"Creating the Dropout" traces the history of school leaving and the concept of the dropout. The dropout was invented, not discovered, only being explicitly recognized after 1960. Inventing the dropout became a way to channel general concerns about the condition of cities, identifying dropouts as authors of their own troubles. (SLD)

This book provides a framework for developing community-based family support initiatives in public housing. After describing the historical and present contexts of this approach, the book details principles and key elements. Profiles are presented for eight organizations, all working in public housing, but with different strategies and emphases:…

Funding was received for a long overdue serious study of inner-city decay in Canada. Presented are the hypotheses and research methods for this projected study. The first policy challenge is providing evidence of the extent and seriousness of inner-city decay in Canada, particularly since urban difficulties are often presumed to be a problem in…

Ten years after passage of the McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, homelessness was studied in 11 urban, rural, and suburban communities and 4 states. The first section of the report examines the findings of detailed research on homelessness in these locations. The second section draws conclusions and outlines future directions for efforts to…

Schools cannot approach the problem of street gangs with the same strategies as law enforcement agencies, but rather must create a nurturing environment for all students, where success in school and life becomes the only attractive option for gang members. Street gangs represent the racial, cultural, and economic diversity of American society.…

Urban economy, society, and technology are undergoing great and simultaneous changes. Problems created by this call for a new look, a rebuilding with a sense of justice and equal treatment. If present trend continues, the untrained, and uneducated poor will become dominant inner-city groups in all major cities. (Author/AM)

In recent years the economy of the Dominican Republic has experienced rapid growth without reducing urban unemployment. The research project measured the relationship between growth and employment, examining the behavior of factors affecting labor demand and supply. Available from: ILO Publications, International Labour Office, CH-1211, Geneva,…

The impact of urbanization, the main tasks facing the adult educator in an urban context, identifying the casualties of urbanization, recognizing and dealing with social deprivation, and the various agencies involved in adult education are relevant considerations for adult educators. (MW)

This Hearing before the House Subcommittee on Housing and Consumer Interests, of the Select Committee on Aging, contains statements from agency personnel, law enforcement persons, older citizens, and minority group representatives. (JLL)

This testimony, before a public hearing of the New York City Commission on Human Rights in May 1974, is stated to discuss the failure of the City of New York under the New York Plan to end job discrimination despite the explicitness of the law in this area: the first law in New York State prohibiting discrimination came either in the late twenties…

This article is based on a talk by the author during Career Weekend at Wabash College, where he is a member of the Board of Trustees.

The Hartford project, an experimental effort to reduce residential burglary, street robberies, and fear of those crimes in an urban residential neighborhood, is described. Its most distinctive feature is its integrative approach in which police, community organization, and physical design changes were used to increase the willingness and ability…

The National PTA Urban Task Force chose to focus on three issues facing urban education: inadequate financing of public education, lack of parental or broad-based community participation in schools, and youth unemployment. The Task Force identified coalition building at local and national levels as the best strategy for helping resolve the…

RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDED REALIZATION OF CITIZEN RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE QUALITY OF SCHOOL BOARDS AND FOR THE MEANS OF FINDING THE MOST QUALIFIED BOARD CANDIDATES, SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE DESIGN OF THE NEW CITY OF CLEVELAND SCHOOL BUILDINGS TO REALIZE GREATEST LONG TERM VALUE FROM THE RECENTLY APPROVED BOND ISSUE, AND MAJOR IMPROVEMENT IN…