This report on New York State projects aimed at correcting racial imbalance in the public schools deals with the actual distribution of funds, the variety of programs implemented, and a summary of project evaluations presented by the participating districts during the first two years of operation, 1966-1968. Funds were appropriated to assist…

This study surveyed the effects of bussing nearly 1,200 blacks in the Buffalo (N. Y.) Public Schools from segregated inner city schools to schools where the population was primarily white. The blacks, in grades 5-7, were bussed from 6 inner city schools to 22 receiving schools. Findings include the following: (1) blacks integrated into classes…

Analysis of 18 reviews reveals six school practices associated with effective racial and ethnic integration: racial mixing, fairness, staff models, staff support, security, and multicultural exposure. Integration and educational outcome measures regressed on student perceptions of school practices, and climate and various student characteristics…

The evaluation of long-range goals of the Race/Human Relations Program of the San Diego City Schools consisted of observations to determine the degree to which racial mixing was occurring at school sites and the quality of interactions among students and adults. Fifty district employees were trained in the use of the Contextual Evaluation Form. A…

This document contains three reports dealing with popular misconceptions about school desegregation. The papers deal with quality education, educator attitudes, and white flight. The first paper focuses on the following questions: (1) How does desegregation affect academic achievement? (2) What is the effect of desegregation on the minority…

INTEGRATION IN THE ST. LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS WAS SMOOTH AND ALMOST WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ST. LOUIS COMMUNITY ITSELF HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING A PROCESS OF DEMOCRATIZATION OVER A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT DECISION. EXAMPLES SHOW INTEGRATION OF CHURCHES, DESEGREGATION OF THE ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY, AND DESEGREGATION OF HOTELS AND…

In May of 1973 the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights issued a request for proposals for the design of a longitudinal national study of the impact of school desegregation. A selection committee unanimously agreed that the proposal from the Rand Corporation was superior to the others, and in June 1973 a contract was signed with that organization. The…

This publication reviews research related to the effects of school desegregation on the academic achievement and self-concept of white students, and non-Negro minorities, and on race relations within the community. Separate chapters are devoted to the Riverside School Study, a 5-year school desegregation program with extensive evaluation and…

This volume contains three analytic literature reviews of desegregation literature. The first review examines trends in the literature of school desegregation and educational inequality from 1960-1975. The second review provides an assessment of conceptual frameworks and methodological orientations concerning interracial schooling. One purpose of…

Examines the experience of one school in South Africa that has not only desegregated its intake but has also attempted to democratize its management structures in order to teach democratic values through experience and in particular to foster a climate of mutual respect among students so as to decrease racial distrust. Contains 8 references. (VWC)

Four questions are investigated in this paper: (1) How does desegregation affect academic achievement? (2) What is the effect of desegregation on the minority child's self concept and his/her educational and career aspiration? (3) In what ways does desegregation influence the manner in which students of different races get on with one another? (4)…

This book presents case studies describing the role of the courts and legislation in seven school desegregation cases. In addition to the studies of individual litigation, there are essays on the role of the professional educator in desegregation cases and the plaintiff client counsel relationship. A historical review of the desegregation of the…

A team of researchers from Teachers College, Columbia University visited selected schools in the Minneapolis Public Schools system for the stated purpose of studying and documenting key processes within the school district and community which effectuated a desegregated system. The study team consisted of five members who conducted structured and…

In May 1974, a research team of four persons, representing Teachers College, Columbia University, went to Durham, North Carolina to study and document the processes the Durham City Schools engaged in during its transition from a segregated to a desegregated district. Durham was one of five school districts included in the comparative study of…

In May 1974, a five member study team from Teachers College, Columbia University spent four and one-half days in Birmingham, Alabama, for the purpose of (1) collecting information that describes the desegregation process as it evolved, (2) interviewing principals, administrators, teachers, students and community leaders relative to their…