THE INTRODUCTION OF AN "INTEGRATION SPECIALIST" INTO A JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL RECEIVING 40 INCOMING INNER-CITY STUDENTS IS DISCUSSED. THIS MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTANT, WHO HAD TO ESTABLISH HIS OWN ROLE AND FUNCTIONS IN THE SCHOOL, BEGAN BY DEVELOPING A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PRINCIPAL. THE SPECIALIST CULTIVATED RELATIONSHIPS WITH ADMINISTRATIVE AND OFFICE…

THE COLEMAN REPORT IS CRITICIZED BECAUSE IT IMPLIES THAT THE NEGRO MUST FIRST CHANGE HIS OWN ENVIRONMENT BEFORE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT CAN OCCUR. PARTICULAR FOCUS IN THIS CRITICAL COMMENTARY IS GIVEN TO COLEMAN'S CONTENTIONS THAT EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IS UNRELATED TO EDUCATIONAL FINANCING AND THAT RACIAL INTEGRATION…

THIS REPORT OF A FIELD STUDY DESCRIBES THE 1956 CONFLICT WHICH OCCURRED IN A SMALL KENTUCKY TOWN AS A RESULT OF A SCHOOL DESEGREGATION CRISIS. THE REPORT CONTAINS (1) A SUMMARY OF THE OPINIONS IN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT RACE RELATIONS, SPECIFICALLY NEGRO OPINIONS, (2) A DISCUSSION OF THE ATTITUDES OF THE LOCAL PRESS, CIVIC OFFICIALS, LAW ENFORCEMENT…

THIS FIELD REPORT ANALYZES THE CONFLICT WHICH DEVELOPED IN A SMALL TENNESSEE TOWN IN 1956 OVER EFFORTS TO DESEGREGATE THE SCHOOLS. ALONG WITH BACKGROUND INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMMUNITY, THE REPORT CONTAINS (1) A CHRONOLOGY OF THE EVENTS, (2) A DISCUSSION OF THE OPINIONS AND ATTITUDES OF THE COMMUNITY ABOUT RACE RELATIONS, DESEGREGATION, AND…

THIS BOOK IS A PSYCHODYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF THE ADAPTION OF NEGROES TO AMERICAN SOCIETY AND ITS EFFECT ON THE NEGRO PERSONALITY. A LARGE PART OF THE BOOK IS MADE UP OF SUMMARIES OF PERSONALITY STUDIES OF 25 URBAN NEGROES OF DIFFERENT SEX, AGE, AND STATUS. TWELVE OF THE 25 NEGROES WERE UNDERGOING PSYCHOTHERAPY. A DISCUSSION OF THE WHITE MAN'S SOCIAL…

IN TWO SEPARATE ARTICLES, TWO VIEWS OF ABILITY GROUPING ARE DISCUSSED. THE FIRST MAINTAINS THAT FOR ECONOMIC REASONS TAX-SUPPORTED EDUCATION MUST GROUP STUDENTS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES, WHICH MAY BE DONE ACCORDING TO ABILITY OR TO AGE. ABILITY GROUPING IS DEFENSIBLE AS AN EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE WHEN IT IS BASED ON MEASURABLE ACHIEVEMENT. ALL…

The establishment of the Education Improvement Program in Durham, North Carolina, is described. The program includes a longitudinal Infant Evaluation Project at Duke Hopsital, a nursery program for two- and three-year olds, an integrated demonstration school, and a preschool for black five-year olds. Also involved are ungraded primaries in two…

The articles in this double issue of the "IRCD Bulletin" deal with the proposed decentralization of the New York City school system. Edmund Gordon argues that decentralization can provide the best organizational structure--(1) to make the schools accountable to the parents and communities they serve, (2) to place the responsibility for…

A short term preschool readiness program was designed in 1967 to employ nonpedagogically trained middle class mothers as teachers for preschool disadvantaged children. The children chosen for this study were 43 Mexican-Americans and five Negroes from lower class families. Three classrooms, consisting of 12 children and three mothers each, were…

A 5-year project to develop public health services for migrant workers was initiated in Florida in 1956. The project staff consisted of 8 public health personnel: 2 public health nurses, a public health educator, a public health nutritionist, a medical social worker, a part-time sanitarian, a liaison worker, and a secretary. Two practicing…

This article discusses trends in the occurrence of out-of-wedlock births and factors which contribute to or are associated with illegitimate pregnancies. Specifically discussed are the rates of increase of such births, particularly among unmarried teenage mothers, and the ethnic, social, and psychological characteristics of unwed mothers. It is…

The purpose of this workshop was to work out sound, practical means of promoting better intergroup communication in American cities and improving community action on hard-core unemployment and other problems of the urban poor. Frustrations and aspirations of ghetto people were illustrated in a film. Panel interviews and an audience question…

To collect data on how to make television a more effective learning instrument outside of the classroom, a standard probability sample with quotas consisting of 200 adults and 200 adolescents living in New York City was interviewed to study how people use TV, their attitudes toward various types of programing, and their viewing preferences.…

Negro and white rural youth from economically depressed areas of East Central Texas were compared with regard to their job aspirations and expected job attainment. The results indicated that both Negro and white youth had generally high occupational goals and expectations. The Negro youth exhibited a greater variance in occupational choice,…

Contained in this volume are the major addresses and the comments by participants at a 1967 conference. The goals of the program were: (1) to develop insights about the Delta Negro, the non-reservation Indian, and the rural poor of the Ozarks; (2) to clarify and amplify the issues of self concept and communication skills; and (3) to stress the…