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Desegregation For Orville Spencer School And One Year's Program Toward An Integrated School And Community, Lorraine S. Peterson
Desegregation For Orville Spencer School And One Year's Program Toward An Integrated School And Community, Lorraine S. Peterson
Masters Theses
During the school year 1976-77, Decatur School District #61 completed the desegregation of the schools so that they were in compliance with the plans drawn up for the State of Illinois under direction of the State Board of Education and State Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Joseph Cronin. This paper is an account of the programs instigated and carried out during the second year the Decatur plan was in operation in Orville Spencer School, Decatur, Illinois.
Orville Spencer School is situated in the northeast section of the city of Decatur. The population here is mainly blue-collar workers and low income families. …
An Exploratory Study Of Black And White College Students On The Hand Test, Marie Clark
An Exploratory Study Of Black And White College Students On The Hand Test, Marie Clark
Masters Theses
In the past Blacks have not been used in the construction or development of norms for psychological tests, though they are routinely administered to Blacks. Several researchers have made an effort to determine whether tests which have been standardized on White subjects are applicable to Blacks (Megargee, 1966; Johnson & Sikes, 1965; Mussen, 1953). These authors found that differences in personality of Blacks and Whites on personality tests should not be used to make inferences unless the two groups are matched on a number of prominent variables.
In general, the research suggests that there are significant differences between Black and …