Article constitutes a chapter of a forthcoming book, "The NEA and the Black Teacher: the Integration of a Professional Association, to be published by the University of Miami. (RJ)

Suggests that a large portion of white America will try to secure better housing without paying the price of desegregation; and that, on the other hand, if whites and blacks make desegregation a non-negotiable item, there may be still time to undo the work of the past one hundred years--integrate the two races. (Author)

A reprint of material originally prepared as a staff memorandum for the Center for Urban Education, summarizing the results of a search of the literature on the bus transportation of students. (JM)

Reports the findings of a study of the emergence of ethnic interests among a sample of one hundred Irish and Italians, accompanied by significant questioning about the reality of the American dream", and opposition to the demands of Negroes for equal rights. (DM)

An examination of language retention among the Mexican Americans and the factors involved in their language maintenance despite pressure from a dominant American society strongly supporting the use of the English Language. (JM)

Comprised of the text of two letters written by a black student at the previously all-white Washington High School, Chicago. (JM)

It was thought that the working class student would have a higher proportion who have less than average grades, less extracurricular activitiese. It implies that the working class student has made an important adaption in college. (Author)

Discussing various theories about the relationship between the educational process and inequality, the article maintains that in order to understand how unequal educational opportunity is maintained and its relationship to social inequality, how these processes operate in the social organization of the school and in classroom situations must be…

Defines urban societies as including not only town and cities, but also rural, mining, fishing, and other sectors. Discusses the medieval and capitalist European social orders, arguing that rural laborers are always "socially urbanized" such that locational behaviors appropriate to the interests of the society's dominant classes are induced.…

Data on cultural factors and academic success of Native American college students suggest that the predictors of grade point average among these students are different from predictors for Whites. The best independent predictors for Native Americans are degree of identification and social integration with Whites. (Author/GC)

Considers 10 features of Japanese educational system which have produced egalitarian educational outcomes and the relation between these egalitarian educational outcomes and egalitarian changes in the structure of adult society. Major shift in national directions and emergence of determined and idealistic teachers are key factors. Makes…

Few programs in the field of recreation attempt to integrate older adults into recreational activities with younger age groups. The benefits accrued from this intergenerational approach include: (1) shared experiences which help combat stereotypical thinking; (2) learning an holistic approach to life; and (3) cooperation between youth-related and…

Discusses importance of looking into institutional practices within schools in bilingual research. Presents a case study and its community covering grouping arrangements for allocation of children of different scholastic achievement and language proficiency and the relationship of these groupings to curriculum and the school. (Author/BK)