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Peer reviewedOrfield, Gary – Urban Review, 1978
Courts and policy makers must begin to consider the intimate relationship between school and housing policies both in the building and in the dismantling of ghettos. (Author)
Descriptors: Busing, Demography, Desegregation Effects, Educational Policy
Peer reviewedRaspberry, William; Meyers, Michael – Integrated Education, 1974
Raspberry argues that there is no persuasive evidence that racial balancing is worth the effort in terms of increased educational opportunity for the children; Meyers asserts that Raspberry's objections are based on several misconceptions about the goals of integrationists. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Busing, Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Methods, Educational Facilities Improvement
Ogletree, Earl J.; Mitchell, Bernice – 1981
A survey of parent attitudes toward desegregation of Chicago (Illinois) public schools was conducted among black, Hispanic and white parents in Chicago. Findings showed no significant difference in responses between the three ethnic groups. Parents favored school desegregation in general, but rejected busing and mandatory desegregation programs in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Busing, Community Surveys
Download full textReynolds, Wm. Bradford – 1984
The Brown v. Board of Education decision upheld a civil rights ideal that was based on the personal interests of the students; it made no requirement for a perfect racial balance in all classrooms throughout the offending school district. Yet the ensuing, forced desegregation plans that involved long-distance busing, and other measures based on…
Descriptors: Busing, Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Litigation, Desegregation Methods
Willie, Charles V. – 1984
This paper presents a set of new ideas which support the value of school desegregation in the United States. First, school desegregation efforts have been almost universally effective, no matter what implementation strategy was employed. Even busing, although widely criticized, has been effective. Second, desegregation efforts have usually…
Descriptors: Busing, Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Methods, Elementary Secondary Education
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
Morgan, David R.; And Others – 1982
This handbook was prepared to provide guidance and suggestions primarily for school officials who are developing a plan for school desegregation or who are trying to revise an existing plan. Indications of what has and has not worked in other districts are based on experts' recommendations, on case studies from other communities, and on the…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Busing, Community Attitudes, Community Involvement
