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Sealey, Margaret, Ed.; Sealey, Bruce D., Ed. – 1974
During the summer of 1973, Opportunities for Youth funded 6 university students to conduct a study of 6 Metis communities. With the cooperation of the Manitoba Metis Federation, who assigned its Director of Communities to assist the students, and the Federation's South East Regional Office which supplied office space, the students began the study.…
Descriptors: American Indians, Community Characteristics, Community Study, Cultural Background
PDF pending restorationUnited Nations New York, NY. Dept. of Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis. – 1995
This publication concentrates on city problems and special city planning issues in the world's large cities, pinpointing their demographic characteristics, economic structure, available social services, and infrastructures, as well as current issues facing city planners. Profiles of 100 large cities across the world, from Abidjan to Yangon, make…
Descriptors: City Government, Community Characteristics, Crowding, Developed Nations
Marciniak, Ed – 1981
This report describes residents' efforts to generate urban change and arrest the decline of their community, Edgewater, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. The report also examines how events in Edgewater affected and were affected by developments in Uptown (the adjoining predominantly commercial district) and in the Winthrop-Kenmore Corridor that…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Development, Community Influence, Community Involvement
Moore, Joan, Ed.; Pinderhughes, Raquel, Ed. – 1993
This book includes nine articles that broaden current debates on the American urban "underclass" by assessing the circumstances of inner-city Latino communities. An introduction provides background information on the U.S. Latino population and addresses factors related to urban poverty and to the "underclass" debate, including…
Descriptors: Community Change, Community Characteristics, Community Study, Cubans
Download full textFitzsimmons, Stephen J.; And Others – 1975
As the first of 2 volumes reporting research on the social and educational development of 10 rural school districts prior to their involvement in the Experimental Schools program, this book is concerned with the impact of history on comprehensive educational improvement. Present 6 of the 10 histories, this volume includes: Craig, Alaska; Wilcox,…
Descriptors: Books, Community Characteristics, Community Development, Comparative Analysis
Fitzsimmons, Stephen J.; And Others – 1975
As the second of 2 volumes reporting research on the social and educational development of 10 rural school districts prior to their involvement in the Experimental Schools program, this book is concerned with the impact of history on comprehensive educational improvement. Presenting 4 of the 10 histories, this volume includes: South Umpqua,…
Descriptors: Books, Community Characteristics, Community Development, Comparative Analysis
