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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

Shavit, Yossi – American Sociological Review, 1990
Explores the pattern of Arab-Israeli men attending postsecondary schools at higher rates than Oriental Jews in Israel. Tests and corroborates the explanation that Arabs benefit from a separate, predominantly college preparatory school system, while Oriental Jews must compete with European-origin Jews and are disproportionately tracked into…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Educational Discrimination, Educational Status Comparison, Ethnic Discrimination