1st Edition

Politics, Race, and Schools Racial Integration, l954-l994

By Joseph Watras Copyright 1997
360 Pages
by Routledge

358 Pages
by Routledge

360 Pages
by Routledge

First Published in 1997. Focusing on a case study from the civil rights movement, the author illuminates the issues and problems that emerge when schools are used to advance social equality. He examines the political controversies surrounding the racial desegregation of public and private schools in Dayton over a 40-year period during which the city initiated several nationally recognized programs... Read more

Introduction Part I: Federal Courts, School Desegregation, and Religion: The National Context Chapter One The Politics of Racial Desegregation Chapter Two Private and Religious Schools Part II: Racial Desegregation in Dayton, Ohio: City Government, Schools, and Churches Chapter Three City and School Administration Chapter Four Community Control and Racial Integration Chapter Five School Board Elections and Racial Integration Chapter Six Dayton Goes to Court Chapter Seven Racial Desegregation and Dayton's Catholic Schools Chapter Eight A Private School Sets a Good Example Part III: Curriculum, Caring, and Social Reform Chapter Nine Curriculum Reforms and Racial Desegregation Chapter Ten The Politics of Caring Chapter Eleven Schools and Social Reform

Biography

Joseph Watras (Author)

"This study is a useful one...Watras does something special, something that distinguishes his work from the rest of the case study literature." -- Educational Studies
"Suitable for all levels." -- Choice
"An important contribution to our understanding of the politics of education, particularly with respect to race and race relations...Recommended for university library collections." -- Education Libraries