Although ambiguity exists regarding how states must respond to the mandates of Fordice to dismantle dual systems of education in previously segregated states, several scholars note Fordice should manifest itself in the enhancement of public Black colleges. Responding to Fordice, the state of Maryland entered into an agreement with the Office of…

This article examines the influence of resource dependence and institutional processes on post-Civil Rights Act changes in private sector workplace segregation. We use data collected by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from 1966 through 2000 to examine organizations embedded within their firm, industry, local labor market and…

Today as part of the network of globalization, the United States is trailing through the 21st century on the note of an unfinished past. As a legally segregated entity of United States citizenry from 1896-1954, people of African descent largely would be on their own when it came to creating a positive self-image. Those who genuinely sought to…

The core aim of integrated schools is to provide the child with a caring self-fulfilling educational experience which will enable him/her to become a fulfilled and caring adult. The harmonious, peaceful environments that characterize integrated schools in Northern Ireland are particularly significant in that they have developed within a larger…

An account of school segregation problems in Sweden and local attempts to ameliorate the situation. (EH)

This article is a partial record of a court order creating an administrator of desegregation to oversee all desegregation activities in Cleveland, Ohio. (Author/MK)

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision sharply limiting the use of race in assigning students to schools has led many educators to recommit themselves to strive for racial diversity in K-12 education, but has left them speculating about which tactics will withstand legal challenges. The court ruled 5-4 on June 28 that assignment plans in the Seattle…

An investigation of the role of joking and teasing in the development of friendship and professional respect between white and black teachers in a newly integrated Southern school district. (EH)

Describes busing in England as one means of coping with the problems of educating increasingly large numbers of immigrant children. (GB)

Attempts to demonstrate why the public schools in Berkeley, California could be successfully desegregated. Describes some of the facets of the Berkeley desegregation model and the characteristics of the school system that made it amenable to desegregation. (MK)

In June 2007, the Supreme Court limited the tools that school districts could use to voluntarily integrate schools. In the aftermath of the decision, educators around the country have sought models of successful plans that would also be legal. One such model may be Berkeley Unified School District's (BUSD) plan. Earlier this year, the California…

Problems related to school desegregation are identified in this document. The use of the desegregation case study has fallen short of identifying problems common to the desegregation effort. This failure to isolate commonalities is in itself, a major problem. However, before a useful taxonomy can be developed, a list of the most frequently…

ADDRESSED PRIMARILY TO SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, THIS BOOKLET IS BASED ON RESEARCH AND THE EXPERIENCE OF SOUTHERN SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS IN INSTITUTING FACULTY DESEGREGATION. EXISTING PRACTICES AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF SPECIFIC SUGGESTIONS ARE OUTLINED. THERE IS ALSO AN ANNOTATED SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY. THIS DOCUMENT IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR 50 CENTS FROM…

The techniques presented here are designed to facilitate integration of regular and handicapped populations in physical education classes without jeopardizing the quality of education for either. (MM)