Forced to fail : the paradox of school desegregation / Stephen J. Caldas and Carl L. Bankston III.

Caldas and Bankston provide a critical, dispassionate analysis of why desegregation in the United States has failed to achieve the goal of providing equal educational opportunities for all students. They offer case histories through dozens of examples of failed desegregation plans from all over the...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Caldas, Stephen J., 1957-
Other Authors: Bankston, Carl L. (Carl Leon), 1952-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2005.
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Summary:Caldas and Bankston provide a critical, dispassionate analysis of why desegregation in the United States has failed to achieve the goal of providing equal educational opportunities for all students. They offer case histories through dozens of examples of failed desegregation plans from all over the country. The book takes a very broad perspective on race and education, situated in the larger context of the development of individual rights in Western civiliztion.
Physical Description:1 online resource (255 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-247) and index.
ISBN:0313050244
9780313050244
9780275986933
0275986934
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.