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Publication Date: 2010
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Measuring Multi-Ethnic Desegregation
Straus, Ryane McAuliffe
Education and Urban Society, v42 n2 p223-242 2010
This article proposes a new method for measuring school desegregation in multiracial districts, and uses the new method to measure the desegregation effects of magnet schools in Los Angeles. Rather than measuring desegregation between only two groups at a time, I compute the index of interracial exposure for Blacks, Whites, Latinos, and Asians. Each of these figures is then combined to form a composite desegregation score. I find that magnet schools in Los Angeles are less segregated than nonmagnet schools, but that Whites and Asians are the most segregated groups and have become more segregated over time. (Contains 5 tables and 5 notes.)
Descriptors: Desegregation Effects, Magnet Schools, School Desegregation, Student Diversity, Racial Composition, Measurement Techniques, African American Students, White Students, Hispanic American Students, Asian American Students, Comparative Analysis, Racial Differences, Educational History, Enrollment Trends
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