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Hwang, Sean-Shong; And Others – 1983
A longitudinal study of racial/ethnic residential segregation in 27 central Texas cities used data from the 1970 and 1980 censuses to investigate effects of 3 socioeconomic indicators (education, income, occupation) and other variables (age of city, city growth rate, percent of Black and Spanish population) on changes in Black-White,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Community Change, Comparative Analysis
Download full textBaumgaertner, William L., Ed. – 1987
Information on U.S. and Canadian theological schools for 1986-1987 and previous year trends is presented in narrative and statistical form. Contents include: enrollment trends, 1969-1986; enrollment and graduation of women and minority group students (Blacks, Hispanics, Pacific/Asian Americans); enrollment by individual degree programs; enrollment…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Administrators, Church Related Colleges, College Faculty
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Oklahoma City. – 1985
The 1984-1985 Student Data Report, which is derived from the Oklahoma Regents' Unitized Data System, is presented. Statistical data and narrative sections cover movement into college, enrollments, student distribution, student progression, and transfer of students. Specific topics include: average annual movement of Oklahoma students into college…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Age Groups, College Freshmen, College Students
Quinn, Lois M.; And Others – 1980
This pilot study examined the interrelationships between school desegregation programs and housing patterns in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. First, a field study explored the attitudes of minority families participating in the city-suburban school desegregation program which involved city-suburban pupil transfers. Secondly, the pupil movement under…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Desegregation Plans, Federal Programs, Government Role
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on the Judiciary. – 1972
This document contains statements by educators, government officials, constitutional experts, and concerned citizens and groups concerning House Joint Resolution 620, other proposed amendments to the constitution, and legislative measures relating to the assignment and transportation of school pupils. The joint resolutions and proposals take…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Bus Transportation, Court Litigation, Desegregation Methods
Maryland State Board for Higher Education, Annapolis. – 1977
After three years of self-study, Maryland has emerged with a reorganized state-level coordinating agency. The mandate of the Board extends beyond the interests of the individual colleges and universities that make up the system, to embrace all aspects of the delivery of educational services to the citizens of the state. The Board finds that the…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Board of Education Role, Costs, Degrees (Academic)
Kobrin, Jennifer L.; Camara, Wayne J.; Milewski, Glenn B. – College Entrance Examination Board, 2002
This study examines the relative utility and predictive validity of the SAT I and SAT II for various subgroups in both California and the nation. The effect of eliminating the SAT I on the test impact and on the over- and under-prediction of various gender and racial/ethnic subgroups is examined. Two statistical adjustments and tables are appended.
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Research Reports, Evaluation Utilization, College Admission
Hoachlander, E. Gareth; Choy, Susan P. – 1982
To examine the fiscal implications of reorganizing the Los Angeles (California) Unified School District (LAUSD) into smaller, independent districts, researchers compared LAUSD revenues and expenditures with those of the balance of the state and analyzed differences in expenditures per student within LAUSD. This report on their evaluation is…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Educational Equity (Finance), Elementary Secondary Education
Alabama State Commission on Higher Education, Montgomery. – 1983
Results of the fall 1981 Student Source Survey of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education are presented. The geographic locations of the public senior and junior colleges and private senior and junior colleges are shown with maps. Data are provided on: the relative participation of first-time entering (FTE) freshmen by county, FTE-freshmen as a…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Transfer Students, Enrollment Trends, Foreign Students
Ducey, Sara Bachman; And Others – 1987
This study examined low birth weight and infant mortality in the 50 states and the 54 largest American cities between 1979 and 1984. Its findings confirm that progress in reducing low birth weight and infant mortality has slowed, and in some cases the progress has actually reversed. Some states and many cities had higher rates of low birth weight…
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Blacks, Demography, Ethnic Groups
HELLER, BARBARA – 1966
A PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDED SUPERIOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO ELEMENTARY AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS WAS EVALUATED. THE SPECIAL SERVICES WERE PROVIDED SO THAT THE WHITE MIDDLE CLASS EXODUS FROM THESE SCHOOLS, IN WHICH EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT STANDARDS MAY HAVE FALLEN, WOULD BE CURTAILED. AS PART OF THE PROGRAM, ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL WERE…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Attendance, Class Size, Counseling Services
BROADUS, JAMES; AND OTHERS – 1967
THE REQUEST FOR THIS INVESTIGATION BY THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION COMMISSION ON PROFESSIONAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES RESULTED FROM THE FIRING OF NINE NEGRO TEACHERS IN WILCOX COUNTY. THE STUDY ITSELF IS MORE INCLUSIVE, INCORPORATING THE FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS OF SEPARATE STUDIES IN POVERTY, SCHOOL FINANCE,…
Descriptors: Black Students, Black Teachers, Boards of Education, Budgets
Allen, Irving L.; And Others – 1968
The first part of this research report presents the findings of a study of public opinion about community problems, particularly race relations and defacto school segregation, in the inner city areas of Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, and Waterbury, Connecticut. In the second part these four communities and Stamford are examined as systems of…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Leaders, Community Study, De Facto Segregation
Josephy, Alvin M., Jr., Ed.; And Others – 1961
The histories and anthropological origins of American Indian groups are presented via pictorial and narrative descriptions. Historical and cultural contributions of American Indians to present conditions in the Americas are detailed, concentrating primarily on those tribes affecting the history of the United States. (DK)
Descriptors: American History, American Indians, Ancient History, Art Expression
Pommerening, Glen E. – 1976
The development of the Equal Employment Opportunity Program (EEOP) of the Department of Justice, the problems that have been solved along the way, the obstacles which remain, and the actions that are being taken to achieve equal opportunity in employment throughout the department are described in this document. The Department's affirmative action…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Asian Americans, Blacks, Employment Practices
