THE SURVEY LISTS ROCHESTER SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE THE PROBLEMS AND CAUSES OF DE FACTO SEGREGATION. INCLUDED ARE--(1) PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS TO DEVELOP INTERRACIAL ATTITUDES, (2) NEGRO TEACHER RECRUITMENT, AND THE UPGRADING OF HOUSING CONDITIONS COMMENSURATE WITH ECONOMIC, EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL LEVELS, (3) PROGRAMS AND…

THIS DOCUMENT PROVIDES A REVIEW AND SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RESEARCH RELEVANT TO CHANGING SOCIAL ATTITUDES, WITH THE VIEW TOWARD IMPROVING RELATIONS BETWEEN VARIOUS ETHNIC, RACIAL, RELIGIOUS, AND OTHER GROUPS. THE EMPHASIS IS ON RECENT RESEARCH. THE PUBLICATION IS DIVIDED INTO TWO MAIN SECTIONS. PART I IS DEVOTED TO A REVIEW OF IMPORTANT…

THE COMMISSION ON EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES IN EDUCATION WAS REQUIRED BY LAW TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE IN THE SOLUTION OF PROBLEMS RELATING TO RACIAL, RELIGIOUS, AND OTHER DISCRIMINATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE EMPLOYMENT OF CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEES, THE ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AREAS. REPORTS ON THE…

THE SCHOOL IS A BASIC INSTRUMENT IN SECURING THE AMERICAN GOALS OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR PERSONAL FULFILLMENT. EVERY EFFORT MUST BE MADE TO ACHIEVE RACIALLY INTEGRATED SCHOOLS, FOR PRESENCE OF CHILDREN FROM VARIED RACIAL, CULTURAL, AND SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS IS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN THE PREPARATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE FOR PARTICIPATION IN MODERN…

AMERICAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE CONFRONTED WITH THE NECESSITY OF TEACHING ABOUT PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION AS FACTS OF LIFE, AS CONDITIONS WHICH PREVENT THE FULL DEVELOPMENT OF EVERY PERSON, AND AS PROBLEMS WHICH MUST BE SOLVED IF DEMOCRACY IS TO FUNCTION HERE AND BE ACCEPTED AROUND THE WORLD. AN OUTLINE ON THE SUBJECTS OF PREJUDICE AND…

MAN IS A SOCIAL BEING, HE CANNOT LIVE ALONE. AT THE CRITICAL MOMENTS OF HIS EXISTENCE HE NEEDS THE SUPPORT AND INVOLVEMENT OF A GROUP. THE QUESTION ARISES AS TO WHETHER IT SHALL BE ONE SINGLE GROUP IMPOSED UPON HIM, OR WHETHER HE SHALL BE ABLE TO CHOOSE FROM INDIVIDUAL INCLINATIONS. THIS QUESTION OF UNITY OR UNIFORMITY HAS BEEN ANSWERED IN…

Intended as both a theoretical and practical analysis of interpersonal communication, this four-part book presents a framework for communication education and proposes methods for classroom implementation. After an overview of new directions in communication education, the book outlines the foundations of communication education, discusses…

Strong positive identification with a specific group is potentially both functional and dysfunctional for the solidarity of an encompassing larger social system. The impact of strong ethnic group identification upon societal integration is here explored by analyzing data obtained from 515 Negroes as part of the Cornell Studies in Intergroup…

An inservice training program was conducted by the New York City Board of Education in a school district in the South Bronx section of the city with an ethnic minority pupil population of 68 percent. The objectives were to improve intergroup relations, to help teachers to respond positively to problems posed by desegregation, and to gain parent…

Dance has often been a significant part of a cultural heritage. Most of the religious organizations which were formed just after the United States achieved its independence, however, rejected many European religious customs, including dance. Despite this, the Mormon church not only allowed dance, but advocated and sponsored it. Dance was an…

The norms and structure of student subcultures in a public alternative "high school without walls" in a large city are explored. The focus is on the attitudes of subculture members toward the innovative educational program and toward intergroup relations. The strengths and weaknesses of various research methodologies are investigated by…

Historically, the dominant culture in the United States has, consciously or inadvertently, attempted to assimilate minority cultures -- hence, the term "melting pot". Yet despite several centuries of systematic Americanization, there remains a definite cultural mosaic in the United States. In the post-Melting Pot Era, such terms as…

This monograph attempts to explore and explain communication between different racial groups within the scope of existing communication theory. The question of race and culture as variables in effective verbal interaction is again raised. No solutions are presented but basic problems are pointed out. An account of some characteristics of…

To effect a system of university governance in which a broad range of opinion may be brought to bear on policy issues and in which differences of opinion within and among groups may be heard, Princeton University's Special Committee on the Structure of the University has proposed the establishment of the Council of the Princeton University…

This paper suggests that the traditional role of school counselor and that of the organizational specialist could be made to fit into a single job description that should be the emerging role of the counselor of tomorrow. Rather than viewing the role of organizational specialist as still another expectation, the authors see it as a natural fit…