Magnet Schools as a Desegregation Tool: The Importance of Contextual Factors in Explaining Their Success.

Rossell, Christine H.

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ERIC Number: EJ233366

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Publication Date: 1979-Oct

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Magnet Schools as a Desegregation Tool: The Importance of Contextual Factors in Explaining Their Success.

Rossell, Christine H.

Urban Education, v14 n3 p303-20 Oct 1979

Compares the effectiveness of magnet schools in increasing interracial contact in two contexts: (1) districts using magnet schools as the alternative to forced busing; and (2) districts using magnet schools as a component of a mandatory desegregation plan. (Author/BE)

Descriptors: Busing, Comparative Analysis, Desegregation Effects, Elementary Secondary Education, Magnet Schools, Racial Integration, School Desegregation, Voluntary Desegregation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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