NCJ Number
38383
Date Published
1970
Length
146 pages
Annotation
FINAL REPORT ON AN IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF THE CAUSES OF UNREST AND EDUCATIONAL DISRUPTION IN THE URBAN HIGH SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT, CONDUCTED BY THE SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION IN THE SPRING OF 1970.
Abstract
THE DATA COLLECTED INVOLVED APPROXIMATELY 60,000 STUDENTS FROM 27 PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS SELECTED WITHIN 19 LARGE CITIES. INTERVIEWS WERE ALSO CONDUCTED WITH ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, PARENTS, COMMUNITY PEOPLE, POLICE AND DISTRICT OFFICIALS. QUESTIONNAIRES WERE COMPLETED FROM SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES THAT MET CERTAIN CRITERIA. A COPY OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE, STATISTICAL TABLES, BIBLIOGRAPHIES, SUMMARIZATION OF FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POLICY-MAKING ARE INCLUDED IN THIS FINAL REPORT. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)