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BROOM, LEONARD; SHEVKY, ESHREF
AN ANALYTIC EMPIRICAL APPROACH TO THE STUDY OF MEXICANS IN THE UNITED STATES IS PRESENTED. MEXICAN-AMERICANS FORM AN IMPORTANT ETHNIC GROUP BY VIRTUE OF NUMBERS, REGIONAL CONCENTRATION, SOCIAL POSITION, AND DYNAMIC CHARACTER. FINDINGS SHOULD BE AMENABLE TO COMPARATIVE TREATMENT WITH OTHER STATUS AND ETHNIC GROUPS. THE APPROACH INVOLVES A SERIES OF…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Community Surveys, Demography, Group Dynamics
WENNERBERGH, C.H. – 1964
REPORTS OF SEVEN TASK GROUPS WERE INCLUDED. TASK GROUP NO. 1 CONSIDERED THE "RAMSEY PLAN." INVOLVED WERE--(1) EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS SUCH AS COURSE OFFERINGS, COUNSELING, ACTIVITIES AND RACIAL DISTRIBUTION AND BENEFITS, (2) PROBLEMS OF STAFFING, FACILITIES AND LEGAL STATUS, AND (3) THE ADVISABILITY OF IMPLEMENTATION IN SEPTEMBER. TASK…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Costs, De Facto Segregation, Desegregation Effects
Holden, Anna – 1974
This study originated in 1968, when desegregation was being carried out mainly on a one-way basis, by busing minority pupils to predominantly white schools. Two of the districts studied, Charlottesville, Virginia, and Providence, Rhode Island, were then groping their way toward racial balance, primarily because of local pressures, and both had…
Descriptors: Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Litigation, Desegregation Methods, Desegregation Plans
Redfearn, David – 1969
In this experiment, the effects of attainment or nonattainment of self-set goals are assessed in individuals of three ethnic groups (white, black and Mexican-American), both pre- and post-desegregation. The method used to test level of expectation, actual performance, and reactions to success or failure is a simple ring toss game. Subjects varied…
Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Black Youth, Desegregation Effects, Ethnic Groups
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Bureau of Intergroup Relations. – 1972
On November 8, 1971, the Bakersfield City Board of Education adopted a motion directing that the school district request the Bureau of Intergroup Relations to assist in the development of plans under the guidelines of California Administrative Code Sections 14020 and 14021 to eliminate racial imbalance in district schools. The Bureau team agreed…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Computers, Desegregation Methods, Desegregation Plans
Purl, Mabel C. – 1970
The introductory section of this integration study discusses: the purposes of the study, emphasizing the assessment of the effects of integration on the academic achievement, attitudes, and aspiration s of both minority and majority children; the agencies doing the study; the historical background of the study; the sampling procedures and summary…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anglo Americans, Black Students, Desegregation Effects
McCarthy, Kevin F.; Valdez, R. Burciaga – 1985
This study to assess the current situation of Mexican immigrants in California and project future possibilities constructs a demographic profile of the immigrants, examines their economic effects on the state, and describes their socioeconomic integration into California society. Models of immigration/integration processes are developed and used…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Census Figures, Change, Demography
Bonacich, Edna; Goodman, Robert F. – 1972
The issue of de facto school segregation in the North has now reached a position on America's social agenda equal in importance to the de jure segregation of Southern schools. This study investigates a small western city with de facto segregated schools that experienced a desegregation controversy. Inglewood, California, is a city of roughly…
Descriptors: Black Students, De Facto Segregation, Demography, Desegregation Litigation
Siggers, Kathleen; And Others – 1971
Four cases of school integration illustrate that eliminating racial isolation has been shown to have no detrimental effect on majority children. Minority children can be benefited by increasing their achievement levels and IQ scores. All groups can benefit attitudinally. These gains, however, occur only some of the time and only under favorable…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bus Transportation, Community Role, Community Support
Barnett, Saul; And Others – 1972
From the Fall of 1971 to Spring of 1972, the evaluation staff from Component V cooperated with the district research staff in collecting data for a product report determining how well the desegregation in San Francisco elementary schools was succeeding. The product evaluation strategy for this ESAP report is based on the Western Regional…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance Patterns, Attitude Change, Desegregation Effects
Hartford Public Schools, CT. – 1967
PRESENTED IN THIS CONFERENCE REPORT ARE HIGHLIGHTS FROM POSITION PAPERS, SPEECHES, AND DISCUSSION GROUPS. COMPLETE INTEGRATION RATHER THAN MERE DESEGREGATION, AND QUALITY EDUCATION FOR ALL WERE THE MAJOR EMPHASES OF THE CONFERENCE. POSITION PAPERS INCLUDED (1) A REPORT ON HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT'S PROJECT CONCERN, IN WHICH INNER-CITY STUDENTS ARE…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Bus Transportation, Community Cooperation, Compensatory Education
Hill, Roscoe, Ed.; Feeley, Malcolm, Ed. – 1968
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,…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Community Characteristics, Community Study, De Facto Segregation
Mornell, Eugene S. – 1974
The desegregation decision by a local school system sometimes is perceived as the result of pressure, and at other times as unrelated to overt pressure for desegregation. Contrary to both of these views, this exploratory study suggests that a positive desegregation decision may stem from the personal values of school board members. These values…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Board of Education Policy, Boards of Education