This is a summary and synthesis of five ethnographic studies of desegregated schools over a period of about two years. It seeks to determine whether the desegregation process in the public schools has resulted in integration. (Desegregation and integration are seen as distinct phenomena, with integration defined as the attaining of, and respect…

The literature of white enrollment decline in desegregated schools is described in this report. The controversy over whether or not desegregation accelerates the enrollment decline of whites from central city public school districts is discussed in terms of school integration, black enrollment patterns and trends, resegregation of predominantly…

This report argues that recent court decisions and the subsequent implementation of desegregation plans have contributed to rapidly increasing resegregation of the public school population. Official enrollment data for the Memphis City School System from 1963 to 1976 is used to: (1) examine enrollments in light of induced desegregation from its…

This report reviews the history of school desegregation in Providence, analyzes the role of various individuals and groups in the desegregation process, and discusses the community's response. Background information on Providence is given in terms of government, population shifts, school enrollment, and school restructuring. An analysis of the…