This case study gauges the perceptions of teachers to the "harm and benefit thesis" of Coleman's social-capital hypothesis. The study uses data from one de facto segregated southern school system that hastily implemented a court order in 2000. The study collects the perceptions of teachers at five predominantly middle-class White schools…

The author discusses his experiences teaching in a newly integrated Boston middle school. He relates his encounters with interracial conflicts and various crises in his classroom, and explains methods he used to improve the human relationships in his classroom and to explore racial differences in a constructive manner.

This instructional packet was designed for secondary school students in St. Louis, Missouri, to promote their understanding of the city's court-ordered school desegregation plan. An abridged and edited version of the Court of Appeals brief for the Liddell v. the St. Louis Board of Education case is presented in the packet. The brief includes a…

In 1974, the federal court in Boston ordered busing and a massive effort to accelerate the pace of academic progress in the Boston schools. Included in the order was the creation of twenty-two magnet schools and an unprecedented level of parent participation with the vehicles to make it possible. (JOW)

A grievance not resolved at a lower level will seek redress at a higher one and the effect of a resolution imposed from above will be more painful than would have been the case had the matter been settled at the lower level in the first place. (Author/IRT)

As a study in the presentation of a public policy issue in education, the argumentative rationales of 139 opinion pieces (editorials, op-ed pieces, and letters to the editor) in "The New York Times" on the issue of school busing were analyzed. Material from the years 1971-75 was located through "The New York Times Index" and…

The conventional explanation for adult white opposition to busing for school desegregation emphasizes a rational, objective self interested component. Whites are seen as opposing busing because its costs far exceed its benefits. However, little of the social psychological literature supports this view. Studies by and large support the findings…

The speaker reports on the activities of the 93rd Congress as they relate to appropriations for education and the extension of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. (Author/IRT)

This chapter of "The Best of the Best of ERIC" contains 15 annotations of documents and journal articles on busing for school desegregation, all of which are indexed in the ERIC system. Materials on the controversy surrounding busing, federal policy, the legal aspects of busing, research on its effects, and other topics are annotated. (DS)

The efforts of the Parents and Responsible Organizations for Detroit (PRO-Detroit) committee as a coordinating and umbrella group promoting peaceful compliance with court-ordered busing for desegregation are described. (MJB)

Although Americans tend to deal emotionally with the issue of school desegregation, it is largely an issue comprised of certain facts. Historically, government has played an active role in creating segregation, but segregation has a capacity to damage Black students. Busing is a safe, cheap, and necessary solution to this problem. (KH)

Antibusing attitudes did not even indirectly contribute to "White flight" in the Pontiac school district. Unfortunately, the solution to the problem of "White flight" involves creating an attractive urban environment and creating a society free from racism. (Author/IRT)

Studies of desegregation effects on student achievement show no clear trends, although most of the studies report positive outcomes. The variance reported in desegregation studies has been attributed to: 1) type of desegregation plan; 2) duration of desegregation; 3) characteristics of the schools and communities involved; and 4) methodology used…