Politics, race, and schools : racial integration, 1954-1994
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Politics, race, and schools : racial integration, 1954-1994
(Garland reference library of social science, v. 989 . Studies in education/politics ; vol. 2)
Garland Pub., 1997
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
First Published in 1997. Focusing on a case study from the civil rights movement, the author illuminates the issues and problems that emerge when schools are used to advance social equality. He examines the political controversies surrounding the racial desegregation of public and private schools in Dayton over a 40-year period during which the city initiated several nationally recognized programs to overcome segregation. The book also discusses racial integration in public and religious schools in different parts of the United States during that time. It describes experiences in public schools, Catholic schools, and private schools covering individually guided education, ethnic studies, magnet schools, compensatory education, and the New Futures Program funded by a private foundation. The text is innovative in its survey of the relationships between city administrators, public school officials, and Catholic and private school educators. It also provides important analysis of how curriculum changes have affected desegregation and examines the role of private philanthropies in education.
Table of Contents
Introduction Part I: Federal Courts, School Desegregation, and Religion: The National Context Chapter One The Politics of Racial Desegregation Chapter Two Private and Religious Schools Part II: Racial Desegregation in Dayton, Ohio: City Government, Schools, and Churches Chapter Three City and School Administration Chapter Four Community Control and Racial Integration Chapter Five School Board Elections and Racial Integration Chapter Six Dayton Goes to Court Chapter Seven Racial Desegregation and Dayton's Catholic Schools Chapter Eight A Private School Sets a Good Example Part III: Curriculum, Caring, and Social Reform Chapter Nine Curriculum Reforms and Racial Desegregation Chapter Ten The Politics of Caring Chapter Eleven Schools and Social Reform
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