Measuring student intelligence has been problematic in the United States since standardized testing first began in the early 1900s. The omnipresence of standardized testing in student populations is illustrated by the most popular contemporary tests which are used by some scholars to advance the notion that intelligence differences between whites…

The paper describes some of the sociopsychological and structural influences which induced and later enabled a group of social workers to expose themselves to physical harm in dangerous ghetto areas; it considers the question of how organizations ensure that undersireable positions are filled, concluding that prestige is an important inducement.…

Address delivered at the annual convention of the American Association for Health, Physical Education, & Recreation (84th, Boston, April 13, 1969).

This report covers the first six months of the Los Angeles Public Library's federally funded project to extend library service to the disadvantaged. Section I covers the recruitment and training of staff members for the project, including monthly staff orientation meetings emphasizing technical and sensitivity training. Section II describes the…

The third of the Los Angeles Public Library's semi-annual reports on its federal project for the disadvantaged includes individual staff reports from the Central Region, Bookmobile Division, Lincoln Heights, Venice, The Display Artist, and a student worker. In these reports are discussions of (1) conditions and people in the communities served,…

In this six month period of the Los Angeles Public Library's project to extend service to the disadvantaged a full time public relations assistant was hired. Attempts were made to evaluate special activities and the Library Administration considered implications of the project for the Library's service program. This document includes reports from…

In an examination of the geographic distribution of the urban demand for labor and its relationship with unemployment in Philadelphia, this study: (1) considers the potential contribution of new businesses in rehabilitating the ghettos, (2) examines the relative attractiveness of different parts of the city to various types of industries, and (3)…

This essay provides a brief review of current literature on internal colonialism and discusses critical "zones" which need further investigation if the "internal colony" model is to be used to explain the infrastructure and superstructure of Black ghettos in the United States. (Author/EB)

Reviews several common pseudo- and middle-range theories that have been offered to explain the violence that occurred in Black ghettos in the 1960s. Argues for the necessity of a systematic examination of the political significance of racial discrimination in relation to urban violence. (KH)

This article describes a study of the characteristics of two groups of mature women in vocational training at a poverty agency and the counseling problems and training outcomes of the groups. (Author)

Depressed labor force participation in the ghetto affects prime age groups more than others, due partly to residential segregation and the resultant shortage of appropriate jobs in the area. (MF)

The relationships of sex, father absence, family size, and birth order to factor scores representing general academic achievement'' were investigated in a sample of urban black ghetto fifth-grade children. Significant main effects were found for sex and family size. (Author)

Reviews the history of Newark, New Jersey, examines its present social, cultural, and ethnic divisions and controversies, and speculates on its future as a center of black culture. (JM)

Commonality in culture, environment, home influences, does not produce commonality in intelligence. Suggestion offered that genetics may be overriding faction. (Author)

There are systematic techniques available to enable indigenous lay personnel to develop and implement effective courses of action for the students. The results suggest that the functional professionals are not simply a measure of last resort, but rather, when appropriately employed, may be a preferred mode of treatment, constituting the human link…