ERIC Number: EJ1360118
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Publication Date: 2022
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Narratives of Race in School Rezoning: How the Politics of Whiteness Shape Belonging, Leadership Decisions, and School Attendance Boundaries
Castro, Andrene J.; Siegel-Hawley, Genevieve; Bridges, Kimberly; Williams, Shenita E.
AERA Open, v8 n1 Jan-Dec 2022
School rezoning, or redistricting, is the process by which school boards draw and redraw school attendance boundaries. These boundaries are key drivers of racial and economic school segregation but can also work to ameliorate it. Using a critical orientation to narrative policy analysis, this study examined the cultural politics of race and whiteness in an urban school district undergoing school rezoning. Drawing on semistructured interviews with 15 school leaders and community stakeholders, findings provide a lens for school leaders and policymakers to better understand how and to what extent race is imposed in school attendance boundary decisions. Our findings expand current literature on school rezoning by shedding new light on racial narratives embedded within the political process. We conclude with policy and practice implications.
Descriptors: Race, Racism, Zoning, Politics of Education, School District Reorganization, Attendance, Educational Policy, Board of Education Policy, Policy Formation, Policy Analysis, Urban Schools, School Districts, Decision Making, Racial Attitudes, Discourse Analysis
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Virginia (Richmond)
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