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ERIC Number: ED001517
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1963-Sep
Pages: 54
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URBAN STUDIES CENTER.
HEBOUT, JOHN E.
THE CENTER WORKS WITH RUTGERS UNIVERSITY TO MAKE USE OF URBAN STUDIES IN APPROPRIATE RESEARCH AND TEACHING PROGRAMS AND IN OTHER INTELLECTUAL SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. THE FIVE MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CENTER - EXTENSION, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, LIBRARY SERVICES, OPPORTUNITIES EXPANSION PROJECT, AND THE URBAN FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM - ARE DESCRIBED IN THEIR SECOND YEAR OF OPERATION. THE EXTENSION SERVICE HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN COUNSELING AND IN EXTENDING URBAN STUDIES IN THE COMMUNITY AND UNIVERSITY. A GOAL OF THE UNIVERSITY IS TO AFFECT URBAN POLICY THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS BEAMED AT VARIOUS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE DECISION MAKERS. RESEARCH PROJECTS HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED ON VARIOUS LEVELS OF URBAN STUDY. SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS, GOALS, AND IDEOLOGIES, POLICY PLANNING PROCESSES, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FACTORS IN SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT, AND METROPOLITAN SITUATIONS ARE GENERAL HEADINGS FOR NUMEROUS RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE URBAN FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM OFFERS A YEAR OF STUDY. NIGHT STUDY IS PLANNED TO ALLOW FELLOWS TO REMAIN IN THEIR REGULAR JOBS.
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Authoring Institution: Rutgers, The State Univ., New Brunswick, NJ.
Identifiers - Location: New Jersey
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