Data collected in this study of graduates of Texas Southern University's School of Pharmacy are analyzed by comparing pre-1968 graduates with those who graduated in 1968 or later concerning residence, employment and clientele. Data concerning clientele are examined to assess the fulfillment of the school's objective to serve minority communities.…

Notes the various and evolving definitions of the term "frontier" as it applies to border regions, advance settlements, and developing areas. Traces the idea of frontier back to its original meaning, provides a critical perspective on experiments for redefinitions of frontiers, and draws some conclusions from these redefinitions. (MJP)

Presents results of a questionnaire filled out by international students regarding years of English study, length of residence in the United States, free reading habits in the first and second language, and television watching. Reading in English, English study in the home country, and length of residence in the United States affected students'…

Analysis of NELS88 data found that parent involvement in schools varied little by place of residence. Negligible effects of control variables suggest that parent involvement is elusive, perhaps evoked prematurely to remedy low achievement in impoverished rural schools. Efforts to remove small schools from their local communities run counter to the…

Used data from High School and Beyond to examine attitudes of high school seniors and their parents concerning a child's premarital residential independence (PRI). Results indicated that young people were more likely than their parents to expect PRI, in two-parent as well as in one-parent and stepparent families. (Author/NB)

Adults with mental retardation (n=392) involved in self-advocacy groups completed the Life Choices Survey. Findings indicated that this group indicated more choice opportunities than most adults with mental retardation and that total choice availability varied with level of disability and type of living arrangement but not by age or gender.…

Factors influencing the job search outcomes of 1,353 Finnish individuals with disabilities were studied, focusing on age, gender, domicile, basic education, vocational training, and type of disability. Results showed that age, education, and domicile influenced outcomes, and labor market status was to some extent gender specific. (JDD)

Analysis of 1980 census data reveals the existence for black males of a pervasive disadvantage in employment that does not vary greatly by region or between central city and suburban or rural areas. In contrast, the employment of Hispanic males is often quite close to that of whites, after controlling for basic demographics. Includes statistical…

Israeli adults (n=52) with intellectual disabilities who resided in community apartments were found to be more independent and to experience more choice-making opportunities than group home residents (n=68). The groups did not differ in age, gender, or level of intellectual disability, suggesting that the variation between groups is probably…

Data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (1988 wave) reveal that nonpoor individuals aged 55 and older living in nonmetropolitan areas were much more likely to become poor than their metropolitan counterparts. This difference persisted when controlling for race, education, marital status, age, change in work effort, becoming widowed, and types…

The tendency for New York area Chinese to live outside Chinatown is related to socioeconomic status, educational attainment, marriage, and fertility. But unique characteristics of the enclave economy, immigrants' kinship ties to the ethnic community, and ethnic segmentation of housing markets also structure residential patterns. Contains 30…

Lifestyle normalization, community integration, social support, and personal satisfaction were examined for 133 adults with mild and moderate retardation living in small group homes, supervised apartments, and with their families. Among findings were that residents of supervised apartments achieved the most normative lifestyles and that social…

Studied the relationship of African American adolescents' fears of calamity, kinship social support, and neighborhood social capital to aspects of depression. Results with 160 urban adolescents indicate that those with neighbors who looked out for them and who were interested in them were less likely to be depressed than those whose neighborhoods…

Contends that, in order to relate to space, an art educator must emphasize the relationship of the individual to place and also the interplay of place and group narrative. Indicates what is important about grounding inquiry and art making in the local environment for students of all ages. (CMK)

The current study explores discharge destinations, length of stay, and reasons for return to residential treatment for youth transferred from a residential treatment center (RTC) to a group home. Four entry cohorts (60 boys) were followed from admission through discharge. Results demonstrated that over half of the young persons went to a lower…