A study was conducted to provide an overview of the demographic and economic characteristics of the geographical area served by the Peralta Community College District and to provide population and economic projections up to the year 2000. Historical data from the Alameda County Planning Commission, census data, and projections from the Association…

Hispanics may share a language, a religion, and a similar culture, but they are not a homogeneous group. They are from many different countries, with different histories and ethnicities. This booklet describes the situation of Hispanic Americans, the fastest growing minority group in the country. The largest group of Hispanics in the United States…

The total population of the United States including the Armed Forces overseas was 241,596,000 on July 1, 1986. The median age of the population rose from 30.0 years on April 1, 1980, to 31.8 years on July 1, 1986, while the fastest growing segments of the population between 1980 and 1986 were the groups aged 35 to 44 years and 85 years and over.…

Rural-urban fiscal and demographic differences were identified in local governments of Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, and Pennsylvania. Census data and a classification system of urban and rural counties were used to analyze differences in local government revenue/expenditure levels and patterns, expenditure categories, population change,…

This document consists of three parts. Part I is a summary report of the Fourth Annual Non-Governmental Organizations/United Nations Fund for Population Activities (NGO/UNFPA) Consultation on Population. It includes: an opening statement by David Poindexter; presentations by Bradman Weerakoon ("Opportunities for Action") and Sheldon Segal ("Global…

This student chartbook on the demography of the United States uses text and corresponding maps and charts to teach demographic concepts and terminology. The first reading, "Population Change in the U.S." explains natural increase, net migration, and growth or decrease of population for 1980-1986. The second reading, "U.S. Population by Age and…

This manual is the result of a regional training workshop on the cost-effectiveness of different training strategies in population education by Unesco in Kathmandu, Nepal, June 1-8, 1987. The purpose of the manual is to enable project staff to initiate studies to determine cost-effective training strategies in population growth control education.…

Background material for teachers and learning activities for secondary students dealing with the growth policies of developing countries are included in this guide, one in a series intended to help students learn to view society and its problems from both economic and political perspectives. Following the guide's introduction, which provides a…

Addressing the need for world geography classes to consider demography and other cultures, this paper presents a teaching unit to be included in seventh grade world geography courses. The primary focus of this unit is an individual project in which each student chooses a country and uses basic geographical skills and knowledge to analyze the…

Objectives of the research reported here (phase one of a two-phase project) were (1) to assess the contemporary conditions of American correctional institutions in terms of capacity and adequacy; (2) to search for the causes of fluctuations in prison populations; and (3) to develop methods for projecting future prison populations, with particular…

Using factor analysis (both principal factor solutions and rotated factor solutions) to search for underlying statistical commonality among 12 indicators of community satisfaction in 6 Colorado communities, the research explores various dimensions of community satisfaction that may be important across different communities. The communities under…

Population education is at different stages of development in the Asian countries, but almost all of the countries show an interest in developing population education programs. This manual for designing and implementing population education programs consists of six chapters. Chapter one highlights issues and problems arising in connection with…

According to the results of an in-depth study of the process of population change in New York State, the less densely settled an area, the more likely it is to grow in the 1970's. This is more evidence of the recent major U.S. demographic phenomenon of a revival of population growth in non-metropolitan areas. Population data for the sixty-two…

Written by a team of teachers as part of a teacher workshop training program, this sketch of East Detroit describes its population growth, economic development, and educational services. As part of the same teacher workshop, another team of teachers conducted a telephone survey to determine the ethnic composition of the East Detroit school…

THIS REPORT IS AN EXTENSIVE REVIEW OF THE FACTORS BEARING UPON THE NEEDS FOR ADDITIONAL CENTERS OF PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION IN CALIFORNIA. PLANNING FOR THE ORDERLY GROWTH OF PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE NEED FOR AND THE LOCATION OF NEW FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS ARE DEVELOPED FROM THE FOLLOWING GENERAL AREAS OF…