Gives a definition for "trends" and describes ways to use and find trends. Discusses different types of trends including trends for academic libraries, trends for other types of libraries/general librarianship, trends for umbrella entities, and general societal trends. Concludes by giving recommendation for finding trends from various sources. (MZ)

Presents data from the Chicago Public Schools to provide a context for exploring student mobility. Discusses the potential disruption of curriculum and instruction, circularity of mobility, and effects of mobility on academic achievement. Highlights two Chicago initiatives that respond to the policy implications. One increases awareness about the…

The article describes the work of the Canadian Association for Community Living which advocates replacing institutional commitment with community living for the retarded. A Community Living Resources Fund, provided by the federal government on an interim basis, to assist provinces in replacing institutions is proposed. (DB)

Presents a comparison of human population and pathologic models. Builds support for a hypothesis that the human population is a planetary cancer by establishing the following: (1) features of human populations; (2) characteristics of human populations and other biological communities; (3) models of pathologic processes; and (4) malignant…

Analyzed real estate market trends of low-income area of Manhattan which revealed increases in residential property values. Results revealed a depletion of over one-half of the single-room-occupancy stock. A survey of seniors (n=115) indicated a population at risk of displacement and vulnerable to homelessness. (Author/ABL)

Examines the importance of place of birth on the internal migration and spatial redistribution patterns of the foreign-born population in the United States for 1965-70 and 1975-80, relying mainly on the Public Use Microdata sample. Age patterns of migration are also analyzed for different groups. (SLD)

The author relates the story of her parents' outmigration in 1955 from West Virginia to Chicago and their consequent assimilation experiences. The family's problems with self-identity, group identity, discrimination, hostility, cultural differences, and language differences are described and evaluated against the literature, economic factors, and…

This study is an examination of how the ethnic enclaves of Hmong and Vietnamese Americans in California exist as social structures through which patterns of relationships shape postsecondary aspirations and outcomes. Results indicate that Hmong and Vietnamese students faced a number of challenges related to language, linguistic discrimination,…

In social studies classes, there is a longstanding interest in how societies evolve and change over time. However, as stories of the past unfold, it is often difficult to identify a direct link between causes and effects, so students are forced to accept at face value the interpretations of economists, political scientists, historians,…

Using data from the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study of 1996, this article explores the effect of economic resources on the paid work experiences and living arrangements of first-year college students. Students from low-income families are more likely to work for school-related expenses and to live at home during the first year…

A number of public school districts in the United States have adopted income-based integration policies--policies that use measures of family income or socioeconomic status--in determining school assignment. Some scholars and policymakers contend that such policies will also reduce racial segregation. In this article this assumption is explored by…

The relationship between the educational character of Philadelphia's public schools (Pennsylvania) and the communities in which they are embedded was studied using information from the 1990 Federal Census and the city's police and health departments. The characteristics of the city's neighborhoods are described, and schools are located in their…

Argues that the issue is not a matter of opening the suburbs to blacks or revitalizing their current central city locations, as both processes are required. Urban and suburban schools must be flexible enough to meet the needs of those who either stay in city or move to suburbs. (Author/AM)

Demographic data since 1970 indicate a reversal of the centuries-long process of increasing metropolitan concentration and a sharp diminution in the flow of black migrants to large cities. To date, there is no evidence of sharp shifts in the residential isolation of blacks. (Author/AM)

Discussed the social and educational policy of city life as well as emerging social values. (RK)