This paper highlights the dynamics that led to the narrowing of the achievement gap between students in the Hebrew-speaking and Arabic-speaking schools in Israel. Instead of looking at one point of time (Zuzovsky, 2005), this paper examines changes between 1999 to 2003 in certain school/class-level variables and relates them to the uneven increase…

This study evaluated 41 Ohio public school teachers' knowledge of inclusion through an achievement test format. The teachers were asked to identify statements related to inclusion of students with disabilities in regular classes as fact or myth. The mean score was 54.9 percent, leading to the conclusion that most educators are not adequately…

From 1974 to 1980, Albany, New York, and other communities received an influx of Jewish immigrants from the Soviet Union. Organizations such as Jewish Family Services (JFS) have helped these new Americans to integrate into the new society. This report by the Albany JFS presents the results of a survey of resettlement efforts on behalf of Soviet…

This paper describes factors which influence the development of relationships between individuals with disabilities and "typical" people. People with disabilities are often separated from their families and communities, cast into roles of dependency and passivity, and kept at a social distance from other community members. Typical…

This guide is intended for persons who are concerned with the social adjustment of refugees in the United States. Its objectives are threefold: (1) to help the service providers better understand the refugee as an individual; (2) to add to the knowledge of how to provide culturally-appropriate services and support for the needs of newly arrived…

Analyzes the clash between two conflicting ways of looking at ethnic problems: a strategy of integration as opposed to a strategy of pluralism. (EH)

Compares the fertility levels between first and second generation Italian immigrants and suggests that the pattern of change found indicates their integration into the mainstream of American life and value systems. (Author/SF)

Part of the monthly Saturday Review supplement, "Education in America, sponsored by the Charles R. Kettering Foundation.

Condensed from "The Urban Review, a publication of the Center for Urban Education, New York City, Volume 3 (November 1968), 7-9.

In this essay, application of the equal-status contact hypothesis to the policy of integrated housing is reassessed by reviewing the findings from two studies of interracial public housing. Assessment of the relative level of interracial intimacy in the integrated projects is hindered by measures lacking in clarity and comprehensiveness, but the…

This bibliography cites over 60 references covering history, children, the Black woman, the American and world scenes, ethnic groups (including Spanish Americans and American Indians), teachers, compensatory education, Afro-American studies, colleges, law and government, school and work, community, and general issues. (EB)

The article discusses the sexual and social integration of adults with serious impairments, focusing on their attitudes, feelings, and ideas as revealed in a group discussion involving five people confined to wheelchairs. (DLS)

Presents an inside perspective of migrant Greek children and youth growing up in Australian society, and the socio-cultural pressures to which they are subjected. (CM)