

This is the fourth Status of Black New York Report, (1981) issued by the New York Urban League. A significant portion is based on the responses garnered from the New York City sample of a national survey of black households conducted by the Urban League. Examined are the needs, perceptions, and social and economic concerns of black New Yorkers.…

Teacher morale may be deteriorating because the intrinsic rewards for teaching are lower now than they used to be. High job morale, or "vocational adaptation," comes from an optimal relationship between job adjustment and personal fulfillment. Today's low teacher morale indicates low vocational adaptation. Teachers in the past had higher…

Women's limited vision of their potential scope of influence, of arenas appropriate for their work, and of their social responsibility hampers their performance of professional work. Feelings of social contribution and potential efficacy comprise a basic need to feel uniquely important to humanity. This notion of self-esteem is inherent in the…

This study of a group of American teenagers living in Mexico uses a series of questionnaires to measure their degree of bilingualism (in English and Spanish) and biculturalism (in American and Mexican culture). The main hypotheses of this investigation were: (1) after five or more years in Mexico, the teenage subjects will be at least functionally…