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Peer reviewedGriffore, Robert J.; And Others – Educational Research Quarterly, 1979
Attitudinal and demographic data were obtained from 113 Black parents who decided to involve their children in a voluntary school desegregation transfer program, and from 37 nonvolunteering Black parents. Differences between the two groups, although marginal, were related to attitude toward desegregation and attitude toward the school district.…
Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Busing, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Characteristics
Peer reviewedIkpa, Vivian – Educational Research Quarterly, 1993
A study of the effects of gender, race, and participation in the Chapter 1 program on the achievement gap between students in grade 3 (mandated busing year) and grade 4 (after termination of busing) for 434 students in Norfolk (Virginia) indicates declines in achievement test score for both African-American and white students. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Black Students, Busing
Peer reviewedIkpa, Vivian W. – Educational Research Quarterly, 1994
Effects of the policy of mandated busing for integration on overall achievement test scores of African-American children were studied with 434 elementary school students in Norfolk (Virginia). Achievement test scores declined after the elimination of mandated busing. School characteristics explained 9% of the variance in scores for all students.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Black Students, Busing
