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ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education, New York, NY. – 1979
This report includes papers by two educators concerning the education of Hispanics in the United States. Jose Hernandez addresses the issues of Hispanic demographic patterns and migration and the implications of these factors for educational planning and policy. Rafael Valdivieso focuses on the Federal role in Hispanic desegregation, discussing…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Conference Reports, Educational Improvement, Educational Policy
SOLOMON, BENJAMIN – 1966
THIS ARTICLE REVIEWS THE PATTERNS OF PREJUDICE AND DE FACTO SEGREGATION MAINTAINED BY THE SCHOOLS. IT IS FELT THAT THERE MUST BE CHANGES IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS TO ACHIEVE FULL SCHOOL INTEGRATION. AREAS NEEDING CHANGE INCLUDE ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS, CURRICULUM BIAS, AND THE LOW LEVEL OF TEACHERS' EXPECTATIONS AND STANDARDS…
Descriptors: Black Students, De Facto Segregation, Educational Attitudes, Educational Discrimination
Southern Education Reporting Service, Nashville, TN. – 1968
In this issue two of the articles are devoted to criticisms of compensatory education as an educational approach. Doxey A. Wilkerson feels that "make up" efforts "do not serve to realize that academic potential" of poverty children. Roger A. Freeman states that the recent enormous economic investment in educational improvement…
Descriptors: Black Students, Bus Transportation, College Preparation, Compensatory Education
Peniston, E. – 1974
The primary purpose of this study was to determine if there are differences in level of student aspirations between students in segregated and those in integrated schools. There are other highly related and interacting variables that may influence levels of aspirations; namely, student performance, significant others, and significant others'…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Black Students, Desegregation Effects
Pettigrew, Thomas F. – 1970
The research presented in this study focuses on the hypothesis that there are consistent patterns of school desegregation and racial attitudes in the South and urban North which can be empirically derived and mathematically described through the simultaneous use of ecological and opinion data. Findings relating to the public school desegregation…
Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Community Control, Desegregation Effects, Environmental Standards
New York State Bar Association, Albany. Committee on Civil Rights. – 1964
Reviewed are the New York State Statutes (up to 1964) relevant to school integration and segregation. On the whole, the issue of segregation in New York is defacto rather than dejure, so that racial imbalance stems from discriminatory residential patterns. The document discusses the applicable legal cases under such headings as forbidden…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, De Facto Segregation, Desegregation Litigation, Desegregation Methods
Dentler, Robert A. – 1972
Segregation has been part of the cultural design of American society from the pre-industrial rural period to the present, post-industrial urban period. This paper, however, is concerned with learning within contemporary school settings. Ethnic segregation is one major type of group separation within American schools and within the society.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bias, Desegregation Effects, Educational Facilities
Falk, William W.; And Others – 1974
The study seeks an answer to the broad question: do black youths who attend racially desegregated schools have occupational aspirations and expectations which are significantly different (higher or lower) from black youths who attend racially segregated schools? The sample was limited to youths from 3 rural Texas counties and only those with…
Descriptors: Black Students, Career Development, Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged
Patchen, Martin; Davidson, James D. – 1973
This report examines the kinds of relationships which existed between black students and white students in the public high schools of Indianapolis, Indiana in the 1970-71 school year. Variations in race relations among schools and among individuals are related to. (1) students' experiences outside of high school--e.g., family, grade school, and…
Descriptors: Black Students, Educational Environment, Family Influence, High School Students
Lawton, Stephen B.; Curtner, Gregory L. – 1972
This study has four major objectives. They are: (1) to describe Detroit's population and school enrollment trends as they have occurred in the past and as they are likely to occur in the future; (2) to describe the extent of segregation of students by race in Detroit's public schools throughout the past decade; (3) to describe the extent of…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Educational Resources, Enrollment Projections, Racial Integration
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Taeuber, Karl E. – Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1979
Racial segregation in housing and racially identifiable schools each contribute to the existence of the other. The case of Milwaukee shows that the Supreme Court's efforts to construe school cases narrowly should fail and that policymakers should take a broad perspective on racial problems. (RLV)
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Case Studies, Free Choice Transfer Programs, Housing Discrimination
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James, David R. – American Sociological Review, 1989
Examines the determinants of public school segregation in 65 metropolitan areas in 1968 and segregation changes between 1968 and 1976. Although city and suburban school segregation declined during the 1970s, segregation between cities and suburbs increased. Boundaries between city and suburban school systems appear to foster inequalities within…
Descriptors: De Facto Segregation, Desegregation Effects, Elementary Secondary Education, Models
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Ollie, Bert W., Jr. – Equity and Excellence, 1989
The 60-year effort to desegregate Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) public schools has not succeeded. Despite a 1977 State court order to desegregate and the implementation of the Modified School Desegregation Plan, Black and minority group students still encounter discrimination, unfairness, and abuse in Philadelphia schools, and the Plan's promises…
Descriptors: Black Community, Black Students, Desegregation Plans, Educational Discrimination
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Gordon, William M. – Journal of Negro Education, 1994
Discusses the implementation of desegregation since Brown v Board of Education, focusing on the practical difficulties and promises associated with helping to make desegregation a reality from its beginnings to today's focus on achieving unitary status in formerly segregated school systems. Discussions include issues of freedom of choice, student…
Descriptors: Blacks, Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation
Epps, Edgar G. – 1977
The major obstacles to metropolitan school desegregation appear to be political rather than economic or educational. There are readily apparent economic and educational advantages to be obtained through interdistrict cooperation. In addition to increasing racial and ethnic contact and reducing minority isolation, other advantages involve…
Descriptors: Court Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Interdistrict Policies, Metropolitan Areas
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