The relative strength of racial and nonracial factors in motivating the public's opinion about busing has both theoretical and policy implications. If nonracial, especially self interest, factors are the strongest motives for opposition, then the success of busing, and of school desegregation in general, will depend upon the ability of the…

After a brief description of third force coalitions and their goals, this research attempts to determine what areas of consensus unite such groups and what issues or opinions can potentially divide them. A Q factor analysis is employed to establish a methodology for identifying language that has appeal to various opinion groups. Respondents in…

Provides a history of desegregation in the Dallas schools, and then presents two views of the district's integration efforts--one from the Anglo perspective and one from the Black/Mexican-American perspective. (IRT)

The manner in which the United States courts have attempted to establish the validity of remedies and gain public acceptance of court orders in desegregation issues has encouraged public resistance to desegregation laws. In education related matters, the courts usually call on the expertise of lawyers and university professionals who have little…

This book arose from a 1976 conference on school desegregation and the mass media. In it participants address critical legal and political issues and explore aspects of the coverage of desegregation by the news media. Five desegregation specialists describe and analyze court decisions, congressional actions, studies, plans and changes which have…

Asserts that the rights and liberties of minority children to equal protection under the law and equal access to public facilities and resources are not to be negotiated on the basis of some bit of data. These prerogatives for minority children, and in the final analysis for all of us, exist as a result of the political and moral visions we hold…

An aspect of the Lansing, Michigan desegregation process that is examined in this paper is the school elections which have been held since 1969. The purpose of this examination is to determine what, if any, reliable voting patterns can be found in the Lansing community relative to the desegregation process. The assumption underlying this analysis…

This is the record of a series of Congressional subcommittee hearings on the progress, problems, and effectiveness of desegregation efforts in public schools. Included are statements and testimonies of educators, social scientists, legal scholars, public officials, and parents on the relative advantages and disadvantages of various desegregation…