This paper reflects on the experience of the 1999-2002 minority pipeline program (MPP) at the University of California, Riverside. With support from the American Economic Association, the MPP identified students of color interested in economics, let them explore economic issues affecting minority communities, and encouraged them to consider…

In seeking to clarify the meaning of the terms "child abuse" and "child neglect" it has been assumed that, like other forms of social deviance, they are socially defined phenomena. Interviews were conducted with those professionals (lawyers, pediatricians, police officers, and social workers) who daily handle the problems of…

Designed for elementary school teachers in Santa Cruz, California, this book outlines an experiential approach to community study. Because the term community can encompass a scope as narrow as the school or as wide as the region, these guidelines are adaptable to several elementary grade levels. The book is arranged in six sections. The first…

Explains how studying a floodplain can help students analyze the interactions between humans and the physical environment. Analyzes data from two cities in California to demonstrate that housing prices did not rebound after a flood. (GG)

Numerous state impact studies show that school libraries improve student achievement and standardized test scores, yet that fact is insufficient to keep financially strapped districts from closing their libraries. Teacher-librarians must be proactive and gather data at the school-site level to demonstrate how valuable they are to students and…

This article examines language and literacy use in two communities in which Spanish-speaking children live and attend school, documenting the confounding of socioeconomic status, ethnic density, and access to Spanish language and print. Drawing on community observations and interviews with parents and children in a yearlong ethnographic study, we…

As part of a feasibility study for postsecondary alternatives in California, this report details what the project staff learned through first- hand conversations with California citizens about their educational hopes and the obstacles they face in seeking to realize their aspirations. Concentrating on seven diverse communities throughout the…

Examines a dimension of neighboring that need not assume friendship as the role model. When the model assumes only a sense of connectedness as defining neighboring, then the residential correlation, shown in many studies between urbanism and neighboring, disappears. Theories of neighboring, study variables, methods, and analysis are discussed.…

THIS REPORT DESCRIBES SEVERAL STEPS UNDERTAKEN BY A RESEARCH GROUP FROM SAN FRANCISCO STATE COLLEGE PRELIMINARY TO THE PROPOSED CREATION OF A RESEARCH CENTER FOR STUDIES OF DISADVANTAGED PRESCHOOL CHILDREN. THE PLANS ANTICIPATE FORMATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE, RESEARCH, AND TRAINING CENTER FOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE…

Describes a history program at the Suzanne Middle School, Walnut, California, in which students create, design, and promote local history activities. Emphasizes the accomplishments of the program, including a rise in the school's state test scores from the twenty-second percentile to the ninety-fourth percentile. (RW)

A study was conducted by East Los Angeles College (ELAC) to determine the economic, demographic, and ethnic composition of ELAC's service district. The study involved the examination of community data collected from a variety of sources, including the Los Angeles County Regional Planning Department, the Los Angeles Times Marketing Research…

This book contains abbreviated accounts of eight community case studies and various reviews of a cluster of recent studies relating to race and education. The foreword discusses three phases of school integration, and the introductory chapter relates law, violence, and civil rights. The eight case studies on Evanston, Berkeley, New Haven,…

THIS REPORT, THE FIRST VOLUME OF AN EXTENSIVE TWO-VOLUME STUDY, OUTLINES VARIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA. GENERATED BY FIVE SUBCOMMITTEES CONSISTING OF LAY CITIZENS AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF, THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ORGANIZED UNDER EACH COMMITTEES SPECIFIC AREA CONCERN--(1) THE INSTRUCTIONAL…

THIS REPORT CONTAINS DETAILED STUDIES OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA AND MAKES EXTENSIVE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ITS IMPROVEMENT. GENERATED BY FIVE SUBCOMMITTEES CONSISTING OF LAY CITIZENS AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF, THE STUDIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ORGANIZED UNDER EACH COMMITTEE'S SPECIFIC AREA OF CONCERN--(1) THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM,…