This study investigated how much of the Language Instruction Register (variation in language in different social situations) black-vernacular speaking children had acquired by grades one, three, and five. A sentence repetition task was devised which contained selected Language Instruction Register forms having black ghetto vernacular semantic…

Mainstream research has looked traditionally at the Black family to explain its overall difficulty in society, while dissenting studies have emphasized the effects of societal factors on the Black conjugal unit's function and structure. The dualistic nature of Black family research captures society's divergent impression of the Afro-American…

Summarizes the pattern of ghetto formation and expansion, and the concomitant white flight to the suburbs, and describes various plans which have proven effective in integrating neighborhoods. (SF)

Presents alternative school systems as opportunities for urban children to obtain a quality education, which will enable them to escape ghetto living conditions. (Author/RK)

Discusses the plight of the culturally deprived and educationally disadvantaged student and the teaching methods used to educate them with the accent on greater communication between student and teacher. (RK)

It is the responsibility of the educator to help change the harmful psychological, sociological, and physical environments in which inner-city students function. This responsibility extends beyond the school grounds and into the students' home and social lives. (CK)

Fifth graders read stories to young children in a ghetto community. (SW)

Demonstrates that schools and other social institutions existing in inner city neighborhoods encounter a level of difficulty which even at its lowest point is sufficient to prevent them from operating successfully. (JM)

The interacting forces of poverty stricken youth, teacher behavior towards these youth, and the influence of this behavior on subsequent academic performance are studied. (CK)

Summarizes the conclusions and recommendations of the National Association of Intergroup Relations Officials' conference held May 17-19, 1968 in Ephrate, Pa. Focuses on racism, Black Power, ghettos, riots and reactions thereof, behavior and attitudinal change, changing power relationships, and the role of the intergroup relations worker. (DM)