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Mapstone, James R. – 1978
A sample of 264 high school seniors from a rural environment was used to test some of Everett Lee's theoretic statements on migration, specifically the separate and combined effects of involvement in the institutional structure of place of origin and perception of it as satisfying. To evaluate the relationship of institutional embeddedness to…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Satisfaction, Family (Sociological Unit), Institutions
Baca, Orlando G. – 1975
The document presents the beginnings of a data base for educational policy and program planning at Northern Illinois University regarding the Spanish-origin population of its service area, and was compiled from numerous surveys conducted by various agencies, groups, and individuals. The quantitative description of the Spanish speaking presented…
Descriptors: Demography, Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Trends
Russell, William – 1972
In this report, the black population of the U.S. is examined for patterns of residence and education, using information developed by the U.S. Bureau of the Census in 1970 and 1971. Selected census statistics are reported. A unit of black urban concentration somewhat different from the standard metropolitan statistical area used by the Bureau of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Census Figures, Demography
Reddy, S. K. – 1973
The problems faced by 3 rural communities in Mississippi are identified, and their development programs are analyzed. Data were collected from 3 nonmetropolitan, multicounty centers, located in 3 distinct geographic regions of Mississippi. The 3 major analytical and data collecting concepts used were actions or programs; associations,…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Blacks, Citizen Participation, Community Programs
Shannon, Lyle W.; And Others – 1974
This study began in 1958 as an investigation of the adjustment problems of Mexican-Americans in a highly visible barrio on the outskirts of Racine, Wisconsin. It was believed that an understanding of the process of value assimilation would explain their success or lack of success in adjusting to Anglo society. However, as we have come to see it,…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Bias, Blacks, Community Surveys
Johnson, Daniel M.; And Others – 1974
Migration is generally conceptualized in terms of "streams" and "counterstreams." A stream is a group of migrants having a common origin and destination in a given migration period. The movement in the opposite direction is called its counterstream. The latter is usually the smaller of the two. A counterstream can be divided…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Blacks, Census Figures, Demography
Pedersen, K. George – 1970
A study was designed to (1) develop a research design capable of analyzing a large quantity of data relating to teacher movement; (2) assess the implications of selected personal, economic, demographic; and educational school district characteristics for the decision-making behavior of migratory teachers; and (3) determine the influence of similar…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Faculty Mobility, Migration Patterns, Research Design
Nelson, Kerry D. – 1968
Migration patterns, health standards, living conditions, and educational opportunities are the highlights of this report of migrant farm workers in Utah. A review of the migratory worker streams in the United States reveals that most migratory workers in Utah come from the Rio Grande valley area of southwest United States. Because most are Mexican…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Opportunities, Educationally Disadvantaged, Farm Labor
Loebl, Andrew S.; Campbell, Rex R. – 1974
The traditional dichotomies of urban and rural may no longer be valid. Investigating whether or not there are socially significant areal units to redefine rural and urban areas, the report described one attempt to delineate such units and to test them for sociological utility. Counties were placed in homogeneous social units based upon the…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Classification, Concept Formation, Definitions
Goldstone, Seymour; Schiffel, Dennis – 1971
The report presents the results of a study which indicate that demographic comparisons of labor force participation rates are most fruitfully made on the basis of sex, age, educational attainment, presence of small children, race, and marital status. Also that the most important demographic comparisons of groups employment (unemployment) rates are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Demography, Economic Research
Henry, Jeannette, Ed. – 1972
The anthropological reader about American Indians presents 28 articles dated from 1968 to 1971. It is divided into 4 parts: the anthropologist: the man and the discipline; a giant step between 2 worlds; scientific investigation: archaeology; and early agricultural and economy: 3 studies. Also included are (1) discussion: an anthropologist as…
Descriptors: American History, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Anthropology
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Wurm, S. A. – 1972
This paper discusses research and developments in the study of Papuan languages, a designation formerly used to group those languages which were geographically close to, but structurally quite different from, the Austronesian languages; the grouping had nothing to do with relationships among the Papuan languages themselves. Increasing knowledge…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Language Acquisition
Coles, Robert – 1967
The purpose of this book was to document the plight of poor people who have migrated from the rural areas of the Southern United States and Appalachia and entered the ghettos of northern cities, such as Chicago, Cleveland, New York, and Boston. Data were collected via the author's studies, travels, and interviews. Part I provided the setting for…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Blacks, Books, Disadvantaged Youth
Taylor, Y. A. – 1972
The purpose of this revised handbook is to supply information and provide answers to many of the questions pertaining to the administration of migrant education projects in North Carolina. The Federal program is described in terms of legislation affecting migrants, definition of a migratory child, and contracts for studies and surveys. Also…
Descriptors: Administrative Agencies, Cultural Influences, Educational Finance, Government Role
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Carlson, Alvar W. – Journal of Geography, 1976
This study analyzes the development of the need for migrant laborers in northwestern Ohio, their continual use, the composition of the labor force, and the national travel patterns of migrant laborers who work in the region. (Author)
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Production, Farm Labor, Human Geography
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