To investigate the effects that socioeconomic status and population density might have on the vocabulary and spelling abilities of normal and mentally retarded children, data on eight dependent variables were analyzed: (1) spelling section of the Wide Range Achievement Test; (2) number of words; (3) word index of oral vocabulary; (4) proportionate…

This report on the relationship of a complex organization (such as a big-city school system) to its environment critiques the theory and method developed by Paul R. Lawrence and Jay W. Lorsch for analyzing this relationship. To test their approach to organizational analysis, the author conducted a research project in a large urban school system.…

This report presents survey data on the effect of recent urban ferment and upheaval on the position of elementary school principal. The bulk of the report consists of written statements by elementary principals, in 57 of the largest urban cities, on their perceptions of the principal's role. According to the replies on one multiple choice…

This study is concerned with 1) citizens' opinions about the legitimacy of a campus disturbance and their attitudes about campus dissent generally, 2) the background factors which influence urban citizens' attitudes about campus dissent, and 3) the beliefs about campus life associated with attitudes about campus dissent. The major sample in the…

This document is a compilation resulting from studies of how well the rural labor force has adjusted to the urban setting. Topics presented include: (1) Concepts, Definitions, and Magnitude, (2) The Basic Expellant: Agricultural Technological Advance, (3) Opportunities and Uncertainties in the Economic Environment for Off-Farm Migrants, (4)…

Outlines the goals and rationale for a built environment educational program and describes some of the current materials and programs in the field. (IRT)

Marriage, baptism, membership, and church committee records are used in this paper to trace the form and evolution of the social boundaries which Detroit's white Anglo-American Protestants created for themselves at various levels of social contact. Together, these records provide an indication of small group associational patterns in an urban…

Two suburban high schools, one outside of Denver, Colorado, and the other near New York City, have developed experimental programs that attempt to introduce their students to the city. (Author)

Presents a mathematical technique for building perceptual models of urban areas. Uses techniques to model perceptual neighborhoods within a city and to explore how residential burglary rates vary between the interiors and borders of the neighborhood. (Author/MA)

A study of widows in metropolitan Chicago documents the failure of community resources in providing support for women trying to rebuild their lives after becoming widowed and at the present time, resulting in dependence upon children and friends, or else in relatively unsupported lives. (Author)

Conflicts between the value systems of urban schools and their urban environments is illustrated by an analogy to that between the African village culture and the forest-dwelling Pygmies. (MJB)

A perception of ecological psychology on urbanism is presented, with emphasis on the following premises: (1) Urban milieu consists of complexes of behavior settings; and (2) Size of a city should be understood in relationship to the number and variety of its settings, rather than in terms of population size. (Author/MA)

Nonpoint source pollution, water pollution not released at one specific identifiable point, now accounts for 50 percent of the nation's water pollution problem. Runoff is the primary culprit and includes the following sources: agriculture, mining, hydrologic modifications, and urban runoff. Economics, legislation, practices, and management of this…

Shows the existence of gatekeepers in five ethnic neighborhoods and identifies the functions which they perform. These are job and housing location, health advice and aid, legal aid, and the provision of counseling and information. (Author/AM)

The idea of setting aside part of the cost of public buildings for "decoration" took form in the 1930s. Discusses the current policy of commissioning decorative works as a way of building an artistic heritage for the future. (Author/RK)