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Download full textNelsen, Edward A.; Uhl, Norman P. – 1976
A questionnaire describing 87 environmental characteristics of schools is administered to entering freshmen at a predominantly black university to study the relationships of racial composition to various dimensions of school environment and social climate. Both racial and nonracial aspects of school environments are examined. Correlation of the…
Descriptors: Black Students, Classroom Environment, College Freshmen, Discipline Problems
Lee, Everett S.; Bouvier, Leon F. – 1973
"Growth and Future of Cities" and "The Nation's Minorities" are units eight and nine, respectively from the fourteen-units series Population Profiles. The former initiates its consideration of our urban future with two divergent points of view on population distribution. Those views are brought into perspective by an historical investigation of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Enrichment, Demography, Ethnic Studies, Futures (of Society)
Fields, Cheryl D. – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1998
Data from federal surveys on the distribution of Black and Hispanic faculty in research universities are presented, with some narration. Tables indicate the number and percentage of tenured, tenure-track, and combined faculty in each group at each research/doctoral institution for fall 1995, average salaries, and distribution of teaching,…
Descriptors: Black Teachers, College Faculty, Faculty Workload, Full Time Faculty
Maryland State Board for Higher Education, Annapolis. – 1984
Data concerning the places of residence of students who were enrolled in Maryland colleges during fall 1982 are presented, along with a brief narrative section. The information is intended primarily for use as a reference to study the enrollment patterns of the residents of the state's major political subdivisions at Maryland institutions. Of the…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Enrollment Trends, Foreign Students
Philadelphia Public Schools, PA. – 1960
THE PHILADELPHIA BOARD OF PUBLIC EDUCATION REPORTS ON THE STATUS OF RACIAL BALANCE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS WELL AS ON THE SCHOOL SYSTEM'S PROGRESS TOWARD INTEGRATION. THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR ALL THE SCHOOLS, EMPLOYEE ASSIGNMENT POLICIES, AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND BUILDING CONDITIONS ARE DISCUSSED. ORGANIZED HUMAN RELATIONS EMPHASES WERE…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Human Relations Programs, Inservice Teacher Education, Public Schools
Kuvlesky, William P., Ed.; Boykin, William C., Sr., Ed. – 1977
About 62.8 million of the total U.S. population live in the South; of these, about 10% live in the "rural" South. Young people (under 25 years of age) constitute almost half of the total population in the South--29.4 million. Over one-third of all southern people are under 18 years of age. The racial composition of the youth population…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Aspiration, Achievement Tests, Aspiration
Rigsby, Leo C.; Boston, John – 1972
The trend in the extent of school desegregation in Nashville-Davidson County, Tennessee, through the decade of the 1960's is examined in this report. This trend analysis has import for two reasons. The progress made toward eliminating the old pattern of racially separate school systems is assessed. Thus, the degree of compliance in one city with…
Descriptors: Black Education, Blacks, Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Litigation
Peer reviewedLeslie, Larry L.; McClure, Gregory T.; Oaxaca, Ronald L. – Journal of Higher Education, 1998
Reviews literature and discusses results of two national surveys to identify factors influencing participation of women and minorities in science and engineering. Notions of self-concept/self-efficacy, peer influence, and goal commitment, which can be traced to early socialization experiences, may account for most participation disparities by race…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Enrollment Influences, Females, Goal Orientation
American Council on Education, Washington, DC. – 1985
Information on minority participation in U.S. higher education is presented. Educational developments from 1970 through 1983 and projections through 1993 are covered, with attention to enrollments, remedial education, faculty, degrees, and majors, and trends for minorities. Also covered are: desegregation, historically black colleges, the shortage…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrators, Black Colleges, College Attendance
Foote, Edward T.; Bradney, Lyn – 1981
This report updates information on the implementation of a desegregation plan in the St. Louis, Missouri, public schools. Student enrollment patterns, the revision of student and teacher assignments and transfer policies, and chanqes related to enrollments in special programs and magnet schools are examined. The report presents guidelines for…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Desegregation Plans, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities
Foote, Edward T.; Bradney, Lyn – 1981
This eighth report by the Desegregation Monitoring and Advisory Committee updates information on the implementation of a court ordered desegregation plan in the St. Louis, Missouri public schools. The introduction states that the successes in carrying out the plan far outweigh the failures. Site visits and management-by-objective reports were…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Methods, Desegregation Plans
Syverson, Peter D. – 1981
A brief summary of data, in tables with some narrative, from the Survey of Earned Doctorates during fiscal year 1980 is presented. Both research and applied research doctorates with these degree designations are included: DAS, DArch, DA, DBA, JCD, DCJ, DCrim, EdD, DEng, DESc, ScDE, DEnv, DED, DFA, DF, DGS, DHS (Health and Safety), DHS (Hebrew…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Employment Patterns, Females, Foreign Nationals
Orfield, Gary – 1979
The significance of continuing segregation in Chicago's public schools is discussed in this report. The failure of the "Access to Excellence" program to achieve voluntary school integration in spite of magnet programs and permissive transfers is described. The question of white flight is examined in light of the belief that mandatory…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Board of Education Role, Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Methods
Smith, Ralph V.; And Others – 1968
An extensive survey was conducted in 1965 by a team of white and Negro interviewers in an application of ecological theory to a study of the support relationship between the community and its school system. Findings are based upon interview data from a probability sample of 931 respondents selected from the population of persons 21 years of age…
Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Community Support
Science Resources Studies Highlights, 1982
Results of the 1981 Survey of Earned Doctorates, which is conducted by five federal agencies, are summarized. About 95 percent of the annual cohort of recipients of the Ph.D. and similar doctorates respond to the survey questionnaire. The database also includes some information on nonrespondents obtained from public sources; recipients of…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Career Choice, Doctoral Degrees, Employment Opportunities
