Descriptor
Source
| Equity and Excellence | 8 |
Author
| Wieder, Alan | 3 |
| Barrett, C. Allen | 1 |
| Busby, Doris A. | 1 |
| Cassimere, Ralph, Jr. | 1 |
| Damico, Sandra Bowman | 1 |
| Holland, Laura | 1 |
| Scott, Elois | 1 |
| Wilson, C. Dwayne | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 8 |
| Historical Materials | 3 |
| Information Analyses | 3 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 3 |
| Opinion Papers | 2 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| Louisiana (New Orleans) | 3 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Plessy v Ferguson | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedWieder, Alan – Equity and Excellence, 1986
Profiles Jack Stewart, principal of one of two New Orleans schools chosen to begin "token" integration in 1960. He recalls and reflects upon community and faculty reactions to integration. (LHW)
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Desegregation Effects, Equal Education, Minority Groups
Peer reviewedHolland, Laura – Equity and Excellence, 1987
The winner of the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his contribution to the social sciences discusses the effects on young people of teacher expectations, black separatism, and desegregation in American schools. The major goal of education should be to broaden the perspective of young people. They cannot be truly educated and also be racist. (PS)
Descriptors: Black Students, Desegregation Effects, Educational Environment, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedDamico, Sandra Bowman; Scott, Elois – Equity and Excellence, 1988
Examines the effects of school desegregation on the behavior of Black and White females in the following grades: (1) early elementary grades; (2) upper elementary grades; (3) junior school/middle school; and (4) high school. (BJV)
Descriptors: Blacks, Desegregation Effects, Elementary Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedWieder, Alan – Equity and Excellence, 1988
Analyzes and explains the change of a crowd into a mob. Uses as a case study the behavior of crowds involved in the integration of two previously all-White elementary schools in New Orleans (Louisiana). Emphasizes the role of the White students who continued to attend the schools. (FMW)
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Blacks, Case Studies, Desegregation Effects
Peer reviewedWilson, C. Dwayne – Equity and Excellence, 1988
Describes the organization of this series of articles around the following themes: (1) contemporary indicators of inequity; (2) impact of inequity; (3) responses to the problem; (4) needs; and (5) tasks. Briefly discusses these four articles as alternative conceptualizations of equity-based education. (FMW)
Descriptors: Black Education, College Desegregation, Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Litigation
Peer reviewedBusby, Doris A.; Barrett, C. Allen – Equity and Excellence, 1988
Blacks's participation in the educational establishment has decreased since 1970 in the following areas: (1) elementary and secondary education; (2) post secondary education; (3) graduate degrees; (4) faculty appointments; and (5) labor force professionals. The decline of minority teachers in American schools will adversely affect all children.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Black Teachers, Census Figures
Peer reviewedWieder, Alan – Equity and Excellence, 1988
Provides a brief history of the desegregation of two elementary schools in New Orleans (Louisiana) in 1960. Presents the recollections and observations of the mother of two of the White students who continued to attend school despite a boycott. (FMW)
Descriptors: Black Education, Black Students, Blacks, Civil Rights
Peer reviewedCassimere, Ralph, Jr. – Equity and Excellence, 1988
Discusses the resistance of both Blacks and Whites to the federally mandated integration of the Louisiana State University system and an end to its "separate but equal" policies. Emphasizes the role of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). (FMW)
Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Black Colleges, Black Education, Black History
