The success of voluntary affirmative action plans adopted by public housing authorities in four Kentucky cities is documented in this report. Progress toward concerted desegregation efforts in other Kentucky cities is cited. Desegregation methods used by Kentucky municipal housing authorities are outlined and their effectiveness is illustrated.…

This paper presents the theoretical base and operational design of a neighborhood-based primary prevention program that seeks to enhance the development of very young children by focusing on the role of parents' social networks in supporting early child-rearing. Efforts to strengthen parents' involvement in and utilization of an informal network…

This paper examines the attempts to rebuild downtown Detroit. Two models for redevelopment are examined: (1) the use of private sector investment as exemplified by the Renaissance Center Complex; and (2) the "solidary neighborhood" model, which involves the use of community labor and participation. The "Renaissance model" of…

There is increasing interest in the relationship between social support, mental health and life stress. Research shows that social support is negatively correlated with symptoms of psychological distress. Yet knowledge about the dynamics of this relationship is limited. The effect of age, ethnicity and socio-economic status upon the relationship…

Racial discrimination and racial segregation resulting from discrimination have an effect upon life in central cities. In central cities the costs of retail business and of housing are often higher than elsewhere. Minority group populations, concentrated in ghettos of central cities, are subect to limited job opportunities. The results of racial…

BURP, The Boston Rehabilitation Program, is described and analyzed in this monograph published by the Joint Center for Urban Studies. Its purpose is to provide an independent analysis of BURP as a political, economic, and social event. Examination is given to the nation's first effort to carry out large-scale residential rehabilitation in blighted…

With the help of many community groups, 36 high school art students created murals to beautify a graffiti-covered railway station. (SJL)

A comparison of real estate price trends in a racially changing neighborhood and an all-white neighborhood. Data reveal a lower rate of property value appreciation in the racially changing neighborhood, apparently as a result of panic selling by white residents. (Author)

Surveys the gains of Black Americans in civil rights, including public education, voting and political power, occupational status, and housing and residential integration. Affirmative action, housing programs, and school desegregation still are hampered by lax compliance and inadequate federal standards of monitoring and enforcement. (Author/AV)

Most white parents in 1966 liked the idea of the neighborhood school, most saw its main advantages in terms of convenience or possibly child-rearing amenity, and most visualized the school neighborhood as being a half-dozen blocks away from their homes. (Author)

Describes an open enrollment program at Ohio County Schools (West Virginia) that allows parents to request transfers for their children. After a decade of experience, the program is judged as minimally disruptive. School choice seems to be based on child care considerations, rather than quality of education concerns. (MLH)

Studied family housing within the University Student Apartment Community (USAC) at Iowa State University, to assess neighbor interaction and stress. Residents with lower household incomes reported knowing more neighbors, and those who were employed, fewer. Number of neighbors known was a significant indicator of neighbor interactions. Neighbor…

Maintains that the deep social division between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland is mirrored and perpetuated by the existence of separate school systems. Reviews proposals which attempt to use the schools to overcome long-term religious prejudice and conflict. Concludes by examining the potential of projects requiring inter-school…

An analysis of a small neighborhood of Paris looks at its layout and spatial constraints, habitats, symbols, sense of territory, and rhythms and styles of the inhabitants and their roles in the group. The description, including photos, is intended for use in the French language classroom. (MSE)

Outlines a plan for school attendance near family workplace. Advantages include wider school choice and a new approach to integrating schools. Some disadvantages include transportation and child care needs. (MD)