Politics of School Integration - Comparative Case Studies

Discusses desegregation as a community decision, focusing on case studies from the 1960s. This title uses comparative techniques based on fifteen case studies of northern and southern cities. It intends to conduct a scientific analysis of the political process by which school systems were desegregated in this period.

List of contents

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsList of TablesList of IllustrationsPart I: Eight Northern CitiesPart II: An Analysis of School Policy-MakingPart III: Desegregation in New OrleansPart IV: The Community and the Civil Rights MovementPart V: ConclusionAppendicesReferencesIndex

About the author

Robert Crain

Summary

This book discusses desegregation as a community decision, focusing on case studies from the 1960s

Product details

• Authors: Robert Crain, Robert L. Crain, Robert Lee Crain
• Publisher: Transaction Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.05.2010
• EAN: 9780202363653
• ISBN: 978-0-202-36365-3
• No. of pages: 418
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, EDUCATION / Inclusive Education, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, United States of America, USA, Multicultural education, Educational strategies and policy: inclusion, Inclusive education / mainstreaming, Educational strategies and policy