This is the fourth report on participation in "Eastport," a heterogeneous suburb with a history of school-community conflict. Sociological concepts derived from reference group and role theory are utilized to analyze the effects of structural change designed to increase parent participation in decisionmaking at the local school level. Findings…

This exploratory study is the result of a joint effort of three bilingual communities in the United States (Native Americans, Chicanos, and Puerto Ricans), to identify factors contributing to the effectiveness of day care child development programs and to delineate the needs of those serving bilingual bicultural children. The report is divided…

This document is the appendix of ED 085 407. It contains six sections: (1) a summary of recommendations for a Head Start program proposed by a panel of experts at the request of the Office of Economic Opportunity in 1964; (2) Head Start Fact Sheet for Fiscal Year 1971; (3) List of Initial Explanatory Variables, 1968-69; (4) Cross Tabulations of…

The contents of this compendium are organized in four parts, as follows: Part 1, "Blacks in Transition: An Overview of Afro-Americans," includes: "Introduction," Clement Cottingham, Jr.; "The New Negro," Nathan I. Huggins; "Political Change in the Negro Ghetto, 1900-1940's," Martin Kilson; "Minority Group Psychology: Implications for Social…

Papers in this publication are collected from a conference on social science concepts and classroom methods which focused on the theories of Jerome Bruner. The first article, entitled "Jerome Bruner," outlines four of Bruner's themes--structure, readiness, intuition, and interest--which relate to cognitive learning. Three…

On a measure of conflict between home and school values relating to 4 areas in which cultures can be shown to conflict (Locus of Control, Activity Orientation, Time Orientation, and Authority Relationships) 481 ninth grade students from 5 ethnic groups in a variety of California school settings were studied and alientation from school values was…

Performance in concrete and abstract tasks is examined systematically by varying the degree of abstractness of problem-solving and concept formation tasks. Four forms of a problem solving test were constructed. Each form of the test presented problem situations through four different modes: verbal stories, picture-book, color slides,…

To advance towards a science of human behavior there must be well-defined constructs. This aspect of theory building tends to be neglected in the research conducted and services provided with respect to Afro-American and other people of color. Consequently, there has been so little relevant social science. In recent times large numbers of…

In developing programs to foster purposive social change, it is imperative that program planners receive information regarding the perceptions of those in key positions and the general public concerning the major problems or issues facing a county. This report assesses the characteristics of leaders from several North Carolina counties in regard…

The theoretical conceptions of the child and the socialization processes involved in a socialist pedagogical theory are described in this monograph on early child care in Hungary. In emphasizing the partnership between family and state in the care of the young child, this book traces the central role played by government planning in the midst of…

Publications in this annotated bibliography were selected to cover subject matter relating to the world of work and the broader socioeconomic environment in which man works and lives. Its readings and references deal with the content of world-of-work economic education rather than with teaching strategies and techniques. The bibliography is basic,…

This summary report to the families of the subject children involved in the Pre-School Project outlines in a non-technical manner the methods and category systems used to examine the information gathered and to interpret the findings drawn from the data. The two major interests of the Pre-School Project were: (1) the moment-to-moment experience of…

This paper presents a moderately detailed overview of research and development needs through an analysis of past, current, and planned research efforts, in conjunction with recommendations of a sociological, political, and moral nature. This approach is in line with pleas for more comprehensive theories and for assessment and programming which…

Dr. Robert B. Hill's "The Strengths of Black Families" (New York: Emerson Hall Publishers, 1972, 76pp.), which includes a preface by Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., Executive Director of the Urban League, and a foreword by Andrew Billingsley, is reviewed. Dr. Hill begins by identifying five family strengths, which for blacks constitute "adaptations…

The contents of this handbook for teachers of inner-city children are organized in six sections. Part one, "Who is the inner-city child? discusses such topics as "thinking about differences," myths about the inner-city child, "thinking about the likenesses,""recognizing ethnic strengths,""adding to your knowledge," and "putting it all together."…