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Sara Srygley; Nurfadila Khairunnisa; Diana Elliott – Appalachian Regional Commission, 2024
This chartbook is the 14th version to be produced for the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) by the Population Reference Bureau (PRB). The Chartbook describes the diversity of the Appalachian Region on a host of demographic and economic measures and provides an important annual view of the area and its people. The data contained in the…
Descriptors: Demography, Geographic Location, Community Surveys, Data Analysis
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Johnson, Jerry; Ohlson, Matthew A.; Shope, Shane – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2018
In this descriptive and comparative study, we present results highlighting the complexity and scope of the challenges facing rural districts as they navigate the changing demographics of the students and families they serve. Rapid increases in the number and concentration of racially, culturally, and linguistically diverse students in rural areas…
Descriptors: Demography, Social Change, Population Trends, Rural Areas
Richards, Meredith P. – American Educational Research Journal, 2014
In this study, I employ geospatial techniques to assess the impact of school attendance zone "gerrymandering" on the racial/ethnic segregation of schools, using a large national sample of 15,290 attendance zones in 663 districts. I estimate the effect of gerrymandering on school diversity and school district segregation by comparing the…
Descriptors: Attendance, School Districts, School Segregation, Racial Segregation
Cleland, C. L.; Lin, Y. N. – 1972
Information from the Censuses of Population and Housing in Tennessee is presented in this report. A section which is individualized for Haywood County, Tennessee, describes population and housing changes in that county in terms of dependency ratio, household size, household structure, and living space, along with interpretation and tables. Another…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Demography, Economic Factors, Family Structure
Cleland, C. L.; Lin, Y. N. – 1972
Information from the Censuses of Population and Housing in Tennessee is presented in this report. A section which is individualized for Hawkins County, Tennessee, describes population and housing changes in that county in terms of dependency ratio, household size, household structure, and living space, along with interpretation and tables. Another…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Demography, Economic Factors, Family Structure
Mercer, Charles V.; Newbrough, J. R. – 1967
This research study investigates the perceptions of a low income population in North Nashville, Tennessee. The specific purposes were to describe demographic and social-psychological characteristics of the population, as well as the population's perceptions and knowledge of health problems and facilities. The information was collected through…
Descriptors: Black Culture, Black Population Trends, Cultural Differences, Demography